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2009: The up-and-coming Smith will start at weakside linebacker as a junior in 2009. 2008: Smith served as the backup weakside linebacker and was a key special teamer as a sophomore in 2008. Overall in 2008 while appearing in all 13 games, he made 18 tackles, including 0.5 for a loss of 1 yards. He had 6 tackles against Washington, 4 at Washington State and 3 at Virginia. 2007: Smith was a backup linebacker and key special teams player as a first-year freshman in 2007. Overall in 2007 while appearing in all 13 games, he had 6 tackles and 1 forced fumble. He also returned a fumbled kickoff return 31 yards (at Nebraska). He had 1 tackle against Idaho, 2 versus Washington State and 1 each at Notre Dame, Oregon (with a forced fumble) and Arizona State. HIGH SCHOOL: His 2006 honors included Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Prep Star 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Scout.com All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 second team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State third team, All-L.A. City first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area second team as a senior linebacker and running back at Taft High in Woodland Hills (Calif.). He had 31 tackles, 10 sacks and 4 fumble recoveries on defense and ran for 919 yards on 118 carries (7.8 avg.) with 15 TDs on offense in 2006 despite missing the first half of the season with a leg injury. As a junior in 2005, he made Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, All-L.A. City first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area first team while making 41 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 fumble recovery, plus running for 639 yards on 73 carries (8.8 avg.) with 10 TDs and catching 27 passes for 411 yards (15.2 avg.) with 7 TDs as Taft was the L.A. City runnerup. He was named to the Student Sports Sophomore All-American and Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore first team as a 2004 sophomore when he had 800-plus yards of total offense and 8 TDs, plus 2 interceptions, as Taft won the L.A. City title. PERSONAL:: He's an economics major at USC. His brother, Steve, was a 2006 All-American wide receiver at USC who lettered 4 years with the Trojans (2003-06) and finished his career as Troy's No. 5 career pass catcher (190 receptions with 22 TDs), and now plays with the NFL's New York Giants. WHAT OTHERS SAY: USC head coach Pete Carroll: "Our expectations are really high for Malcolm. He's an instinctive player and a great all-around athlete." USC All-American safety Taylor Mays: "He's bigger, and he's breaking through the line and making plays. He's one of our most aggressive players on defense. I know I'm not worried about us dropping off where he plays."
GAME-BY-GAME WITH MALCOLM SMITH 2008
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