Stone Smartt

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Stone Smartt
No. 84 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-04) October 4, 1998 (age 25)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Del Oro
(Loomis, CA)
College: Northern Arizona (2017)
Riverside City (2018)
Old Dominion (2019–2021)
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • NJCAA First-Team All-American (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:15
Receiving yards:172
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Stone Smartt (born October 4, 1998) is an American football tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Old Dominion.

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Early years

Smartt attended Del Oro High School in Loomis, California. During his high school career, he played the quarterback position, throwing for 3,021 yards from scrimmage with 29 touchdowns. He committed to Northern Arizona University to play college football in 2017. [1]

College career

As a true freshman at NAU in 2017, Smartt played in just 2 games. He transferred to Riverside City in 2018, where he played in 12 games and completed 177 out of 277 for 2,754 yards and 31 touchdowns. He won the NJCAA Athletic Bureau Offensive Player of the Year. [2] In 2019, he transferred to Old Dominion. [3] He made the move from quarterback to wide receiver in 2021. [4]

College statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushingReceiving
GPGSCmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2017 Northern Arizona 90132846.41051153.434972.92000.00
2018 Riverside City 121217727763.92,754313182.21325834.49000.00
2019 Old Dominion 10710117757.11,0061699.91041811.75000.00
2020 Old Dominion Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Old Dominion 85000.00000.05102.00171679.80
Career 392429148260.33,865331099.92758713.116171679.80

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+18 in
(1.93 m)
226 lb
(103 kg)
31+12 in
(0.80 m)
9+18 in
(0.23 m)
4.62 s1.58 s2.60 s4.19 s7.14 s40.0 in
(1.02 m)
10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)
12 reps
All values from Pro Day [5]

He signed with the Chargers after going undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft.

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References

  1. "Northern Arizona football recruiting class of 2017". azcentral. February 1, 2017.
  2. "Smartt Named JC Athletic Bureau Offensive Player of the Year, Viramontes & Figueroa Deemed All-Americans". Riverside City College. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. "ODU QBs have 'chip on our shoulder'". Daily Press. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  4. "Old Dominion's Stone Smartt has moved from quarterback to receiver, and he's OK with that". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  5. "2022 NFL Draft Scout Stone Smartt College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.