Pope John Paul II senior running back Dominik Smith is back.

Smith suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 2 last season that derailed what appeared to be a promising junior campaign. He ran for 1,460 yards and 16 TDs on 237 carries as a sophomore.

To say that he is the Jaguars’ workhorse would be an understatement.

"I'd say I'm 100 percent back from my surgery,” Smith said. “It was a tough road grinding it out during physical therapy, fighting to get back as quickly as I could. All that hard work has paid off, and I'm more than ready to prove I'm back, ready to roll.”

Smith bears a cross on his right knee to cover the surgical scar from the injury. It’s a simple reminder of what the 5-foot-8, 195-pound powerhouse has overcome. He ran a time of 4.69 seconds in the 40 and bulked up

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