MOBILE, Ala. – Elerson G. Smith accepted an invitation to the Reese's Senior Bowl. He joins UNI tackle Spencer Brown. UNI is one of two schools, the other being Michigan, with two accepted senior bowl invites.
Smith was the Phil Steele FCS Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and earned Preseason First-Team All-American honors from Stats Perform. He was a First-Team All-MVFC honoree last season and was named AFCA First-Team All-American after picking up 14 sacks, 14 QB hurries, 21.5 tackles for loss and 63 total tackles.
He is the 10th Panther to accept a senior bowl invite, the most prestigious of the senior all-Star games.