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85 E.L. Smiling
  • Position
  • Class
  • Height
  • Weight
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Split End
  • r-Sophomore
  • 6' 3"
  • 204 lbs.
  • Brooke Point
  • Stafford, Va.

2011: A young receiver who the coaches took a good look at during the spring … Pushed for a spot on the depth chart in the preseason, but broke his wrist midway through the season … Had surgery in October and missed the rest of the season.

2010: Worked with the scout team while redshirting in the fall … Posted a 37-inch vertical jump and a 4.43 time in the 40 on the way to Iron Hokie honors during off-season testing … Caught three passes for 28 yards during spring scrimmages, including a leaping 17-yard TD grab in the final scrimmage … Hauled in a 16-yard pass during the Maroon-White game.

High School: A talented athlete for Coach Jeff Berry at Brooke Point High … Ranked the No. 25 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Listed as the No. 116 wide receiver in the country by ESPN/Scouts Inc. … Ranked the No. 133 wide receiver in the country by Scout.com … Ranked as the No. 24 player on the Virginia 37 by SuperPrep … A member of the SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic Team … Named first-team All-Met by The Washington Post as a senior … Caught 52 passes for 783 yards and 11 touchdowns his final year … Also had six interceptions, returning one for a touchdown … Had 24 receptions for 391 yards and five touchdowns as a junior.

Personal: E.L. Smiling … Born 6/17/92 in Fort Belvoir, VA … Son of E.L. and Jeanie Smiling … Sister, Sheena Tosta, earned the silver medal in the women’s 400 hurdles at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing … Enrolled in university studies.