Rodney Smith (wide receiver)
Miami, Florida | |||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
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Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Miami (FL) Archbishop Carroll | ||||||||||
College: | Florida State | ||||||||||
Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
CFL status: | American | ||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca |
Rodney Smith (born March 11, 1990) is an American professional
Early years
Smith attended
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Rodney Smith Wide receiver |
Miami, Florida | Archbishop Carroll High School
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 4.7 | Jul 26, 2008 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 35 (WR) Rivals: 8 (WR), 65 (National), 13 (Florida) | ||||||
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College career
He played his college football at Florida State. During his junior season, he was selected as the top conditioned athlete at the Florida State's annual banquet.[4][5] He finished college with a total of 106 receptions, 1,540 receiving yards along with 10 touchdowns.[6] During his senior season on October 13, 2012, in a regular season game against Boston College in which he had a season high 9 receptions and 108 receiving yards.[7] He participated in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game on the East team.[8]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 4+3⁄8 in (1.94 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
34+3⁄4 in (0.88 m) |
10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.51 s | 1.60 s | 2.66 s | 4.07 s | 7.03 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | ||
All values from |
Minnesota Vikings
After not being drafted in the
Cleveland Browns
He was claimed on waivers by the Cleveland Browns on October 3, 2014.[13] He was released to make room on the roster for linebacker Moise Fokou on August 10, 2015.[14]
Dallas Cowboys
On September 8, 2015, Smith was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad.[15] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30, 2015.[16]
On August 30, 2016, Smith was waived by the Cowboys.[17]
Seattle Seahawks
On September 5, 2016, Smith was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad.[18] On September 13, 2016, he was released by the Seahawks.[19] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 19, 2017.[20] On August 3, 2017, Smith was waived by the Seahawks.[21] He was re-signed on August 12, 2017.[22] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[23]
Toronto Argonauts
Smith signed with the Toronto Argonauts in March 2018.[24] Smith's first year with the Argos concluded with 9 games played, catching 23 passes for 257 yards. In 2019, Smith's playing time increased as he replaced Llevi Noel on offense, and developed chemistry with McLeod Bethel-Thompson by racking up 51 catches for 646 yards and 5 touchdowns. Although the team limped to a 4-14 finish, 4 out of Smith's 5 touchdowns came in Argos victories, and he passed 100 yards receiving on two occasions. Smith caught the first touchdown pass thrown by Dakota Prukop,[25] and later in the same game Smith also caught the first career touchdown pass by Canadian pivot Michael O'Connor; in his excitement, Smith threw the ball into the stands. A fan was able to return the memento to the sidelines.[26]
Edmonton Eskimos / Elks
Smith signed with the
Toronto Argonauts (II)
On July 22, 2021, it was announced that Smith had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.[30]
References
- ^ a b c "Florida State Seminoles profile". seminoles.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
- ^ "Rodney Smith – Stats". flrunners.com.
- ^ "Rivals.com profile". rivals.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Noles Honored". seminoles.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ "Noles honored at annual awards banquet". scout.com. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ "Rodney Smith college statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "Florida State at Boston College Box Score". foxsports.com.
- ^ "2013 East-West Shrine Game rosters". nfl.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ "Rodney Smith Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Rodney Smith, Combine Results, WR - Florida State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ Hasan, Arif (August 31, 2013). "Minnesota Vikings Release Final 53-Man Roster, Final Cuts". DailyNorseman.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ Alper, Josh (October 2, 2014). "Vikings add Chandler Harnish to active roster". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ Wilkening, Mike (October 3, 2014). "Browns awarded WR Rodney Smith on waivers from Minnesota". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ Kay Cabot, Mary (August 10, 2015). "Cleveland Browns sign linebacker Moise Fokou". Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (September 8, 2015). "Cowboys Sign 5 More To Practice Squad, Including Gus Johnson, WR Mayle". DallasCowboys.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Dez Bryant To Injured Reserve; More Surgery Needed". BloggingTheBoys.com. December 30, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (August 30, 2016). "9 Moves To Meet 75-Player Limit Include J. Smith To Reserve/NFI, Moore To IR". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves And Sign Eight Players To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018.
- ^ Boyle, John (September 13, 2016). "Seahawks Sign Fullback Will Tukuafu And Cornerback Neiko Thorpe". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017.
- ^ "Seahawks Sign Five Players To 2017 Future Contracts". Seahawks.com. January 19, 2017.
- ^ Boyle, John (August 3, 2017). "Seahawks Sign WR Jamel Johnson; Waive WR Rodney Smith". Seahawks.com.
- ^ "Seahawks Re-Sign WR Rodney Smith, Waive DL Shaneil Jenkins". NFLTradeRumor.com. August 12, 2017.
- ^ Drovetto, Tony (September 2, 2017). "Seahawks Make Three More Trades, Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Toronto Argonauts sign international receiver Rodney Smith – Sportsnet.ca".
- ^ "Argos get major contributions from young quarterbacks". October 27, 2019.
- ^ "Michael O'Connor throws 1st CFL TD pass, Argos route Redblacks | CBC.ca".
- ^ "Eskimos sign Rodney Smith". Esks.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "Trevor Harris restructures contract with Edmonton". CFL.ca. December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Transactions: Elks release seven ahead of roster deadline". GoElks.com. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Argos add trio to camp roster". Toronto Argonauts. July 22, 2021.
External links
- Seattle Seahawks bio
- Dallas Cowboys bio
- Cleveland Browns bio
- Minnesota Vikings bio Archived September 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Florida State Seminoles bio