National Football Foundation

A dedicated and hardworking leader of the Alabama A&M University offensive line, Kristian Smith produced a record of athletic and academic excellence that has earned him the distinction of being the school's first National Scholar-Award winner in history.

A Telecommunications major, Smith maintained a superb 3.87 grade point average during college, and he claimed Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors in 2005. Having already graduated Summa Cum Laude, he routinely appeared on the university's Dean's List and Honor Roll throughout his collegiate tenure. A recipient of the Outstanding Leadership in Academics Award, Smith was also named Most Outstanding Male Speaker. 

Voted the 2005 Most Inspirational Player by his teammates, Smith has started every game but two. A 2006 team captain, he was named to the 2006 pre-season All-Conference First Team. 

Extremely active on campus and in his community, Smith sings in the AAMU Gospel Choir and assists as a tour planner and a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. A member of the National Broadcasting Society, he attended the NCAA Student Leadership Conference and is the student coordinator of New Concepts, an on-campus marketing firm.

Smith is currently a holistic image consultant in fashion and fitness for P-Squared Innovative Apparel, LLC, and an assistant worship leader at the House of Hope in Atlanta.