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Jason Smith
Free Agent
Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1986-04-30) April 30, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth: Dallas, Texas
High School: Dallas (TX) White
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
College: Baylor
NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Debuted in 2009 for the St. Louis Rams
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2012
Games played     45
Games started     26
Fumble recoveries     0
Stats at NFL.com

Jason Kyle Smith[1] (born April 30, 1986) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Baylor University.

High school career[]

Smith attended W. T. White High School, in Dallas, Texas. He was a First-team All-District honors as a sophomore and junior as an offensive tackle. As a senior he was moved to tight end, catching seven passes for 101 yards and one touchdown. He was rewarded with All-District honors as a senior.

At 6′5″ and 220 lb (100 kg) Smith did not have ideal size and was only considered a two-star prospect by Rivals.com.[2] He drew few scholarship offers and committed to Baylor on the same day that he received his offer.[3]

College career[]

After redshirting his first season at Baylor, Smith played tight end in 2005, appearing in 11 games, starting eight. He caught 6 passes for 70 yards and one touchdown. As a sophomore in 2006, he was moved to the offensive line and started all 12 games of his sophomore season at right tackle. Despite missing several games due to a sprained knee, Smith earned an All-Big 12 honorable mention as he started seven games at left tackle as a junior.

Prior to his senior year, Smith graduated a year early from the school in May 2008, having graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in recreation. As a senior in 2008 he was an All-American selection and a All-Big 12 Conference selection as well. Smith was named Baylor's co-Most Valuable Player. He was credited by the school with 96 knockdown blocks, which were the most ever by a Baylor offensive lineman. Smith gave up 3½ sacks and was penalized five times. With Baylor running a spread offense since the arrival of new head coach Art Briles, Smith was usually in a two-point stance for pass protection, which caused NFL scouts to question his run blocking ability.[4] Picked 2nd overall in the 2009 NFL Draft, Smith is tied with Robert Griffin III as the highest drafted player out of Baylor.

College awards and honors[]

Professional career[]

2009 NFL Draft[]

At the 2009 NFL Combine, Smith recorded the 11th-fastest 40-yard dash (5.09 seconds), tied for the fourth-most repetitions in the bench press (33), and was sixth in the three-cone drill (7.53 seconds) among all offensive linemen who participated.[10] He scored a 23 on the Wonderlic Test.[11] Smith drew comparisons to Ryan Clady.[12]

Smith was drafted second overall in the 2009 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams.[13] He is Baylor's first first-round draft pick since Daryl Gardener in 1996.

Pre-draft measureables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic
6 ft 5 in 309 lb 5.09 s 1.75 s 3.00 s 4.69 s 7.53 s 24 in 8 ft 0 in 33 rep 23

St. Louis Rams[]

On July 30, 2009 the Rams agreed to terms with Smith on a six-year contract with $33 million in guarantees. The maximum value of the deal is $61 million. The sixth year is voidable, which would leave Smith with $6.6 million per year over five years.

When a member of the Rams, Smith was the starting right tackle. Though drafted as a left tackle, Smith was beaten out by 2010 Rams rookie Rodger Saffold.[14] As a rookie, in 2009, Smith played mostly right tackle, although he played some left tackle—the position for which he was drafted. In his rookie season Smith suffered a serious concussion November 22, 2009. "My situation was real serious," Smith related and it caused him to miss the remainder of his rookie season.[15]

New York Jets[]

The St. Louis Rams agreed to trade Smith to the New York Jets in exchange for tackle Wayne Hunter on August 27, 2012.[16] He was released from the Jets on February 19, 2013.[17]

References[]

  1. "Jason Smith Pro Football Reference". pro-football-reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitJa22.htm. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. "Jason Smith - Football Recruiting". Rivals.com. http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=23731.
  3. Howell, Jason (January 14, 2004). "Catching Up: Jason Smith". SicEmSports.com. http://baylor.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?script=content.asp&cid=256702.
  4. Niyo, John (February 23, 2009). "NFL must adjust to the spread". Detroit News. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090223/SPORTS0101/902230316/1004.
  5. "2008 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=3626465.
  6. "Associated Press names 2008 All-America Team". http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=34&url_article_id=15445&change_well_id=2.
  7. "Rivals.com 2008 All-America Teams". http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=887528.
  8. "FWAA NAMES 2008 ALL-AMERICA TEAM". http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2008/allamerica081213.html.
  9. "Pro Football Weekly's 2008 All-America team". http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/College+Football/College+Football+Extras/2008/allamerica.htm.
  10. "Combine notebook: It's about keeping up with the Smiths". http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090221/PKR01/90221075/1058.
  11. "Georgia's Matthew Stafford stands out with NFL Wonderlic score". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-22-pompei-scout-mar22,0,7151782.story.
  12. "Pro Football War Room: Jason Smith". SportingNews.com. http://warroom.sportingnews.com/nfl/draft/2009/players/8404.html.
  13. "Baylor OT Smith ready for smooth transition to NFL". http://www.nfl.com/combine/story?id=09000d5d80ed3621&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true.
  14. Smooth Draft: Rams Take Tackle Smith
  15. "NFL still gathering data on concussions after instituting a new policy a year ago". http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2010/sep/24/bc-fbn-health-concussionssl-_-sports-1250-words/?sports&nfl.
  16. Cimini, Rich; Chris Mortensen (27 August 2012). "Jets deal for RT Jason Smith". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/6AFAhPWOy. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  17. Lange, Randy (19 February 2013). "Five Are Gone, but ‘They’ll Always Be Jets’". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. http://www.webcitation.org/6EYayCT8i. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

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