![]() Smith with the Edmonton Elks in 2024 | |
No. 86 – Edmonton Elks | |
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Carthage, Missouri, U.S. | October 25, 1999
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Carthage High |
College: | Central Missouri |
NFL draft: | 2024: undrafted |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
CFL status: | American |
Stats at CFL.ca |
Arkell Smith (born October 25, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
After using a redshirt season in 2018, Smith played college football for the Central Missouri Mules from 2019 to 2023. [1] He played in 41 games where he had 196 catches for 2,816 yards and 34 touchdowns, finishing as the all-time leader in receptions and receiving touchdowns in program history. [1]
Smith was signed by the Edmonton Elks on April 2, 2024. [2] Following training camp in 2024, he began the year on the practice roster. [3] He then made his professional debut on June 22, 2024, against the Toronto Argonauts where he had two catches for 13 yards. [3] In his third game, on July 14, 2024, against the Ottawa Redblacks, Smith scored his first career touchdown on a 10-yard pass from McLeod Bethel-Thompson. [4]
Smith was born to parents David and Anna Pillar. [1]