FSU Player Focus: Antone Smith

Antone Smith will be the top running back for the Noles going into his junior year and the 2007 season now that Lorenzo Booker has graduated. In the 2006 season, Smith carried the ball for almost 500 yards and 5 TDs. He also had 174 receiving yards. His combination of strength and speed make him equally tough to stop running inside or hitting the corners.

Other: Smith won the Hinesman Award along with linebacker Lawrence Timmons as the most dominant players in 2006 spring practices.

In 2005, Smith had limited playing time behind Booker and Leon Washington. He carried the ball for almost 200 yards .

High School Resume: The top running back recruit in the country...a five-star prospect by Rivals.com...rated the No. 1 running back in the country and No. 25 overall player in the nation by Rivals.com as well as the No. 3 overall player in the state of Florida...rated the No. 12 player overall by Tom Lemming of ESPN.com...rated the No. 1 overall running back by Superprep...rated the No. 2 overall player in Florida by Superprep... led his Pahokee team to the state title and ran for 276 yards and three touchdowns in the championship game...finished the season rushing for 2,814 yards and 44 touchdowns...rushed for over 6,000 yards in his prep career...chose Florida State over Miami and Auburn.