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DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS

2024 Football Roster

Walter Cronk
Walter Cronk
Walter Cronk

1 Preston Smith

  • Class Senior
  • Position WR
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 215
  • Hometown Sterling Heights, Mich.
  • Highschool Henry Ford II

Biography

2023: Named First Team All-GLIAC at wide receiver...elevated his game as a junior having been named Second Team All-GLIAC in 2022 as a sophomore...finished with 34 catches for 498 yards and matched last year's touchdown total with six...ranked fourth in the league in touchdown catches and eighth in receiving yards...had a catch in all 10 games and had a season-high 89 receiving yards on six grabs against two-time defending national champion Ferris State...opened the season with five catches for 51 yards and two scores against Thomas More...tied for the team lead in receptions and was second in receiving yards...led the team in receiving touchdowns...had a receiving touchdown in each of the team's first three games...had a season-long 65-yard touchdown catch against Bowie State.

2022: Named Second Team All-GLIAC at wide receiver...appeared and started in all 10 games for the Panthers...finished the season with 43 receptions and 567 yards to go along with six TD's...ranked fourth in the conference in receptions, eighth in receiving yards and third in receiving touchdowns...caught six balls for 105 yards in his debut at Truman State...had a season-high 143 yards on nine catches with two scores against Michigan Tech...also had nine grabs for 112 yards and a season-high three touchdowns against Wayne State...second all-time in a season at DU in receiving yards and receptions and also tied for second in TD receptions...had at least one catch in each of the first nine games.

Prior to DU: Attended Adrian College (Mich.)...during the 2021 season led the Bulldogs with 42 catches for 656 yards...tied for the team lead with six receiving touchdowns...ranked second in the MIAA with 72.9 receiving yards per game...had two 100-yard games including 11 catches for 160 yards and two scores against Alma (Oct. 16)...hauled in three passes for 103 yards at Hanover (Sept. 11)...caught seven passes for 90 yards and two scores against Kalamazoo (Nov. 13).

High School: Prepped at Henry Ford II in Sterling Heights (Mich.) under coach Todd Keighn...had 600 receiving yards and eight touchdowns as a senior...named team's offensive MVP and won Iron Man Award.

Personal: Majoring in integrated professional studies...born on February 27...favorite athlete is Stefon Diggs.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    WR
    6'4" 210 lbs
    4
  • 1

    2023Junior

    WR
    6'4" 210 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2024Senior

    WR
    6'4" 215 lbs
    1