2009: Preseason All-American Candidate.
2008: D2Football.com Honorable Mention All-American...Daktronics, Inc. Super Region 3 First-Team selection...First-Team All-GLIAC...Academic All-GLIAC selection...Ranked second on the team in rushing yards with 639 and four TDs on 100 carries...Ranked third on the team in receptions with 28 for a team-best 636 yards...Ranked second on the squad in receiving TDs (7) and all-purpose yards (1,592)...Ranked 29th in the country in all-purpose yards per game (132.6)...Returned 16 kickoffs for 317 yards...Fourth on the team in scoring with 66 points...Sixth in career all-purpose yards with 3,937...Rushed for 1,748 yards and caught 76 passes for 1,303 yards during career...Only the second player in GVSU history to rush for more than 1,000 yards and have over 1,000-receiving yards in his career. (Ray Buckner 2120 rush/1080 rec)...Needs 114 yards (884) in kickoff return yards to go over 1,000 yards...Broke the 200-yard all-purpose yard mark five times in his career...Recorded a career-high 259 all-purpose yards vs. Hillsdale (10/11). Caught five passes for 185 yard and two TDs, rushed six times for 47 yards and returned two kickoffs 27 yards...Tallied 239 all-purpose yards (77 rushing/75 receiving/87 KO returns) vs. Ashland (10/25)...Rushed for one TD and caught a 75 yard TD pass vs. Ashland...Rushed for a season-high 128 yards on 27 carries vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) in NCAA Quarterfinal...Caught three passes for 133 yards at Northern Michigan (11/1)...Rushed 10 times for 77 yards at Saginaw Valley State (10/13)...Rushed 12 times for 83 yards vs. Ashland (11/22) in NCAA Playoffs.
2007: Honorable Mention All-GLIAC...Led the team in all-purpose yards (1,631), while ranking second in rushing yards (869), kickoff return yards (317) and third in receiving yards (445)...Average 10.1 yards every time he touched the ball...Surpassed 200 all-purpose yards in a game three times...Toted the ball for 869 yards and seven TDs on 118 carries...Averaged 7.4 yards per carry...Caught 29 passes for 445 yards and one TD...Set a GVSU single-game playoff record with his 200-yard rushing performance vs. Central Washington (12/1). In addition, his 200 rushing yards was the 10th-best single-game rushing performance in Laker fooball history...Tallied 532 all-purpose yards (177.3 ypg) and rushed for 357 yards (119 ypg) in three NCAA Playoffs games...Toted the ball 20 times for 200 yards vs. Central Washington and returned a kickoff 34 yards...Tallied 139 yards rushing and a TD on 27 carries, caught two passes for 34 yards and returned two kickoffs 38 yards vs. North Dakota (11/24) in NCAA Playoffs...Rushed for 92 yards and a TD on nine carries, and hauled in three receptions for 74 yards vs. Northern Michigan (11/10)...Rushed for 73 yards on 14 carries, caught one pass for 17 yards and returned two kickoff for 64 yards at Saginaw Valley (11/3)...Toted the ball eight times for 73 yards vs. Ferris State (10/27)...Rushed for 50 yards and a TD on six carries, caught three passes for 74 yards and returned two kickoffs for 72 yards at Northwood (10/20).
2006: Rushed 33 times for 240 yards (7.4 ypc), caught 19 passes for 222 yards and returned 12 kickoffs 252 yards (20.6)...Averaging 10.8 yards every time he touches the ball...Returned one kickoff 22 yards vs. NW Missouri State (12/16) in National Championship game...Caught two passes for 30 yards and scored first career TD on a 13 yard reception vs. Delta State (12/10)...Toted the ball two times for seven yards vs. North Dakota (12/2)...Rushed twice for 13 yards and returned two kickoffs for 39 yards vs. South Dakota (11/25) in NCAA playoffs...Caught three passes for 24 yards vs. Saginaw Valley State (11/4)...Rushed 16 times for a career-high 110 yards, caught three passes for 36 yards and returned a kickoff 21 yards at Ferris State (10/28)...Tallied 167 all-purpose yards at FSU...Hauled in two passes for 36 yards and returned two kickoffs 45 yards vs. Northwood (10/21)...Rushed five times for 58 yards, caught four passes for 35 yards and returned a kickoff 13 yards at Indianapolis (10/14)...Rushed three times for 16 yards and caught one pass for eight yards vs. Mercyhurst (10/7)...Caught two passes for eight yards at Wayne State (9/30)...Returned two kickoffs for 58 yards, including a long of 35 yards versus Michigan Tech (9/21)...First reception of his career went for 19 yards at Findlay (9/2)...Missed Ashland and St. Joseph's games with an injury.
2005: Redshirted.
High School: Prepped at Grosse Ile High School...Associated Press, Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-State honors...Detroit News All-West and All-Suburban First-Team...Detroit Free Press Metro West First-Team...All-Huron League honors as a junior and senior...Earned All-Huron League Academic honors...Rushed for 1,018 yards and 15 TDs as a senior...Caught 52 passes for 731 yards and five TDs...Recorded 108 tackles and eight interceptions, five of which he returned for touchdowns...Also participated in baseball and basketball.
Personal: Son of Michael and Marcie Smolen...Majoring in Education...Enjoys skateboarding and biking.
| Smolen's Career Statistics |
| | Receiving | Rushing | Kick Returns |
| Year | G | Rec | Yds | TD | Lg | Rec/C | Avg/C | Avg/G | Att | Yds | TD | Lg | Avg/C | Avg/G | No. | Yds | TD | Lg | Avg/R | Avg/G |
| 2006 | 13 | 19 | 222 | 1 | 26 | 1.5 | 11.7 | 17.1 | 33 | 240 | 0 | 30 | 7.3 | 18.5 | 12 | 252 | 0 | 35 | 21.0 | 19.4 |
| 2007 | 13 | 29 | 445 | 1 | 55 | 2.2 | 15.3 | 34.2 | 118 | 869 | 7 | 49 | 7.4 | 66.8 | 13 | 317 | 0 | 70 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| 2008 | 12 | 28 | 636 | 7 | 88 | 2.3 | 22.7 | 53.0 | 100 | 639 | 4 | 52 | 6.4 | 53.2 | 16 | 317 | 0 | 36 | 19.8 | 26.4 |
| Total | 38 | 76 | 1303 | 9 | 88 | 2.0 | 17.1 | 34.3 | 251 | 1748 | 11 | 52 | 7.0 | 46.0 | 41 | 886 | 0 | 70 | 21.6 | 23.3 |
