Dasan Smith

2024 As a true freshman offensive lineman, saw action in four games … Listed as a backup guard on the depth chart … Saw action on special teams … Earned redshirt season … Part of an offensive line that allowed just 26 sacks for 171 yards … Made career debut in season opener vs. Central Connecticut State (8/29) … Also played at Florida International (9/7), at Illinois (9/14) and in the season finale at Northern Illinois (11/30). HIGH SCHOOL A June 2024 graduate of Marquette Senior High School in Marquette, Mich., where he played two years of varsity football for head coach Eric Mason … Named to the MHSFCA Division 3 All-State First Team team as a defensive lineman … Associated Press First Team All-State honoree in 2023 … Two-time MHSFCA Division 3 First Team All-Region selection … Two-time All-Upper Peninsula Dream Team member … He was the only non-senior to make the team in 2022 … Two-time Upper Peninsula Mitchell Snyder Lineman of the Year selection … Participated in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl held at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas in December 2023 … All-Big North Conference First Team selection as a senior … Named an All-Big North Conference selection as both an offensive and defensive lineman as a senior … Named Great Northern Conference Lineman of the Year and First Team All-Great Northern Conference as a junior … Led the Redmen to a 5-4 overall record, second-place finish in the Big North Conference with a 5-1 record, and four-game win streak as a senior … As a junior, Marquette Senior finished 3-6 and 2-1 in the league … Rated a three-star recruit by 247sports.com … Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com … Ranked the No. 44 player in the state by 247sports.com … Also competed in wrestling and track and field … Heavyweight wrestling state qualifier and qualified to compete at Ford Field in Detroit … Earned the Mariucci Championship … Also finished third in Marquette’s district … Finished runner-up in the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 1 discus with a 127-2 ½ throw … Won MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 1 regional individual discus title … Named Marquette Senior H.S.’s January Student-Athlete of the Month …. Helped team capture four straight track and field Upper Peninsula regional titles … Outstanding student … Promotes Native American Culture as a member of the Keweenaw Bay Community. PERSONAL Born Dasan Smith on June 6, 2006 … Son of Paul Smith and Angela Abbott … Pronounced Day-sen … Oldest of six siblings: Talon Smith, Ayden Plantenga, Coltyn Plantenga, Saylor Smith, and Niomi Smith … Played high school football with his brother Talon … Hobbies and interests include hunting, fishing, and camping … Committed to Central Michigan on June 25, 2023, three days after receiving a scholarship offer … Selected Central Michigan over an offer from Indiana State … Plans to pursue a degree in exercise science. ARTICLES MSHS football’s Dasan Smith prepares for next step at Central Michigan (uppermichiganssource.com) Player Spotlight: Marquette’s Dasan Smith anchoring in the trenches | WJMN - UPMatters.com Marquette's Dasan Smith commits to CMU, MTU promotes Robert Young to Track & Field head coach (uppermichiganssource.com)