Akili Smith

Akili Smith

Akili Smith at the Calgary Stampeders 2007 training camp.
No. 11, 17
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1975-08-21) August 21, 1975 (age 41)
Place of birth:	San Diego, California
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	San Diego (CA) Lincoln
College:	Oregon
NFL Draft:	1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (1999–2002) Green Bay Packers (2003)* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2005)* Frankfurt Galaxy (2005) Calgary Stampeders (2007)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts: 461 Pass completions: 215 Percentage: 46.6 TD–INT: 5–13 Passing yards: 2,212 QB Rating: 52.8 Player stats at NFL.com

Kabisa Akili Maradufu Smith (born August 21, 1975) is a former American and Canadian football quarterback. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round (3rd overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft, the third quarterback in the first three choices, behind Tim Couch (Cleveland Browns), and Donovan McNabb (Philadelphia Eagles). He played college football at Oregon.

Smith also played for the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Frankfurt Galaxy, and Calgary Stampeders.

Smith attended Abraham Lincoln High School in San Diego, the alma mater of Marcus Allen and Terrell Davis, before choosing to go to Grossmont College, a junior college in the San Diego area for two years, prior to transferring to the University of Oregon. Smith came to the foreground of draft discussions because of his performance in his senior season at Oregon, throwing 30 touchdown passes in only 11 starts in college.

In the 1999 NFL Draft, a year when five quarterbacks would be drafted in the first round, Smith was the third quarterback and third player selected overall, by the Cincinnati Bengals.