Alex Smith

Attended Helix (Calif.) High School in La Mesa, Calif., earning All-CIF, All-Conference, All-County, team MVP and National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete honors. Was named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year twice and served as team captain as a junior and a senior. Served as class president. Established the Alex Smith Foundation, which provides foster teens with the tools and resources needed to transition to successful adulthood. More than 30 kids have been fully funded completely through college. The four-year scholarship includes tuition, mentoring, counseling and other tools they may need to come out of school debt-free. In 2007, Smith committed $500,000 to the University of Utah's athletic department. The donation was the lead gift for the Alex Smith Strength and Conditioning Facility - a $1.5 million expansion of Utah's varsity athletics weight room. Graduated from Utah in three years with a bachelor's degree in economics and scored a 40 on the Wo