Bakersfield Community College Bakersfield: Set the single-season school record with 53 catches in 2005 ... First player in Bakersfield history to catch more than 50 passes in a season ... Compiled 960 yards and 10 touchdowns last season, which both rank third on the single season ledger ... Had 95 catches in his two years with the Renegades, which is tied for the highest total in school history ... His 1,670 career receiving yards and 16 career touchdowns both rank second all-time ... First-team all-conference and an honorable mention All-American ...
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
In his first 2008 preseason game with the Green Bay Packers, Smith caught two passes for 23 yards against the Cincinnati Bengals. He was waived by the team during final cuts on August 30.
Indianapolis Colts
Smith was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts on September 25, 2008. He was released on December 3, but re-signed on December 8. After finishing the season on the practice squad, Smith was re-signed to a future contract on January 5, 2009. He spent the 2009 season on the practice squad, and was re-signed to a future contract on February 11, 2010. Taj Smith was cut on the Indianapolis Colts roster cut down day and was a free agent. He was later re-signed to add depth to Indianapolis's depleted receiver corps. On December 5, in a game against the Dallas Cowboys Smith blocked a punt and recovered it in the endzone, tying the game for the Colts. Played in all 4 preseason games in 2011. He finished with 12 catches, 210 yards and 2TD and in the last preseason game he ended well with 8 catches, 140 yards, and the game winning Touchdown.
On September 3, 2011, Smith was waived by the Colts.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Smith signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on January 30, 2012. In his first year in the CFL he spent the first four weeks on the practice roster and missed 1 game due to injury. Smith would go on to start 13 regular season games and the West Semi-Final at the wide receiver position. He finished with 47 catches for 690 yards and 2 touchdowns. Smith also played special teams adding 3 tackles, and had 4 catches for 81 yards in the playoffs.[1]
In his second season in the CFL Smith became a more significant element of the Roughriders offense. Smith played in 17 of the 18 regular season games and totaled 1,007 receiving yards (7th most in the league) on 78 passes with 7 touchdowns. He added 191 receiving yards in 3 playoff games, and the Roughriders went on to win the 101st Grey Cup. On January 16, 2014, Smith signed a new contract with the Roughriders, he was to become a free-agent in February 2014 if he was not signed.[2]
^. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
^. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
External links
Syracuse Orange bio
January 30, 2023
smith, tajiddin, smith, wilson, born, september, 1983, professional, gridiron, football, wide, receiver, currently, free, agent, recently, played, saskatchewan, roughriders, canadian, football, league, signed, green, packers, undrafted, free, agent, 2008, play. Tajiddin M Smith Wilson born September 30 1983 is a professional gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a free agent He recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2008 He played college football at Syracuse and Bakersfield College Taj SmithNo 88Position Wide receiverPersonal informationBorn 1983 09 30 September 30 1983 age 39 Newark New JerseyHeight 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 192 lb 87 kg Career informationCollege SyracuseUndrafted 2008Career historyGreen Bay Packers 2008 Indianapolis Colts 2008 2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2012 2015 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL com CFL ca archive He has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 Green Bay Packers 2 2 Indianapolis Colts 2 3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 Statistics 4 References 5 External linksCollege career EditBakersfield Community College Bakersfield Set the single season school record with 53 catches in 2005 First player in Bakersfield history to catch more than 50 passes in a season Compiled 960 yards and 10 touchdowns last season which both rank third on the single season ledger Had 95 catches in his two years with the Renegades which is tied for the highest total in school history His 1 670 career receiving yards and 16 career touchdowns both rank second all time First team all conference and an honorable mention All American Professional career EditGreen Bay Packers Edit In his first 2008 preseason game with the Green Bay Packers Smith caught two passes for 23 yards against the Cincinnati Bengals He was waived by the team during final cuts on August 30 Indianapolis Colts Edit Smith was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts on September 25 2008 He was released on December 3 but re signed on December 8 After finishing the season on the practice squad Smith was re signed to a future contract on January 5 2009 He spent the 2009 season on the practice squad and was re signed to a future contract on February 11 2010 Taj Smith was cut on the Indianapolis Colts roster cut down day and was a free agent He was later re signed to add depth to Indianapolis s depleted receiver corps On December 5 in a game against the Dallas Cowboys Smith blocked a punt and recovered it in the endzone tying the game for the Colts Played in all 4 preseason games in 2011 He finished with 12 catches 210 yards and 2TD and in the last preseason game he ended well with 8 catches 140 yards and the game winning Touchdown On September 3 2011 Smith was waived by the Colts Saskatchewan Roughriders Edit Smith signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on January 30 2012 In his first year in the CFL he spent the first four weeks on the practice roster and missed 1 game due to injury Smith would go on to start 13 regular season games and the West Semi Final at the wide receiver position He finished with 47 catches for 690 yards and 2 touchdowns Smith also played special teams adding 3 tackles and had 4 catches for 81 yards in the playoffs 1 In his second season in the CFL Smith became a more significant element of the Roughriders offense Smith played in 17 of the 18 regular season games and totaled 1 007 receiving yards 7th most in the league on 78 passes with 7 touchdowns He added 191 receiving yards in 3 playoff games and the Roughriders went on to win the 101st Grey Cup On January 16 2014 Smith signed a new contract with the Roughriders he was to become a free agent in February 2014 if he was not signed 2 Statistics EditReceiving Regular season PlayoffsYear Team Games No Yards Avg Long TD Games No Yards Avg Long TD2012 SSK 13 47 690 14 7 74 2 1 4 81 20 3 40 02013 SSK 17 78 1 007 12 9 70 7 3 12 191 15 9 53 02014 SSK 12 29 397 13 7 59 32015 SSK 4 8 94 11 8 36 1CFL totals 46 162 2 188 13 5 74 13 4 16 272 17 0 53 0References Edit Riders add pair of receivers release two others Archived from the original on September 23 2015 Retrieved September 15 2017 Riders Taj Smith come to terms on contract extension Archived from the original on September 23 2015 Retrieved September 15 2017 External links EditSaskatchewan Roughriders bio Indianapolis Colts bio Syracuse Orange bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Taj Smith amp oldid 1073493139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
