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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | May 31, 1982 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | Georgia | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 77 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 496 |
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Rushing average: | 3.8 |
Rushing TDs: | 4 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Musa Smith (/ˈmuːsə/; born May 31, 1982) is a former American football running back who played five seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia.
Smith has also been a member of the New York Jets.
Smith attended West Perry High School in rural Perry County, Pennsylvania, and was a USA Today Honorable Mention All-USA selection in football.
Musa Smith rushed for 2,202 yards and 19 touchdowns on 454 carries (4.9 yards per carry) during his three-year career at Georgia. This included a spectacular junior campaign in 2002, when he rushed for 1,324 yards and eight touchdowns on 261 carries (5.1 yards per carry), becoming the first Georgia running back to pass 1,000-yards in a season since Garrison Hearst in 1992.
Smith played a starring role in Georgia's 2003 Sugar Bowl victory over Florida State on January 1, 2003, carrying the ball 23 times for 145 yards in Georgia's 26-13 win.
Smith was drafted with the 13th pick of the third round (77th overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played sparingly for much of 2003 and 2004.