Ryan Smith (American football)
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Ryan Smith is an American football
player who currently plays cornerback
and is a free agent
. He played for the Florida Gators
in college.
in La Puente, CA. He chose to play for Utah
and was an immediate starter under Urban Meyer
's surprise 2004 Utes team, winning the Fiesta Bowl
as a mid-major team. Using a new and scrutinized NCAA rule, Smith took 21 credit hours during the summer of 2006 to graduate and be eligibile to play at a new college the next season. He re-united with Meyer at Florida for the 2006 season
, where he was a starter for the 2006 National champions.
He declared for the 2007 NFL Draft
despite having a year of eligibility remaining. http://www.gatorsports.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070112/GATORS01/70112001
He was drafted with the 206th pick in the 2007 NFL Draft
by the Tennessee Titans
.
On August 31, 2007 Smith was released by the Titans.
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2006-2007 Season Awards
2nd Team All American DB; SEC leader in interceptions; 8 interceptions; 2nd All time interception single season leader for The University of Florida
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player who currently plays cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
and is a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He played for the Florida Gators
Florida Gators
The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
in college.
College career
Raised in Diamond Bar, Smith attended Bishop Amat Memorial High SchoolBishop Amat Memorial High School
Bishop Amat Memorial High School is a co-ed Catholic high school serving the San Gabriel Valley in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and was founded in 1957. The campus is located in La Puente, California, approximately 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County...
in La Puente, CA. He chose to play for Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
and was an immediate starter under Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer
Urban Frank Meyer, III is an American football coach and former player. He is head football coach at Ohio State University, having been hired for the position in November 2011...
's surprise 2004 Utes team, winning the Fiesta Bowl
Fiesta Bowl
The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Frito-Lay and named with their Tostitos brand, is a United States college football bowl game played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Between its origination in 1971 and 2006, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil...
as a mid-major team. Using a new and scrutinized NCAA rule, Smith took 21 credit hours during the summer of 2006 to graduate and be eligibile to play at a new college the next season. He re-united with Meyer at Florida for the 2006 season
2006 Florida Gators football team
The 2006 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2006 college football season...
, where he was a starter for the 2006 National champions.
He declared for the 2007 NFL Draft
2007 NFL Draft
The 2007 National Football League Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 28 and April 29, 2007. The draft was televised for the 28th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2. The NFL Network also broadcast coverage of the event, its second year doing so...
despite having a year of eligibility remaining. http://www.gatorsports.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070112/GATORS01/70112001
He was drafted with the 206th pick in the 2007 NFL Draft
2007 NFL Draft
The 2007 National Football League Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 28 and April 29, 2007. The draft was televised for the 28th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2. The NFL Network also broadcast coverage of the event, its second year doing so...
by the Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
.
On August 31, 2007 Smith was released by the Titans.
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2006-2007 Season Awards
2nd Team All American DB; SEC leader in interceptions; 8 interceptions; 2nd All time interception single season leader for The University of Florida