Marcus Smith (wide receiver)

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Marcus Smith
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1985-01-11) January 11, 1985 (age 39)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: San Diego (CA) Morse
College: New Mexico
NFL draft: 2008  / Round: 4 / Pick: 106
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MW (2007)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:21
Total tackles:10
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:31
Receiving yards:355
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  ArenaFan.com

Marcus Anthony Smith (born January 11, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Smith was released by Baltimore during final cuts on September 3, 2011. He played college football at New Mexico.

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Early years

Smith prepped at Morse High School in San Diego.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40Commit date
Marcus Smith
RB
San Diego, California Morse High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)--Sep 29, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: -- (RB)   Rivals: -- (RB), -- (CA)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "New Mexico Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  • "New Mexico College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  • "2003 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.

College career

Smith played college football at the University of New Mexico and graduated in 2008. He was first-team Mountain West Conference for 2007.

Statistics

Source: [1]

  Receiving Rushing Kickoff Returns
SeasonTeamGSGPRecYdsAvgTDLongAttYdsTDAttYdsAvgTDLong
2004 New Mexico 12033311.00141415021523215.5039
2005 New Mexico 1106569.3026231262713319.0026
2006 New Mexico 13125385916.296172301833518.6030
2007 New Mexico 1313911,12512.4466103412865323.3082
Totals49251532,07313.51366543335681,35319.9082

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Marcus Smith was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. [2] He signed a three-year contract with the team on July 18.

Smith played in only 6 games in 2008, he did not have any receptions but had six tackles on special teams as a gunner.

Smith missed all of the 2009 season after he tore his ACL in a preseason game.

Smith returned in 2010 and notched 21 special teams tackles.

Marcus Smith was released by Baltimore during final cuts on September 3, 2011.

New Orleans VooDoo

On March 26, 2015, Smith was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League. He was placed on reassignment on June 10, 2015.

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  2. "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.