Marcus Smith (wide receiver)

This article is about the wide receiver. For other people with the same name, see Marcus Smith.

Marcus Smith
No. 81, 11
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1985-01-11) January 11, 1985 (age 39)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:San Diego (CA) Morse
College:New Mexico
NFL draft:2008 / round: 4 / pick: 106
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:21
Total tackles:10
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career Arena League statistics
Receptions:31
Receiving yards:355
Receiving touchdowns:3
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Marcus Anthony Smith (born January 11, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL draft. Smith was released by Baltimore during final cuts on September 3, 2011. He played college football at New Mexico.

Early life

Smith prepped at Morse High School in San Diego.

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Marcus Smith
RB 		San Diego, California Morse High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) -- Sep 29, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: -- (RB)   Rivals: -- (RB), -- (CA)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "New Mexico Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  • "New Mexico College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  • "2003 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.

College career

Smith played college football at the University of New Mexico and graduated in 2008. He was first-team Mountain West Conference for 2007.

Statistics

Source:[1]

    Receiving   Rushing   Kickoff Returns
Season Team GS GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Att Yds TD Att Yds Avg TD Long
2004 New Mexico 12 0 3 33 11.0 0 14 14 150 2 15 232 15.5 0 39
2005 New Mexico 11 0 6 56 9.3 0 26 23 126 2 7 133 19.0 0 26
2006 New Mexico 13 12 53 859 16.2 9 61 7 23 0 18 335 18.6 0 30
2007 New Mexico 13 13 91 1,125 12.4 4 66 10 34 1 28 653 23.3 0 82
Totals 49 25 153 2,073 13.5 13 66 54 333 5 68 1,353 19.9 0 82

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Marcus Smith was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2008 NFL draft.[2] He signed a three-year contract with the team on July 18.

Smith played in only 6 games in 2008, he did not have any receptions but had six tackles on special teams as a gunner.

Smith missed all of the 2009 season after he tore his ACL in a preseason game.

Smith returned in 2010 and notched 21 special teams tackles.

Marcus Smith was released by Baltimore during final cuts on September 3, 2011.

New Orleans VooDoo

On March 26, 2015, Smith was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League. He was placed on reassignment on June 10, 2015.

References

  1. ^ "Raheem Mostert". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.