CAREER: Second-year player who could compete for a starting job at linebacker this season ... was a special teams stalwart in his rookie season with the Irish in 2005.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games, primarily on special teams ... a reserve middle linebacker behind starter Corey Mays ... made three tackles (three solos) on the season ... made a crucial tackle of Steve Breaston on a reverse against Michigan, his first tackle for the Irish ... also had solo stops versus Michigan State and Washington ... saw action at linebacker for one series and made eight special teams appearances against BYU ... logged 5:57 of playing time with 24 special teams appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:Graduated from Highland Park (Ill.) High School ... as a senior in 2004, he made 143 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions at inside linebacker ... made a school-record 23 tackles versus Vernon Hills in 2004 ... also had an 18-tackle outing versus Cary Grove in 2003 ... a unanimous pick as conference defensive player of the year in 2004 ... selected to the Champaign News-Gazette all-state team ... an Illinois Class 7A all-state pick in 2004 ... rated the nation's number-19 inside linebacker by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... member of the Chicago Sun-Times area top 100 ... a three-year starter who was an all-league and all-area pick as a junior in 2003 ... had 100 tackles, two sacks and four interceptions as a junior in 2003 ... made 78 tackles and one sack as a sophomore in 2002 ... also had seven catches for 72 yards at tight end in 2002 ... set a school career record for tackles with 321, along with six interceptions and seven quarterback sacks ... had a career total of 28 receptions for 386 yards and four TDs at tight end ... set a school single-season tackles mark with 143 in 2004 ... a two-time team captain ... helped lead Highland Park to consecutive state playoff berths in 2003 and 2004, only the second time in school history that happened ... for his career, he averaged 12.9 points and 8.8 rebounds in basketball at power forward ... set school career records for deflections (143), blocked shots (101) and rebounds (709) ... attended Notre Dame football camp in the summer of 2004 ... coached by Kurt Weinberg ... full name is Scott Andrew Smith ... one of two children ... born July 16, 1986, in Phoenix, Ariz. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business ... earned 3.4 grade-point average in `06 spring semester and boasts 3.303 cumulative average.