Garrison Smith Class: Sophomore Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. High School: Douglass HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 294 Position: DE Birthdate: 10/09/1991 Experience: 1VL

Career Highs: 7 tackles at No. 21 Georgia Tech in 2011

2011: Appeared in 14 games making two starts recording 22 tackles including 3.0 TFL with four QBPs.
*Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll for fall semester.
*Made first career start in SEC Championship vs. No. 1 LSU notching three tackles.
*Named SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week after game at No. 21 Ga. Tech: recorded a career-high seven tackles including 1.5 TFL.
*Registered a then career-high three tackles at Ole Miss.
*Recipient of the William K. Holmes Scholarship.

2010: Named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
*Appeared in seven games making a tackle in games vs. Idaho St., at Colorado and vs. UCF.
*Recipient of the Erskine "Erk" Russell Football Scholarship.
*Earned Athletic Director's Honor Roll distinction for summer semester.

High School: Douglass, coached by Kenny Barrow...2009 Prepstar Top 150 Dream Team and SuperPrep Elite 50, All-America and All-Dixie teams... Sporting News Top 100...2009 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50, Super 11, Class AAAAA All-State First Team...2009 U.S. Army All-America Bowl participant...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #3 DT nationally, #79 overall nationally, #5 overall in Georgia...Rivals.com 2010 DT Rankings: #3 Best athlete, #1 Best pass rusher, #2 Quickest...Scout.com four-star prospect, #6 DT nationally, #77 overall nationally, #7 overall in the South...Dawg Post #4 overall in Georgia...ESPNU.com #15 DT nationally, #143 overall nationally... Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120...as a junior recorded 108 total tackles including 27 for loss and 14 sacks and also forced 7 fumbles...as a senior tallied 80 total tackles including 20 for loss and 10 sacks through the first nine games, named Touchdown Club of Atlanta Lineman of the Week for week nine.

Personal: GARRISON SMITH; Born: Oct. 9, 1991; Brother Greg Smith, was a backup A-back for rival Georgia Tech in 2009; Major: Criminal Justice.