Troy Smith (wide receiver)

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Troy Smith
Personal information
Born: (1977-07-30) July 30, 1977 (age 46)
J.H. Rose
(Greenville, North Carolina)
College:East Carolina
Position:Wide receiver
NFL draft:1999 / Round: 6 / Pick: 201
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:
14
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Troy Smith (born July 30, 1977) is a former

1999 NFL Draft and later tore his ligament in his leg on a 14-yard reception thrown by Koy Detmer in a game.[1] His leg could not be healed, which forced him to discontinue play in the National Football League (NFL).[citation needed
]

He played basketball and football at

Junius H. Rose High School and continued playing both sports at East Carolina University
(basketball in his freshman year and football in his sophomore, junior, and senior years).

Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)
194 lb
(88 kg)
31 in
(0.79 m)
8+14 in
(0.21 m)
4.63 s 1.62 s 2.68 s 4.24 s 7.25 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)
9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)
All values from NFL Combine[2]


He is now the head coach of the Hope Middle School Mustangs football team in
Greenville, North Carolina, the same town where he was born and raised.

References

  1. ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  2. ^ "1999 NFL Draft Scout Troy Smith College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.