Marcus Smith (wide receiver)

This article is about the wide receiver. For other people with the same name, see Marcus Smith.

Marcus Smith

No. 81, 11
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1985-01-11) January 11, 1985
Place of birth: San Diego, California
Career information
College: New Mexico
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* Baltimore Ravens ( 2008– 2011) Kentucky Drillers (2013) New Mexico Stars (2014) New Orleans VooDoo (2015)
Career highlights and awards
* Honorable mention All-Mountain West (2006) First-team All-Mountain West (2007)
Games played	21
Tackles	10
Stats at NFL.com
Receptions	31
Receiving yards	355
Receiving TDs	3
Tackles	1
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Marcus Anthony Smith (born January 11, 1985 in San Diego, California) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Smith was released by Baltimore during final cuts on September 3, 2011. He played college football at New Mexico.

Early years

Smith prepped at Morse High School in San Diego.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Marcus Smith RB	San Diego, California	Morse High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	--	Sep 29, 2007
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: -- (RB)   Rivals: -- (RB), -- (CA)
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "New Mexico Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2003/alabama-newmexico. Retrieved January 14, 2013. "New Mexico College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=203&p=9&c=8&yr=2003. Retrieved January 14, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=203&p=9&c=14&yr=2003. Retrieved January 14, 2013. "2003 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2003. Retrieved January 14, 2013.

College career

Smith played college football at the University of New Mexico and graduated in 2008. He was first team Mountain West Conference for 2007.

Statistics

Source:

			Receiving								Rushing				Kickoff Returns
Season	Team		GS	GP	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long		Att	Yds	TD		Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2004	New Mexico		12	0	3	33	11.0	0	14		14	150	2		15	232	15.5	0	39
2005	New Mexico		11	0	6	56	9.3	0	26		23	126	2		7	133	19.0	0	26
2006	New Mexico		13	12	53	859	16.2	9	61		7	23	0		18	335	18.6	0	30
2007	New Mexico		13	13	91	1,125	12.4	4	66		10	34	1		28	653	23.3	0	82
	Totals		49	25	153	2,073	13.5	13	66		54	333	5		68	1,353	19.9	0	82

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Marcus Smith was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He signed a three-year contract with the team on July 18.

Smith played in only 6 games in 2008, he did not have any receptions but had six tackles on special teams as a gunner.

Smith missed all of the 2009 season after he tore his ACL in a preseason game.

Smith returned in 2010 and notched 21 special teams tackles.

Marcus Smith was released by Baltimore during final cuts on September 3, 2011.

New Orleans VooDoo

On March 26, 2015, Smith was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League. He was placed on reassignment on June 10, 2015.

External links

• Baltimore Ravens bio
• New Mexico Lobos bio