Awards and Honors:
2023 CSC Academic All-District
Dean's List (F21, S22, S23)
Athletics Director's Honor Roll (F22, F23)
2023: Started all 12 games at right tackle… Helped the Governors offense total 612 yards of total offense – the 10th-best single-game mark in program history – and score 63 points – tied for the sixth-best single-game total in APSU history – against ETSU (Sept. 16)… The Govs offense also set the single-game passing yards record with 441 yards against ETSU… Blocked for an offense that posted 690 yards of total offense – the third-best single game in APSU history – with 420 passing yards – the fourth-best game in program history – against Lindenwood (Sept. 30)… Provided protection for an offense that passed for a program-record six touchdowns and recorded a 267.1 passing efficiency rating – second-best in program history – against North Alabama (Oct. 28)… Blocked for an offense that ranked ninth in the FCS and led the UAC in scoring (34.1 ppg), the Govs also ranked 14th in total offense (426.8) and 13th in passing offense (247.1) while ranking second in the UAC in both those categories… Helped the Austin Peay offense rank 12th in the FCS and second in the UAC in red zone offense (.897)… Contributed to an offense that set the APSU single-season records in completion percentage (66.7), passing efficiency (162.2), passing offense, and total offense per game… The Govs also had the second-best single-season marks in passing yards (3,289), passing touchdowns (30), total offense (5,121), points (409), and touchdowns (53).
2022: Played in 10 games and made eight starts at right tackle… Helped the Governors offense rack up 609 yards of total offense and score 63 points – tied for the sixth-best single-game total in APSU history – against Presbyterian (Sept. 3)… Helped the Govs throw for 383 yards and five touchdowns against Mississippi Valley State (Sept. 10) – the fourth and second-best single-game totals in program history… Blocked for an offense that recorded 4,662 yards of total offense and scored 347 points during the 2022 season – the third and fourth-best season totals in Austin Peay history… Also helped the Govs average 423.8 yards of total offense per game – the second-best single-season mark in program history… The Govs posted the sixth-most rushing touchdowns (20) and fifth-most passing touchdowns (22) in a season in program history.… Helped the offense pass for 2,580 yards – the fifth-best single-season in APSU history – and rush for 2,082 yards, it was the first time in program history the Govs have passed and rushed for 2,000-plus yards in the same season.
2021: Played in two games during the 2021 season… Made collegiate debut against Murray State (Oct. 23).
High School: An offensive guard at Escambia High School, prepped for head coach Mike Bennett… Was named to the first-team offense of the 2019 Florida Class 6A All-State Football Team by FloridaHSFotball.com… Listed by MaxPreps.com as one of the Top 100 Under the Radar high school football players for the 2020 season… A two-time Pensacola All-Area selection by the Pensacola News Journal, he helped lead Escambia to back-to-back undefeated regular seasons in 2019 and 2020… Also played center for the Escambia basketball team.
Personal: Frederick Brennan Smith is the son of Wendy Bonal-Smith… Birthday is Jan. 23… Has a sister, Aspen… Mother, Wendy, played for the Pensacola Power of the National Women’s Football Association… A marketing major.
