Quanterus Smith

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Quanterus Smith
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Smith with the Broncos in 2014
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1989-11-26) November 26, 1989 (age 34)
Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Grayson (Loganville, Georgia)
College: Western Kentucky
NFL draft: 2013  / round: 5 / pick: 146
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:11
Pass deflections:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Quanterus Smith (born November 26, 1989) is an American former professional football defensive end. He played college football at Western Kentucky. Smith was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft.

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Early life

Smith attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. [1] He earned First-team All-County honors while at high school. [1] He also was lettered in Basketball for the Grayson Rams Basketball team. [1]

College career

He was selected to Phil Steele's all-Sun Belt Conference third-team following his Sophomore season. [2] He finished his Sophomore season with 47 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 pass deflections, and 2 forced fumbles. [3] He finished his Junior season with a total of 38 tackles, 7.5 sacks. [3] On November 19, 2012, he suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during a regular season game against Louisiana-Lafayette and would miss the remainder of his senior season. [4] [5] Following the conclusion of his Senior season on December 5, 2012, he was named Sun Belt Defensive Player of The Year for his outstanding breakout season [6] in which he recorded 38 Tackles, Career High 12.5 Sacks, one pass deflection, one fumble recovery in which returned 75 yards for a touchdown and 3 Forced fumbles. [3] He finished college with a total of 135 Tackles, 24 Sacks, 3 Pass Deflections and 5 Forced fumbles. [3]

Professional career

Denver Broncos

Smith was drafted in the 5th round, 146th overall by the Denver Broncos in the 2013 NFL draft. [7] On May 10, 2013, Smith signed his rookie contract. [8] On August 31, 2013, he was placed on injured reserve with an ACL injury. [9] On April 28, 2015, Smith was waived. [10]

New York Jets

On October 28, 2015, Smith was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets. [11] On November 19, 2015, he was released. [12]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On November 23, 2015, Smith was signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars. [13]

Detroit Lions

On July 20, 2016, Smith signed to the Detroit Lions. [14] On August 29, 2016, Smith was waived by the Lions. [15]

He participated in The Spring League in 2017. [16]

Personal life

On August 15, 2017, Smith was charged with armed robbery after he and a friend robbed an AT&T store at gun point and led police on a high speed chase [17] in Douglas County, Georgia. [18]

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  2. ↑ "Five Hilltoppers Named To Phil Steele All-Sun Belt Conference Team". wkusports.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
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  5. ↑ "Torn ACL ends season for DE Quanterus Smith". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
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  10. ↑ Mike, Bronco (April 28, 2015). "Broncos waive DL Quanterus Smith". Mile High Report. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ B, John (October 28, 2015). "Jets Release Steve Weatherford". Gang Green Nation. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
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  14. ↑ Sessler, Marc (July 20, 2015). "Lions add free-agent pass rusher Quanterus Smith". NFL.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
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  18. ↑ "Ex-NFL player arrested after armed robbery", Minneapolis Star Tribune, August 15, 2017
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