Smith with the Broncos in 2014 | |||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Decatur, Georgia, U.S. | November 26, 1989||||
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 | |||||
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Quanterus Smith (born November 26, 1989) is a former American 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
On November 23, 2015, Smith was signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars. [13]
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]
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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