AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)-Enters the fall atop the depth at left cornerback.  Many believe this will be his breakout season with the distinct possibility of becoming one of the best lockdown corners in the Big 12, if not the nation.

2008 (Soph.)-He played in 10 games, starting the last three at right cornerback, after missing the opening pair of the season with an injury.  He was in for 407 snaps on defense, racking up 39 tackles (34 solo, one for a loss), with five third down stops, five passes broken up, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.  The latter he returned 58 yards for a touchdown after he intercepted a backwards pitch, thanks to sniffing out a fake field goal try by Nebraska late in the first half.  He also had a career-high 10 tackles against the Huskers (all solo stops), which gave him 26 over the season's final three games (he had nine against Iowa State and seven versus Oklahoma State).  He forced a fumble against Texas, when he had six tackles, all solo. 

2007 (Fr.-RS)-He saw action in all 13 games (no starts), playing in all on special teams; he appeared in six on defense at cornerback (99 snaps from scrimmage).   He had four tackles (thee solo), a third down stop and a pass broken up on the season, but his big play came in the early moments of the second half versus Nebraska: trailing the Huskers 35-24 at the time, Smith picked off an errant Joe Ganz pass and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown, swinging momentum back over to the Buffs.  It was the 14th time since 1992 that a Buffalo player returned his first career interception for a touchdown.  He had a solid spring (five tackles in the spring game), and the coaches selected him as the recipient of the Hale Irwin Award as the most improved defensive back.

2006 (Fr.)-Redshirted; did not see any action but practiced all fall in the secondary.

HIGH SCHOOL-Scout.com ranked him as the No. 53 safety in the nation, while Rivals.com pegged him at No. 57 in the athlete category (and as the No. 64 overall prospect in California).  A three-year letterman in football, he was first-team All-Southeastern Conference on both offense (wide receiver) and defense (cornerback) as a senior. He was named first-team all-county and his team's most improved player.  On offense, he had 53 receptions for 1,123 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 21.2 yards per catch.  Defensively, he totaled 47 tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, two interceptions and 15 pass deflections.  He also averaged 36 yards on punt returns with one touchdown. As a junior, he was named first-team all-league and second-team all-county on defense. He had 30 catches for 600 yards and four touchdowns on offense, and at his cornerback spot, he tallied 57 tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, an interception and eight passes broken up. He garnered honorable mention all-league accolades on defense as a sophomore starting at safety, when he had 45 tackles and four interceptions on the season-his first year playing football.  Top games his senior year: against Redlands East Valley, he caught six passes for 160 yards and a touchdown, along with nine tackles, four passes broken up an interception in a 41-40 loss; in a 50-12 win over Redlands, he had four catches for 130 yards (one TD), while making three tackles on defense; in a 56-38 win over Rancho Buena Vista, he made seven catches for 171 yards (two TDs) to go with seven tackles. Under coach Harold Strauss, his team went a combined 30-6 in his three years playing football: 9-3 as a senior, 10-2 as a junior and 11-1 as a sophomore; Colton advanced to the second round of the playoffs each year.  He also lettered in basketball and track, earning a combined seven letters between the two.

ACADEMICS-He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado.

PERSONAL-Born July 26, 1988 in Fontana, Calif.  Hobbies include playing video games and hanging out with friends in his spare time.  Four brothers have played college football: Ryan Smalls (Millikin), Terrance Smalls (Illinios), Paul Smith (New Mexico) and Anthony Smalls (Idaho State).  After college, he aspires to be an FBI agent.