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Junior wide receiver Ernest Smith is one of nine returning offensive starters for the 2008 Bears. 2007: Played in every game with seven starts to credit as a sophomore wide receiver ... No. 7 on the squad in both receptions (21) and receiving yards (247), but averaged 11.8 yards per catch to rank No. 5 ... Registered seven multi-catch games, one of which was a career-high four-reception, 38-yard effort at No. 22 TCU in season-opener ... Recorded career-high 65 receiving yards on three catches with one touchdown, a 19-yard grab, vs. Rice ... His performance against the Owls also included a career-long 37-yard catch ... Played 525 snaps, with a high of 87 against Texas Tech, to earn second letter. 2006: True freshman wide receiver saw action in 10 games and made one start as a rookie behind senior All-Big 12 wide out Dominique Zeigler ... Caught six passes for 55 yards on season ... Hauled in a season-high tying two passes for 18 yards at Texas Tech, one of which was a season-long 15-yard grab ... Tallied one catch for 12 yards vs. No. 22 TCU in first game as a Bear, then had two for 18 yards vs. Northwestern State in first career start the following week ... Played 91 snaps to earn first varsity letter. High School: John Tyler High School, Tyler, Texas ... Ranked No. 48 on The Dallas Morning News Top 100 State list ... Rivals.com rated him as nation's 40th-best prep wide out ... 3-star ranking from Rivals.com ... Had a team-high 21 receptions for 283 yards and three scores in lone season with Lions ... Earned second-team all-district honors after helping Lions to an 8-3 record and a playoff berth ... Joined John Tyler program in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ... Attended Edna Karr Magnet School in New Orleans and resumed education there in the spring of 2006 ... Coached by Thomas Brooks at the District 12-5A school. Personal: The son of Ernest Smith Sr., Ernest Smith Jr. was born March 18, 1988, in New Orleans, La. ... General studies major. |
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