Shippensburg University Athletics

2011 (R-Junior): Blossomed into one of the top defensive tackles in the PSAC in his third season on the field for the Raiders…started every game, totaling career highs with 32 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks…made 25 of his 32 tackles on rushes…All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team selection… named to Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-Super Region 1 Third Team…Gene Upshaw Lineman of the Year award nominee…thrived at Millersville, posting a season-high six tackles and career-highs in tackles for loss (4.0) and sacks (2.0)…had at least 0.5 tackles for loss in six games.

2010 (R-Sophomore): Excelled as a valuable member of the defensive line during his second full season with Shippensburg…appeared in all 11 games, making 10 starts…impressed with 7.5 tackles for loss, a total that includes 1.5 quarterback sacks…totaled 24 tackles, a number that includes 18 solo stops…recovered two fumbles...recorded a career-high seven tackles in a victory at East Stroudsburg…had two or more solo tackles in each of the first four games of the season…finished with at least one tackle for loss in seven games.

2009 (R-Freshman): Had a breakout season along the defensive line in his first season of competition…started all 12 games at the nose guard position for the Red Raiders and helped solidify the front four…totaled 11 tackles, including five solo stops…picked up at least one tackle in seven games…tallied a season-high three tackles against Millersville…notched two solo tackles against Kutztown.

2008 (Freshman): Redshirt season.

Lower Merion High School: Won three letters as a defensive tackle for the Bulldogs in the Central League under head coach Ed Cubbage…recorded 51 tackles and two sacks over the course of two seasons…served as a team captain during his junior and senior seasons.

Personal: Full name is Mark Kahlil Smith…is the son of Mark Smith and Tameka Jones…majoring in management.