Rodney Smith (wide receiver)

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Rodney Smith
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Smith before a Toronto Argonauts game in 2018.
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-11) March 11, 1990 (age 32)
Miami, Florida
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Miami (FL) Archbishop Carroll
College: Florida State
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics
Career CFL statistics
Games played:23
Receptions:74
Receiving yards:903
Receiving average:12.2
Receiving touchdowns:5
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  CFL.ca

Rodney Smith (born March 11, 1990) is an American professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Florida State and signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

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Early years

Smith attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Miami, Florida, where he was a two-sport athlete in football and track. He earned the Miami Herald All-Dade honors at wide receiver. [1] In his final two seasons at Archbishop Carroll High School in which he finished with a total of 65 receptions, 1,330 receiving yards and 17 receiving touchdowns. [1] He was also on the track & field team, where he posted times of 23.00 seconds in the 200-meter dash and 51.98 in the 400-meter dash. [2] He was a four-star prospect out of high school in which he was ranked among the top 100 prospects nationally. [1] [3]

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Rodney Smith
Wide receiver 		Miami, Florida Archbishop Carroll High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg)4.7Jul 26, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 35 (WR)   Rivals: 8 (WR), 65 (National), 13 (Florida)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2009 Florida State Football Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2009 Florida State Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    College career

    He played his college football at Florida State. During his junior season, he was selected as the top conditioned athlete at the Florida State's annual banquet. [4] [5] He finished college with a total of 106 receptions, 1,540 receiving yards along with 10 touchdowns. [6] During his senior season on October 13, 2012, in a regular season game against Boston College in which he had a season high 9 receptions and 108 receiving yards. [7] He participated in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game on the East team. [8]

    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
    6 ft 4+3⁄8 in
    (1.94 m)    		225 lb
    (102 kg)    		34+3⁄4 in
    (0.88 m)    		10+3⁄8 in
    (0.26 m)    		4.51 s1.60 s2.66 s4.07 s7.03 s34.5 in
    (0.88 m)    		10 ft 0 in
    (3.05 m)
    All values from NFL Combine [9] [10]

    Minnesota Vikings

    After not being drafted in the 2013 NFL Draft Smith signed with the Minnesota Vikings the night that the draft had ended. Smith was released by the Vikings on August 31, 2013 (along with 18 others) to get to a 53-man roster [11] and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on October 2, 2014. [12]

    Cleveland Browns

    He was claimed on waivers by the Cleveland Browns on October 3, 2014. [13] He was released to make room on the roster for linebacker Moise Fokou on August 10, 2015. [14]

    Dallas Cowboys

    On September 8, 2015, Smith was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad. [15] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30, 2015. [16]

    On August 30, 2016, Smith was waived by the Cowboys. [17]

    Seattle Seahawks

    On September 5, 2016, Smith was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad. [18] On September 13, 2016, he was released by the Seahawks. [19] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 19, 2017. [20] On August 3, 2017, Smith was waived by the Seahawks. [21] He was re-signed on August 12, 2017. [22] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [23]

    Toronto Argonauts

    Smith signed with the Toronto Argonauts in March 2018. [24] Smith's first year with the Argos concluded with 9 games played, catching 23 passes for 257 yards. In 2019, Smith's playing time increased as he replaced Llevi Noel on offense, and developed chemistry with McLeod Bethel-Thompson by racking up 51 catches for 646 yards and 5 touchdowns. Although the team limped to a 4-14 finish, 4 out of Smith's 5 touchdowns came in Argos victories, and he passed 100 yards receiving on two occasions. Smith caught the first touchdown pass thrown by Dakota Prukop, [25] and later in the same game Smith also caught the first career touchdown pass by Canadian pivot Michael O'Connor; in his excitement, Smith threw the ball into the stands. A fan was able to return the memento to the sidelines. [26]

    Edmonton Eskimos / Elks

    Smith signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on March 13, 2020. [27] He re-signed with Edmonton on a contract extension through 2021 on December 26, 2020. [28] He was released on July 19, 2021. [29]

    Toronto Argonauts (II)

    On July 22, 2021, it was announced that Smith had signed with the Toronto Argonauts. [30]

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