Introduction
Rodney Smith (born March 11, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Early years
Smith attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Miami, Florida, where he was a two-sport athlete in football and track. He earned the Miami Herald All-Dade honors at wide receiver. In his final two seasons at Archbishop Carroll High School in which he finished with a total of 65 receptions, 1,330 receiving yards and 17 receiving touchdowns. He was also on the track & field team, where he posted times of 23.00 seconds in the 200-meter dash and 51.98 in the 400-meter dash. He was a four-star prospect out of high school in which he was ranked among the top 100 prospects nationally.
Recruiting
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Smith Wide receiver | Miami, Florida | Archbishop Carroll High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 4.7 | Jul 26, 2008 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 35 (WR) Rivals: 8 (WR), 65 (National), 13 (Florida) | ||||||
Sources:
| ||||||
College career
He played at College football at Florida State. During his Junior season, He was selected as the top conditioned athlete at the Florida State's annual banquet. He finished college with a total of 106 receptions, 1,540 receiving yards along with 10 touchdowns. During his Senior season on October 13, 2012, in a regular season game against Boston College in which he had a Season High 9 receptions and 108 receiving yards. He participated in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game on the East team.
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in | 225 lb | 34 3/4 in | 10 3/8 in | 4.43 s | 1.58 s | 2.55 s | 4.07 s | 7.03 s | 34.5 in | 10 ft 0 in | |||||||||
| All values from the NFL Combine | |||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota Vikings
After not being drafted in the 2013 NFL Draft Smith signed with the Minnesota Vikings the night that the draft had ended. Smith was released by the Vikings on August 31, 2013 (along with 18 others) to get to a 53-man roster and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on October 2, 2014.
Cleveland Browns
He was claimed on waivers by the Cleveland Browns on October 3, 2014. He was released to make room on the roster for linebacker Moise Fokou on August 10, 2015.
Dallas Cowboys
On September 8, 2015, Smith was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad.
Seattle Seahawks
On September 5, 2016, Smith was signed to the Seahawks' practice squad. On September 13, 2016, he was released by the Seahawks. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 19, 2017.