Shaw's Quintez Smith Named AP Little All-America
December 17, 2009
(Raleigh, NC) - Shaw All-America cornerback Quintez Smith was today
named to the Associated Press Little All-America Team. The
team is made up of players from Division II, III and the NAIA.
This is another in a long list of post-season honors Smith has
earned. He was named First Team All-America (Division II) by
two different organizations: the American Football Coaches
Association and Daktronics, Inc. Smith received the
highest number of votes among cornerbacks in the Daktronics
poll. He was named to the First Team of BASN's HBCU
All-America team, which is made up of Division I-FCS as well as
Division II players. In November, he was also named CIAA
Defensive Player of the Year.
This week, Smith is in Montgomery, AL for the HBCU Bowl. He
has already had a chance to go through athleticism workouts for NFL
scouts there.
In January, Smith will have another chance to shine as he appears
in the Cactus Bowl - the premiere showcase for Division II
seniors.
During the 2009 season, Smith tied a Division II record by
returning four interceptions for touchdowns, and tied for first in
D-II with nine interceptions. He accumulated 302 interception
return yards. He finished the season with 49 tackles and also
scored two touchdowns on fumble returns.
Against Elizabeth City State in week one, Smith set a Division II
single game record with 194 interception return yards. He
tied the Division II single game record of three interceptions
returned for touchdowns.
Smith was named CIAA Defensive Back of the Week three times this
season, and was named d2football.com's National Defensive Player of
the Week in week one.
Shaw University finished the season 8-2 (5-2 in the CIAA).
