Sutton Smith was as dominant of a defender as we’ve ever seen in the MAC.
In his two seasons as a starting defensive end at Northern Illinois, Smith eased his way into backfields and created havoc. The back-to-back reigning MAC Defensive Player of the Year registered 29.0 sacks, 56.5 tackles for loss, and 124 total tackles during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He led all FBS players with his 14 sacks in 2017 and ranked third in the nation with an impressive follow-up act of 15 sacks in 2018.
Smith was redshirted upon arrival to DeKalb and played briefly as a freshman.