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American football player
Steve Smith
refer to captionSmith (back) at the Giants' Super Bowl XLII victory rally
No. 12, 11
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1985-05-06) May 6, 1985 (age 39)
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:William Howard Taft
(Woodland Hills, California)
College:USC (2003–2006)
NFL draft:2007 / round: 2 / pick: 51
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:245
Receiving yards:2,641
Receiving touchdowns:12
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Steven Smith (born May 6, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and earned All-American honors. He was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2007 NFL draft, and was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Early life

Smith was born in Anchorage, Alaska. He played at Taft High School in the San Fernando Valley, where he set the state records for most receptions (271) and yardage (4486) in a varsity career, and led the Toreadors to two consecutive Los Angeles City Section Championship games (although they lost both games). His career yardage record was surpassed by Canyon High School Wide Receiver, Drew Wolitarsky on October 5, 2012. He played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl with several of his USC Trojan teammates including Reggie Bush, LenDale White, and Sam Baker. He also played high school basketball and was a teammate with former Los Angeles Lakers point guard Jordan Farmar.

College career

Smith (#2) in the huddle during a 2006 game.

Smith attended the University of Southern California, where he was one of the top two wide receivers by yardage for the USC Trojans football team. He was on the Maxwell Award 2006 watch list for the best player in college football and was named to the 2006 All-Pac-10 team First Team and to the 2006 All-Pac-10 Second Team by rivals.com. Smith was named honorable mention on the SI.com All-American team and First-team All-American by CBS Sportsline. Smith was voted team MVP in 2006 by teammates of his 4th ranked Trojans team. Smith caught three touchdown passes from Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart in USC's 55-19 national championship/Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 11+3⁄4 in
(1.82 m) 		197 lb
(89 kg) 		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.45 s 1.54 s 2.58 s 4.19 s 6.68 s 38 in
(0.97 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)
All values from NFL Combine

New York Giants

Smith was drafted in the second round (51st overall) by the New York Giants in the 2007 NFL draft. He wore number 12. Smith only played in five games in the 2007 regular season (Weeks 1, 2, 15, 16, 17), recording eight catches for 63 yards and no touchdowns. However, after returning from a shoulder and hamstring injury, Smith turned in an outstanding postseason as he became a reliable third down receiver for quarterback Eli Manning. He made two big catches at the end of the first half in Dallas, which set up a game-tying touchdown and caught five passes in Super Bowl XLII, including four on third down. One of which was a 12-yard reception on a third and 11 with 45 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Smith and the Giants prevailed over the New England Patriots 17-14. In the 2008 regular season, Smith became one of Manning's favorite targets, and not just on 3rd down as Smith led the Giants in receptions over Amani Toomer and Plaxico Burress, who both started over Smith. Smith helped the Giants win the NFC East division.

In the 2009 season, with the Giants' loss of Burress and Toomer, Smith and Domenik Hixon were named the starting wideouts. Smith opened the season explosively, and by the end of week 4, Smith led the NFL in receptions (34), receiving yards (411), and touchdown receptions (4).

In Week 15, in a game against the Redskins, Smith broke the Giants franchise record for most receptions in a single season, also becoming the first Giants receiver in history to make 90 catches in one season.

Smith was selected as an alternate in the 2010 Pro Bowl. He later replaced Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald on the 2010 Pro Bowl roster after Fitzgerald withdrew due to an injury.

Philadelphia Eagles

On August 10, 2011, Smith agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list on August 13. He was activated from the list on August 27.

He had eleven catches for 124 yards and a touchdown before he was placed on injured reserve on December 12 due to a bone bruise in his knee. He played in nine games for the Eagles, with one start against the Arizona Cardinals on November 13, in which he made five catches for 47 yards.

St. Louis Rams

The St. Louis Rams signed Smith on March 26, 2012.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On April 2, 2013, Smith signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Smith announced his retirement on May 29, 2013. Five years later, in his first year of eligibility, Smith was mistakenly announced as a modern-era nominee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2007 NYG 5 0 8 63 7.9 12 0
2008 NYG 16 4 57 574 10.1 30 1
2009 NYG 16 15 108 1,220 11.4 51 7
2010 NYG 9 7 48 529 11.0 45 3
2011 PHI 9 1 11 124 11.3 20 1
2012 STL 9 2 14 131 9.4 25 0
Total 64 29 245 2,641 10.8 51 12

Personal life

Smith's brother, Malcolm Smith, was the MVP of Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seattle Seahawks. According to his biography page from the New York Giants, Steve was a Public Policy/Management and Planning major at USC. He was born in Anchorage, Alaska, raised in Woodland Hills, California and Canoga Park, California, and currently resides in the San Fernando Valley.

References

  1. "Steve Smith #12 WR". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  2. The awards are voted on by Pac-10 coaches. 2006 All-Pac-10 team Archived January 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, scout.com, November 27, 2006.
  3. "Steve Smith Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  4. "NFL Draft Scout". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  5. "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  6. "Steve smith-the forgotten catch.WMV". YouTube. February 26, 2010.
  7. NY Giants 17, New England 14: Box Score, ESPN.com
  8. "Eagles WR Smith ends up on injured reserve with knee injury". NFL.com. December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
  9. Rosenthal, Gregg (April 2, 2013). "Steve Smith, Nate Kaeding join Tampa Bay Buccaneers". National Football League. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  10. WR Steve Smith retires after six NFL seasons
  11. "Pro Football Hall of Fame explains Steve Smith (Giants) nomination". USAToday.com. September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  12. "Here's how the wrong Steve Smith was nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  13. Did You Know? WR Steve Smith, Giants.com
  14. "Column: Former Taft High, USC star Steve Smith on Super Bowl heroics". Los Angeles Times. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2024.

External links

2003 USC Trojans football—AP national champions
2004 USC Trojans football—AP national champions (BCS / Coaches Poll vacated)
New York Giants 2007 NFL draft selections
New York Giants Super Bowl XLII champions
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