Geno Smith
Smith in 2016
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| No. 7 New York Jets | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 10, 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Miramar (FL) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | West Virginia | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Passing attempts: | 866 |
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| Passing completions: | 501 |
| Percentage: | 57.9% |
| TD–Int: | 28–36 |
| Passing yards: | 5,962 |
| Passer rating: | 72.4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Eugene Cyril Smith III (born October 10, 1990), better known as Geno Smith, is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jets in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia.
Smith was born to Eugene Smith, Jr. and Tracy Seller in Miami, Florida on October 10, 1990. His great-uncle, Danny Smith was a record breaking All-American hurdler at Florida State, and his cousin Melvin Bratton was a star running back at Miami in the mid-1980s.
He was admitted to Norland Middle School's magnet program, which dedicated two hours a day to arts instruction. He would go on to attend Miramar High School where he was coached by former Mountaineer Damon Cogdell. As a junior, he passed for 2,200 yards 25 touchdowns and three interceptions and was named Second Team All-State QB. He was also named Second Team All-Broward County as an athlete for 2007. Following his junior year he was invited to the prestigious Elite 11 Quarterback Camp in Aliso Viejo, California.
During Smith's senior season he led his team to the state 6A semi-finals and completed 205 of 338 passes for 3,089 yards and 30 touchdowns while also rushing for over 300 yards. He was an All-State First Team in Florida Class 6A and a Parade All-American. He was also the No. 1 rated player in Broward County according to the Miami Herald and South Florida Sun Sentinel and finished No. 2 in the voting for Mr. Florida. He finished his career as the third-best passer in Broward County history, and was named to the ESPN Top 150 prospects list. He chose to attend West Virginia over offers from Florida State, South Florida, Boston College and Alabama.
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