Cameron Smith (born March 26, 1997) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born: | March 26, 1997 Roseville, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Granite Bay (Granite Bay, California) | ||||
| College: | USC (2015–2018) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 5 / pick: 162 | ||||
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Early life
editCameron Smith attended Granite Bay High School in Granite Bay, California. He played linebacker; Granite Bay High won the state championship during Smith's sophomore year, in which Smith was the leading tackler for the season. He also was on Granite Bay's baseball and wrestling teams. Smith was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the seventh best inside linebacker in his class and 190th best player overall.[1] He committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football where he joined the Beta-Sigma chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.[2]
College career
editStatistics
edit| Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | ||||||
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| Solo | Ast | Total | Loss | Yds | Sack | Yds | ||||
| 2015 | USC | 10 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 78 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 |
| 2016 | USC | 12 | 12 | 43 | 36 | 79 | 7.0 | 24 | 1.0 | 6 |
| Career | 22 | 21 | 88 | 69 | 157 | 8.0 | 33 | 2.0 | 15 | |
| Year | Team | Interceptions / Coverage | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INT | Yds | Avg | TD | BU | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2015 | USC | 3 | 122 | 40.6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | USC | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 122 | 40.6 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Source:[3]
Professional career
edit| 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 | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
238 lb (108 kg) |
32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.69 s | 1.56 s | 2.72 s | 4.23 s | 7.12 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
15 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[4][5] | ||||||||||||
Smith was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round (162nd overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.[6] He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2019.[9] He was waived again on November 2, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad.[10] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 26, 2019.[11]
Smith was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Vikings on July 29, 2020.[12] On August 8, Smith announced he would need open-heart surgery to fix a bicuspid aortic valve he was born with, and would miss the 2020 season.[13] He was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list on August 10 and was subsequently waived with a non-football illness designation.[14] He reverted to the team's reserve/non-football illness list after clearing waivers the next day.[15] He announced his retirement on August 18, 2021.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Cameron Smith, Minnesota Vikings, Inside Linebacker". 247Sports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Shaw, Hank (May 21, 2014). "Cameron Smith Commits to USC". FanSided. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Cameron Smith College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Cameron Smith Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "Cameron Smith College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Vikings Select USC LB Cameron Smith in the 5th Round of the NFL Draft". Minnesota Vikings. April 27, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Vikings Fill Initial 2019 Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 1, 2019.
- ^ Peters, Craig (October 12, 2019). "Vikings Sign Cameron Smith to Active Roster, Waive Davion Davis". Vikings.com.
- ^ "Vikings Add Holton Hill To 53-Man Roster, Waive Cam Smith". Vikings.com. November 2, 2019. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "Vikings Sign Cameron Smith to Active Roster". Vikings.com. November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Minnesota Vikings Player Updates On Reserve/COVID-19 List". Vikings.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ Maya, Adam (August 8, 2020). "Vikings LB Cameron Smith needs heart surgery, will miss season". NFL.com.
- ^ Young, Lindsey (August 10, 2020). "Vikings Announce Cam Smith Roster Move". Vikings.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ @Vikings (August 11, 2020). "LB Cam Smith has cleared waivers and reverts to Reserve/NFI" (Tweet). Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (August 19, 2021). "Vikings LB Cameron Smith, who returned from heart surgery, announces retirement". NFL.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
External links
edit- USC Trojans bio Archived November 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine