Rodney Smith (wide receiver)

Rodney Smith (born March 11, 1990) is an American professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos 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.

Rodney Smith
Smith before a Toronto Argonauts game in 2018.
Edmonton Eskimos
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-11) March 11, 1990
Miami, Florida
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami (FL) Archbishop Carroll
College:Florida State
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Player stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics
Games played:23
Receptions:74
Receiving yards:903
Receiving average:12.2
Receiving touchdowns:5
Player stats at CFL.ca

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
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Rodney Smith
Wide receiver		 Miami, Florida Archbishop Carroll High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 4.7 Jul 26, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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
    Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-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 s 1.58 s 2.55 s 4.07 s 7.03 s 34 1⁄2 in
    (0.88 m)    		 10 ft 0 in
    (3.05 m)
    All values from the NFL Combine[9]

    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[10] and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on October 2, 2014.[11]

    Cleveland Browns

    He was claimed on waivers by the Cleveland Browns on October 3, 2014.[12] He was released to make room on the roster for linebacker Moise Fokou on August 10, 2015.[13]

    Dallas Cowboys

    On September 8, 2015, Smith was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30, 2015.[15]

    On August 30, 2016, Smith was waived by the Cowboys.[16]

    Seattle Seahawks

    On September 5, 2016, Smith was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad.[17] On September 13, 2016, he was released by the Seahawks.[18] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 19, 2017.[19] On August 3, 2017, Smith was waived by the Seahawks.[20] He was re-signed on August 12, 2017.[21] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[22]

    Toronto Argonauts

    Smith signed with the Toronto Argonauts in March 2018.[23] 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[24], 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.[25]

    Edmonton Eskimos

    Smith signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on March 13, 2020.[26]

    References
    1. "Florida State Seminoles profile". seminoles.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
    2. "Rodney Smith – Stats". flrunners.com.
    3. "Rivals.com profile". rivals.yahoo.com.
    4. "Noles Honored". seminoles.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
    5. "Noles honored at annual awards banquet". scout.com. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
    6. "Rodney Smith college statistics". sports-reference.com.
    7. "Florida State at Boston College Box Score". foxsports.com.
    8. "2013 East-West Shrine Game rosters". nfl.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
    9. "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Rodney Smith". www.nfl.com.
    10. Hasan, Arif (August 31, 2013). "Minnesota Vikings Release Final 53-Man Roster, Final Cuts". DailyNorseman.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
    11. Alper, Josh. "Vikings add Chandler Harnish to active roster". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
    12. Wilkening, Mike. "Browns awarded WR Rodney Smith on waivers from Minnesota". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
    13. Kay Cabot, Mary. "Cleveland Browns sign linebacker Moise Fokou". Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
    14. Phillips, Rob (September 8, 2015). "Cowboys Sign 5 More To Practice Squad, Including Gus Johnson, WR Mayle". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
    15. "Dez Bryant To Injured Reserve; More Surgery Needed". BloggingTheBoys.com. December 30, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
    16. Phillips, Rob (August 30, 2016). "9 Moves To Meet 75-Player Limit Include J. Smith To Reserve/NFI, Moore To IR". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
    17. "Seahawks Make Roster Moves And Sign Eight Players To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. September 5, 2016.
    18. Boyle, John (September 13, 2016). "Seahawks Sign Fullback Will Tukuafu And Cornerback Neiko Thorpe". Seahawks.com.
    19. "Seahawks Sign Five Players To 2017 Future Contracts". Seahawks.com. January 19, 2017.
    20. Boyle, John (August 3, 2017). "Seahawks Sign WR Jamel Johnson; Waive WR Rodney Smith". Seahawks.com.
    21. "Seahawks Re-Sign WR Rodney Smith, Waive DL Shaneil Jenkins". NFLTradeRumor.com. August 12, 2017.
    22. Drovetto, Tony (September 2, 2017). "Seahawks Make Three More Trades, Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
    23. "Toronto Argonauts sign international receiver Rodney Smith – Sportsnet.ca".
    24. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/27/argos-get-major-contributions-young-quarterbacks/
    25. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1631309379715
    26. "Eskimos sign Rodney Smith". Esks.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
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