Education
Smith graduated from Louisiana Technical with a bachelor"s degree in sociology.
Smith graduated from Louisiana Technical with a bachelor"s degree in sociology.
Smith plays the running back position. In 2007, in only his second season with the team, Smith became the British Columbia Lions" all time single-season rushing leader (breaking the previous record of 1,510 yards). Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Smith"s hometown is Cleveland, Texas.
Smith played collegiately as a running back at Louisiana Technical University for 2 years following his transfer from the New Mexico Military Institute.
At Louisiana Technical, Smith rushed for 2,189 yards and added 450 receiving yards to go along with 25 touchdowns. As a senior, Smith was selected to the First Team All-Western Athletic Conference Team and was named his team"s offensive Most Valuable Player.
NFL career
Following his graduation from Louisiana Technical, Smith began his professional football career in 2003 as a free agent running back with the Jacksonville Jaguars. However, he was cut after spending 15 weeks on the practice squad.
In 2005, following his release from Jacksonville and a one-week stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Smith signed with the Tennessee Titans and was allocated to the Rhein Fire of NFL Europa where he became the team"s starting running back.
Canadian Football League career (British Columbia Lions & Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
Smith signed as a free agent with the British Columbia Lions in May, 2006, and replaced Antonio Warren as their starting running back when Warren was released in July. In 14 games with the Lions during the 2006 season, Smith rushed 166 times for 887 yards and 9 touchdowns with only 2 fumbles and caught 51 passes for 420 yards and one touchdown. During the 2007 Canadian Football League season, Smith broke former Lion great Cory Philpot"s single season rushing record of 1,510 yards in an October 28 game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
On September 1, 2008, Smith was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for fellow RB Charles Roberts.
He was released by Winnipeg on June 25, 2009.