Shane Smith (American football)
Smith in 2016. | |||
Free agent | |||
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Position: | Fullback | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: |
Santa Clara, California | August 21, 1993||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 241 lb (109 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: |
Los Gatos (Los Gatos, California) | ||
College: | San Jose State | ||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||
Career history | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Shane Kristofer Smith (born August 24, 1993) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He attended college at San Jose State.[1]
Early life and college career
Born in Santa Clara, California and raised in nearby Los Gatos, Smith attended Los Gatos High School and San Jose State University. With the San Jose State Spartans football team, Smith redshirted the 2012 season as a linebacker and played at running back and fullback from 2013 to 2016.[2][3] During the 2015 season, Smith played mostly as a blocker for running back Tyler Ervin, who set a school single-season rushing record of 1,601 yards.[2] Smith had far more receiving than rushing yards, accumulating only 18 rushing yards on eight attempts compared to 189 yards on 16 receptions, including two touchdowns.[2]
Professional career
Smith signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent following the 2017 NFL Draft.[4] He played in the first three games after making the team's 53-man roster, starting two, before being waived on September 28, 2017 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[5] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 11, 2017.[6] In his rookie season, Smith played in 11 games with four starts, playing mostly as a blocker.[7]
On September 19, 2018, Smith was waived by the Giants.[8]
References
- ↑ "New York Giants: Shane Smith". Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- 1 2 3 "Shane Smith". San Jose State University. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ↑ http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/sjsu-m-footbl-mtt-2012.html
- ↑ Salomone, Dan (May 11, 2017). "Complete guide to Giants' 2017 undrafted free agents". Giants.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 28, 2017). "Giants make roster moves, place J.T. Thomas on IR". Giants.com.
- ↑ "Giants waive Matt LaCosse, promote Shane Smith to 53-man roster". 247Sports.com. November 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Shane Smith". New York Giants. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Giants claim former Vikings WR Stacy Coley, waive FB Smith". Giants.com. September 19, 2018.
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