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2019 Football Roster

Brent Smith
Brent Smith
Brent Smith
Brent Smith
Brent Smith
Jimmy Lafakis
Brent Smith

7 Brad Sznajder

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 180
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Aurora, Ill.
  • Highschool Benet Academy

Biography

2019 Season (Redshirt Senior): CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team selection… Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team… Semifinalist for William V. Campbell Trophy… All-PFL honorable mention… Team captain… Started in all 12 games… Led Butler with 898 rushing yards… Ranked seventh in the PFL in rushing yards per game (74.8)… Carried the ball 203 times… Scored three rushing touchdowns… Completed two passes for 43 yards… Caught 30 passes for 116 yards… Averaged 3.9 yards per catch… Ranked eighth in the PFL in all-purpose yards per game (97.2)… Primary punt returner… Caught 10 punts for 152 yards (41-long)… Led Butler with three 100-yard rushing performances… Rushed 31 times for a season-high 150 yards and two touchdowns vs. Jacksonville (Oct. 26)… Ended the year with 125 rushing yards on 22 carries at Dayton (Nov. 23)… Rushed for 114 yards and a score in the home opener vs. Indiana Wesleyan (Sept. 7)… Caught three passes for 22 yards in the season opener vs. North Dakota State (Aug. 31)… Ran for 90 yards at Morehead State while supplying BU with 20 receiving yards, 43 passing yards and a season-best 41-yard punt return (Oct. 19).

2018 Season (Redshirt Junior): Second Team Academic All-American (CoSIDA)… Named Google Cloud First Team Academic All-District… Selected First Team Academic All-PFL… Finance major with a 3.89 GPA… Selected honorable mention All-PFL at running back… Led the team and ranked fifth in the PFL in rushing yards per game (88.4)… Ended the season with 972 rushing yards on 176 carries… Scored five rushing touchdowns… Longest run of the season was 48 yards against Princeton (Sept. 15)… Caught 37 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown… Longest catch was a 29-yard reception vs. Dayton (Oct. 27)… Returned five punts for 31 yards… Longest punt return was 16 yards at Taylor (Sept. 8)… Carried the ball 26 times for 163 yards and a touchdown at Taylor (Sept. 8)… Took 24 handoffs vs. Morehead State to record 105 yards and a touchdown (Sept. 29)… Ran for 113 yards and a score vs. Dayton on just 12 attempts (Oct. 27)… Found the end zone in the win over Stetson as part of a 78-yard game (Nov. 10)… Ended the year with 122 yards on 19 carries at Davidson (Nov. 17)… Scored a rushing TD at Davidson… Caught a season-high eight passes at Davidson to post a season-high 73 receiving yards… Scored a receiving TD vs. Dayton (Oct. 27)… Recorded 1,278 all-purpose yards… Ranked eighth in the PFL in all-purpose yards per game (116.2)… Accounted for 36 points.

2017: Saw action in 11 games... Named to the PFL Acadmeic Honor Roll.. Rushed for 182-yards on 39 carries.. Had 19 receptions for 190-yards including one touchdown.. Accounted for 40-yards on two kick returns.. Finished with 10 total tackles.

2016: Saw action in nine games... Rushed for 109-yards on 20 carries... Had nine receptions for 30-yards... Accounted for 250-yards on 12 kick returns... Finished with three total tackles. 

2015: Did not see action in any games... named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2015Freshman

    RB
    5'8" 175 lbs
    34
  • 7

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    5'7" 175 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    RB
    5'7" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2018Redshirt Junior

    RB
    5'7" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2019Redshirt Senior

    RB
    5'7" 180 lbs
    7
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