Kevin Smith (cornerback)
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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Born: | Orange, Texas, U.S. | April 7, 1970||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | West Orange-Stark (Orange) | ||||||
College: | Texas A&M | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Kevin Rey Smith (born April 7, 1970) is an American former professional
High school career
Smith help lead
.He was recruited to play wide receiver for University of Houston and Louisiana State University.
College career
Smith attended Texas A&M University, where he played cornerback for the Aggies. In 1991 the Aggies allowed only 222.4 yards per game to lead the nation in total defense. He helped win the Southwest Conference championship in 1991 and 1992.
As a senior, he was called upon to return kicks midway through the season. He quickly made his mark returning one
Smith owns the all-time Aggie interception and Southwest Conference record with 20. He was an All-SWC selection for 3 straight years, a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation's best defensive back and was a consensus All-American in 1991.[1] He is arguably the greatest cornerback in Texas A&M University history and was inducted into the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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5 ft 10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m) |
173 lb (78 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
8+3⁄8 in (0.21 m) |
4.49 s | 1.56 s | 2.61 s | 4.13 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
10 reps | ||
All values from NFL Combine[2] |
Smith was drafted in the first round of the
Smith tore his
In 1996 he regained his starting position, and had five interceptions and established a career-high with 18 passes defensed.
Including 1998, Smith led the Cowboys in passes defensed every year he was in the league, except 1992 (rookie season) and 1995 (missed due to injury). He ended up winning three Super Bowls in his first four seasons.
In
NFL statistics
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sacks | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Long | TDs | PDs | ||
1992 | DAL | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | DAL | 16 | 16 | 78 | 69 | 9 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 32 | 1 | 18 |
1994 | DAL | 16 | 16 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
1995 | DAL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | DAL | 16 | 16 | 51 | 48 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 24 | 0 | 14 |
1997 | DAL | 16 | 16 | 51 | 44 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 19 |
1998 | DAL | 14 | 14 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 | 15 |
1999 | DAL | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
Career | 103 | 93 | 314 | 278 | 36 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 190 | 10.0 | 32 | 1 | 91 |
Personal life
After retiring from the
References
- ^ "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Kevin Smith, Combine Results, CB - Texas A&M". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search".