Tevaun Smith

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Tevaun Smith
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Smith with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2023
Personal information
Born: (1993-01-30) January 30, 1993 (age 31)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: Chaminade College (Toronto)
Kent School (Kent)
College: Iowa
Position: Wide receiver
CFL draft: 2016  / round: 1 / pick: 8
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:82
Receiving yards:956
Receiving touchdowns:6
Stats at CFL.ca
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Tevaun Smith (born January 30, 1993) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Iowa. Smith has been a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Edmonton Eskimos / Elks, and Ottawa Redblacks.

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Early life and college

Smith attended Kent School (class of 2012) in Kent, Connecticut. [1] He spent four seasons with the Iowa Hawkeyes playing in 47 games, catching 102 passes for 1,500 yards accompanied with seven touchdowns.

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Smith signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016. [2] He was released on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [3] [4] He was elevated to the active roster on October 18, 2016. [5] He was released by the Colts on November 8, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [6] [7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts on January 2, 2017. [8]

On August 9, 2017, Smith was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve. [9] He was released on August 16, 2017.

Oakland Raiders

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Smith with the Edmonton Elks in 2021

On November 29, 2017, Smith was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad [10] and was released on December 6, 2017.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On December 26, 2017, Smith was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad. [11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars on January 22, 2018. [12] On June 6, 2018, Smith was waived/injured by the Jaguars and was placed on injured reserve. [13] He was released on September 7, 2018.

Edmonton Eskimos / Elks

On February 11, 2019, Smith signed a two-year contract with the Edmonton Eskimos. [14] The Eskimos had previously drafted him with the 8th-overall pick in the first round of the 2016 CFL Draft. In his first season in the league he caught 55 passes for 632 yards with six touchdowns. He signed a contract extension through the 2021 season with Edmonton on December 31, 2020. [15] During the 2021 season, Smith caught 27 passes for 324 yards. Smith was released by the Elks during training camp on May 17, 2022. [16]

Ottawa Redblacks

On May 21, 2022, it was announced that Smith had signed with the Ottawa Redblacks. [17] In his first year in Ottawa Smith played in eight games and caught 14 passes for 142 yards with two touchdowns. On February 2, 2023, Smith and the Redblacks agreed to a one-year contract extension. [18] He became a free agent after the 2023 season. [19]

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