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Tashon Smallwood Season 2017

#90
PositionDefensive Line
Weight279 lbs
Height6-0
ClassSenior
HometownFresno, Calif.

OVERVIEW:

  • Named to the Wuerffel Award preseason watch list
  • Will be expected to be one of the team leaders on and off the field as a senior, anchoring the defensive line
  • Brings the physical skill-set necessary to contribute at a high level in ASU's attacking scheme
  • A superb pass rusher with tremendous size and play-making ability
  • Is ASU’s most experienced defender, having appeared in every game since arriving at ASU with 32 career starts to his credit – 10 more than any other Sun Devil
SENIOR (2017):
  • Was a valuable member of the Sun Devil defensive line, startin in all 13 games at nose tackle during his senior season
  • Logged a career-high 4.0 tackles for loss and two sacks against New Mexico State, becoming the first Sun Devil to have 4.0+ tackles for loss since Antonio Longino against Arizona in 2015
  • Ranked seventh nationally among all FBS defensive tackles with 32 quarterback pressures concluding the regular season
  • One of 10 Sun Devils to earn Pac 12 All-Academic honors, as he earned a honorable mention
  • Notched Pac 12 All-Conference honors concluding his senior season with a honorable mention nod
  • Earned Curley Culp Outstanding Defensive Lineman honors at the annual Football Banquet
  • Honored for his excellence in academics at the 37th Annual Scholar Athlete Awards Banquet
JUNIOR (2016):
  • Concluded the season with 28 tackles and nine TFLs, logging one nearly once every three tackles he made
  • Had a season-high five tackles, two TFLs and one sack at Oregon (10/29)
  • Tallied four tackles and one sack against Washington State (10/22)
  • Posted two tackles and 1.5 TFLs against UCLA (10/8)
  • Recorded four tackles against NAU (9/3)
SOPHOMORE (2015):
  • Led ASU’s defensive linemen with 43 tackles last season, good for seventh overall on the team
  • Made his two tackles count against Washington (11/14), as both came for a loss and included a sack
  • Matched a career high with seven tackles against Utah (10/17)
  • Had a career best two tackles for loss against UCLA (10/3)
  • Had a career high seven tackles against Texas A&M (9/5)
FRESHMAN (2014):
  • Finished the season with 23 tackles, including 5.5 tackles for a loss
  • Became one of eight Sun Devils to start a season opener as a true freshman (08/28)
  • Named to the 2014 SCOUT Freshman All-American squad
  • Earned his first career sack against Notre Dame (11/08)
  • Finished his freshman year with six tackles in the Sun Bowl against Duke (12/27)
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Registered 40 sacks over his junior and senior seasons
  • A four-star recruit according to Scout and ESPN
  • Rated by Scout.com as the No. 20 defensive tackle prospect in the nation, also ranked by Scout.com as the No. 38 overall prospect in the West Region and the region's third-best defensive tackle. Listed by Rivals.com as the No. 32 defensive tackle in the country
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Junior
2016

Defensive Line
6-0 / 274 lbs
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Sophomore
2015

Defensive Line
6-1 / 280 lbs
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Freshman
2014

Defensive Line
6-0 / 275 lbs