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Rodney Smith (wide receiver)

For other people named Rodney Smith, see Rod Smith (disambiguation).

Rodney Smith (born March 11, 1990) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Florida State and signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

Rodney Smith
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Smith eith the Toronto Argonauts in 2018
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Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-11) March 11, 1990 (age 34)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami (FL) Archbishop Carroll
College:Florida State
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career CFL statistics
Games played:23
Receptions:74
Receiving yards:903
Receiving average:12.2
Receiving touchdowns:5
Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Smith attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Miami, Florida, where he was a two-sport athlete in football and track. He earned the Miami Herald All-Dade honors at wide receiver.[1] In his final two seasons at Archbishop Carroll High School in which he finished with a total of 65 receptions, 1,330 receiving yards and 17 receiving touchdowns.[1] He was also on the track & field team, where he posted times of 23.00 seconds in the 200-meter dash and 51.98 in the 400-meter dash.[2] He was a four-star prospect out of high school in which he was ranked among the top 100 prospects nationally.[1][3]

Recruiting

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Rodney Smith
Wide receiver 		Miami, Florida Archbishop Carroll High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 4.7 Jul 26, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars    Rivals:4/5 stars    247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 35 (WR)   Rivals: 8 (WR), 65 (National), 13 (Florida)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2009 Florida State Football Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2009 Florida State Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

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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

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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 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 NFL Combine[9][10]

Minnesota Vikings

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After not being drafted in the 2013 NFL draft Smith signed with the Minnesota Vikings the night that the draft had ended. Smith was released by the Vikings on August 31, 2013 (along with 18 others) to get to a 53-man roster[11] and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on October 2, 2014.[12]

Cleveland Browns

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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

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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

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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 (first stint)

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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

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Smith signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on March 13, 2020.[27] He re-signed with Edmonton on a contract extension through 2021 on December 26, 2020.[28] He was released on July 19, 2021.[29]

Toronto Argonauts (second stint)

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On July 22, 2021, it was announced that Smith had signed with the Argonauts.[30] He was released on July 30, 2021.[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Florida State Seminoles profile". seminoles.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "Rodney Smith – Stats". flrunners.com.
  3. ^ "Rivals.com profile". rivals.yahoo.com.
  4. ^ "Noles Honored". seminoles.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "Noles honored at annual awards banquet". scout.com. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  6. ^ "Rodney Smith college statistics". sports-reference.com.
  7. ^ "Florida State at Boston College Box Score". foxsports.com.
  8. ^ "2013 East-West Shrine Game rosters". nfl.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  9. ^ "Rodney Smith Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Rodney Smith, Combine Results, WR - Florida State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  11. ^ Hasan, Arif (August 31, 2013). "Minnesota Vikings Release Final 53-Man Roster, Final Cuts". DailyNorseman.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  12. ^ Alper, Josh (October 2, 2014). "Vikings add Chandler Harnish to active roster". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  13. ^ Wilkening, Mike (October 3, 2014). "Browns awarded WR Rodney Smith on waivers from Minnesota". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  14. ^ Kay Cabot, Mary (August 10, 2015). "Cleveland Browns sign linebacker Moise Fokou". Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Dez Bryant To Injured Reserve; More Surgery Needed". BloggingTheBoys.com. December 30, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves And Sign Eight Players To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018.
  19. ^ Boyle, John (September 13, 2016). "Seahawks Sign Fullback Will Tukuafu And Cornerback Neiko Thorpe". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017.
  20. ^ "Seahawks Sign Five Players To 2017 Future Contracts". Seahawks.com. January 19, 2017.
  21. ^ Boyle, John (August 3, 2017). "Seahawks Sign WR Jamel Johnson; Waive WR Rodney Smith". Seahawks.com.
  22. ^ "Seahawks Re-Sign WR Rodney Smith, Waive DL Shaneil Jenkins". NFLTradeRumor.com. August 12, 2017.
  23. ^ Drovetto, Tony (September 2, 2017). "Seahawks Make Three More Trades, Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
  24. ^ "Toronto Argonauts sign international receiver Rodney Smith – Sportsnet.ca".
  25. ^ "Argos get major contributions from young quarterbacks". October 27, 2019.
  26. ^ "Michael O'Connor throws 1st CFL TD pass, Argos route Redblacks | CBC.ca".
  27. ^ "Eskimos sign Rodney Smith". Esks.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  28. ^ "Trevor Harris restructures contract with Edmonton". CFL.ca. December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  29. ^ "Transactions: Elks release seven ahead of roster deadline". GoElks.com. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  30. ^ "Argos add trio to camp roster". Toronto Argonauts. July 22, 2021.
  31. ^ "Rodney Smith". Footballdb.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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