Jeff Smith (wide receiver, born 1997)
Jeffrey Alan Smith II (born April 21, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College.
| No. 16 – New York Jets | |||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | April 21, 1997 St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater, Florida) | ||||
| College: | Boston College | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2022 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Early life and high school
Smith grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida and attended Clearwater Central Catholic High School, where he played high school football. He was the Marauders starting quarterback. As a senior, he passed for 2,165 yards, rushed for 1,236 yards, and accounted for 34 total touchdowns.[1]
College career
Smith was a member of the Boston College Eagles for four seasons from 2015 to 2018. As a true freshman, he started the final three games of the season at quarterback following an injury to starter Darius Wade. He completed 27 of 82 passes for 253 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions while rushing for 454 yards and 6 touchdowns in five total games played. He moved to wide receiver before his sophomore year and finished the season with 27 receptions for 395 yards and 3 touchdowns while also rushing for 199 yards and a touchdown.[2] As a junior, Smith caught 25 passes for 296 yards while rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown and also throwing for two touchdowns on trick plays.[3] Smith had 20 catches for 387 yards and six touchdowns, rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown, and passed for 67 yards and a touchdown in his senior season. He finished his collegiate career with 73 receptions for 1,116 yards and 10 touchdowns, 906 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on 143 carries, and completed 34 passes for 404 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions.[4]
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 | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.36 s | 1.52 s | 2.50 s | 4.06 s | 6.87 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 15 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Smith signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[7] He was cut at the end of training camp during final roster cuts, but was re-signed by the Jets to their practice squad on September 1, 2019.[8] The Jets promoted Smith to the Jets active roster on December 9, 2019.[9] Smith made his NFL debut on December 12, 2019 against the Baltimore Ravens, catching one pass for 12 yards.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on December 17, 2019.[11]
On September 7, 2020, Smith was placed on injured reserve.[12] He was activated on October 1, 2020 prior to Week 4.[13]
Smith signed an exclusive-rights free agent tender with the Jets on April 19, 2021.[14]
References
- ^ Chiang, Anthony (November 25, 2014). "PBgametime mailbag: Area team with best chance to advance, biggest takeaway from season, favorite Thanksgiving dish?". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Jets 2019 UDFA Jeff Smith WR Boston College". GangGreenNation.com. SB Nation. May 19, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ Sullivan, Michael (May 14, 2018). "Eagle 18 for 18: No. 9, Jeff Smith". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ Kruse, Zach (April 1, 2019). "Packers to host pre-draft visit with Boston College WR Jeff Smith". Packers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Draft Scout Jeff Smith, Boston College NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Jeff Smith 2019 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Brown, A.J. (April 27, 2019). "Undrafted Free Agent Roundup: Where Did The Other Eagles End Up?". BCInterruption.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Stypulkoski, Matt (September 2, 2019). "Jets practice squad: 8 players added to 11-man roster - Luke Falk, Kyron Brown, more". NJ.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Talarico, Anthony (December 10, 2019). "Jets add WR Jeff Smith after sending CB Kyron Brown to IR". Jets Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Jets' Jeff Smith: Injures ankle Thursday". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 17, 2019). "Jets Place OT Chuma Edoga, WR Jeff Smith on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 7, 2020). "Jets Sign 4 Players, Place 5 on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (October 1, 2020). "Jets Activate WR Jeff Smith from IR; Sign CB Javelin Guidry". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – April". NFL.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
External links
- Boston College Eagles bio
- New York Jets bio