• Four star running back (16th best RB overall) but considered an athlete. Listed 165th on the Rivals 250.
  • Tampa, Florida (Chamberlain High School)
  • Born: October 15, 1991
  • Committed on National Signing Day (Feb. 4, 2009)
  • 5’10″, 216 lbs., 4.5 sec 40 yard dash, “good student”
  • Brother of Detroit Lions free safety Dwight Smith, who was the first player ever to return two interceptions for touchdowns in a Super Bowl (XXXVII).
  • 2008 stats: 1,406 rushing yards for 28 touchdowns; as a quarterback he completed 77 of 152 passes for 1,491 yards and 17 touchdowns with 6 interceptions. Full stats here.
  • Led his team to an 11-2 record, a district championship and class 5A region final appearance.
  • Led his county in rushing and scoring.
  • FSWA 5A First Team All State, First Team All Suncoast Team, honorable mention for 2007 all state team,
  • Had offers from Auburn, Duke, Cincinnati, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Indiana, Northwestern, Rutgers, Tulane, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Louisville, Kansas, Ole Miss, New Mexico, South Carolina, West Virginia, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Iowa, and South Florida.
  • He took official visits to Georgia Tech, Louisville and Auburn.
  • He was committed to Georgia Tech. He was told if he visited Auburn that Georgia Tech would pull his offer. He took an official visit to Auburn the weekend before National Signing Day. Georgia Tech pulled his offer and lost out on a great running back.
  • Major factors in his decision to come to Auburn included Curtis Luper and the offense of Gus Malzahn.
  • Aycock says that, looking back, he would have never committed to Georgia Tech. Tech was recruiting him at quarterback.
  • It is believed he could turn into a high carry, “slashing” type back who can still make a big run. Probably will contribute on special teams this season if he is not redshirted.
  • He is qualified and arrived in Auburn on this past Saturday.