Kolby Smith
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Miami Dolphins | |||||
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Position: | Offensive assistant | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | December 15, 1984||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | James S. Rickards (Tallahassee, Florida) | ||||
College: | Louisville | ||||
NFL draft: | 2007 / Round: 5 / Pick: 148 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Kolby Kendrall Smith (born December 15, 1984) is a former
Early years
Smith attended
Considered a three-star recruit by
College career
In his
As a sophomore, Smith appeared in 10 games and rushed 37 times for 347 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 9.4 yards per rush. His best game of the season again came versus Cincinnati, as he scored a career-high three touchdowns.
Although Gates and Shelton had left for the
Expected to play a backup role again in 2006, Smith became the starting tailback after Bush suffered a season-ending injury to his tibia. Smith rushed for 697 yards on 126 carries, averaging 5.5 yards per carry, and scoring five touchdowns. In his best game of the season, he scored two touchdowns, rushing for 165 yards on 16 carries, versus Syracuse.
Professional career
2007 NFL Draft
At the
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
4.50 s | 1.53 s | 2.59 s | 4.34 s | 7.22 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
18 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[5]
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Kansas City Chiefs
His first career NFL start was on November 25, 2007, due to injuries to Larry Johnson and the retirement of Priest Holmes. He recorded his first career touchdown on that date against the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
On December 5, 2009, he was placed on Injured Reserve due to an ankle injury.
He was re-signed by the Chiefs on February 24, 2010.[6]
Kansas City Chiefs waived Smith on June 14, 2010.
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos were assigned Smith off waivers on June 15, 2010. He was waived on August 4.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Smith was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 25, 2010.[7] He was waived on September 3.
Coaching career
College Coaching
In 2012, Smith began his coaching career as the graduate assistant at Arkansas. In 2013, he joined the Western Kentucky football program as tailbacks coach. WKU's head coach Bobby Petrino was the head coach of Louisville when Smith played for the Cardinals. In January 2014, Smith was brought along to Louisville and became the running back coach for Louisville under new/old Head Coach Bobby Petrino.[8] After Petrino was fired in 2018, Smith spent the 2019 season coaching running backs at Rutgers[9] he however wasn't retained by the newly hired Greg Schiano for the 2020 season.[10]
NFL coaching
On June 13, 2020, it was announced that Smith would be an offensive quality control coach for the Miami Dolphins.[11] He missed the team's weeks 9 and 10 games against the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Chargers on November 8 and November 15, 2020, in accordance with COVID-19 protocols.[12][13]
Personal life
Smith is a cousin of Mike Brown, a strong safety who spent most of his NFL career with the Chicago Bears. He majored in Sports Administration at Louisville.
References
- ^ "2003 Prospect Ranking Florida Top 100", Rivals.com, December 21, 2002.
- ^ Pauline, Tony (January 24, 2007), "'Bama's Darby among Senior Bowl's risers", Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- Topeka Capital-Journal, June 23, 2007.
- ^ "Kolby Smith Draft Profile", NFLDraftScout.com, retrieved March 5, 2010.
- Kansas City Star, February 24, 2010.
- ^ "Jaguars sign RB Kolby Smith". Jaguars.com. August 25, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ "Kolby Smith - Football Coach". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ NJ.com, James Kratch | NJ Advance Media for (2019-02-06). "Who is new Rutgers running backs coach Kolby Smith?". nj. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "Rutgers settles offensive coaching position roles". ScarletNation.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "Dolphins Add to Coaching Staff". SI.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ Wolfe, Cameron (November 8, 2020). "Miami Dolphins without five assistant coaches due to COVID-19 protocols". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "4 Dolphins Assistant Coaches To Miss Chargers Game Due To COVID-19". CBSLocal.com. November 13, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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