Northwestern University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Aidan Smith
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Redshirt First-Year
- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- High School:
- Carroll
2019: Appeared in eight games with six starts, leading the team with 760 passing yards and three touchdowns along with 211 rushing yards and a score ... Threw for 136 yards while completing 59 percent of his passes and led the team with 64 yards rushing and a score at Nebraska (10/5) ... Contributed a career-high 138 passing yards with 18 completions in a matchup against Iowa (10/26).
2018: Did not see action in his sophomore season ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: Made his collegiate debut in the Wildcats' 39-0 victory over Minnesota ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: Redshirted his freshman season.
High School: Earned a three-star rating from 247Sports, which ranked him as the No. 11 prospect in the state of Indiana and the No. 28 Pro-Style quarterback in the nation ... Completed 62% of his passes for 3,724 yards and 31 touchdowns, and added 184 carries for 1,078 yards and 18 touchdowns in his varsity career ... 2015 First Team All-Summit Athletic Conference (SAC) ... 2015 Second Team All-Northeast Indiana ... 2015 Associated Press 6A Senior All-State Team ... Holds Carroll High School records for passing yards in a season (2,194), completions in a season (174), touchdowns in a season (26), completions in a game (26) and touchdown passes in a game (6) ... Led his 7v7 team to the NFA national championship along with fellow 2016 signee Bennett Skowronek.
Personal: Born Aidan Robert Smith in Youngstown, Ohio … Parents Tobin and Jane Smith ... Major is communication studies.
