Jimmy Smith (cornerback)

Jimmy Smith

Smith during practice at M&T Bank Stadium in 2011
No. 22 Baltimore Ravens
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1988-07-26) July 26, 1988 (age 29)
Place of birth:	Fontana, California
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Colton (CA)
College:	Colorado
NFL Draft:	2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27
Career history
Baltimore Ravens (2011–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl Champion (XLVII)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Total tackles: 226 Sacks: 1.0 Interceptions: 8 Forced fumbles: 2 Pass deflections: 46 Defensive touchdowns: 1 Player stats at NFL.com

James Michael Smith (born July 26, 1988) is an American football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Ravens with the 27th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Colorado.

Born in Fontana, California, Smith grew up in a single-floor home in Colton, California, which is about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. The neighborhood Smith lived in was notoriously bad. "It's a rough neighborhood," said Smith. "A lot of gangs. A lot of gang violence. A lot of people get shot and killed all the time." However, Smith was able to shrug this off and excel at football from an early age.

Smith attended Colton High School in his hometown, where he was a three-year letterman in football. He garnered honorable mention all-league accolades on defense as a sophomore starting at safety, when he had 45 tackles and four interceptions on the season-his first year playing football. As a junior, he was named first-team all-league and second-team all-county on defense. He had 30 catches for 600 yards and four touchdowns on offense, and at his cornerback spot, he tallied 57 tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, an interception and eight passes broken up. In his final year, he was first-team All-Southeastern Conference on both offense (wide receiver) and defense (cornerback). He was named first-team all-county and his team's most improved player. On offense, he had 53 receptions for 1,123 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 21.2 yards per catch, while defensively, he totaled 47 tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, two interceptions and 15 pass deflections. He also averaged 36 yards on punt returns with one touchdown. Under coach Harold Strauss, his team went a combined 30-6 in his three years playing football: 9-3 as a senior, 10-2 as a junior and 11-1 as a sophomore; Colton advanced to the second round of the playoffs each year. Smith also lettered in basketball and track & field at Colton, earning a combined seven letters between the two.