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Quanterus Smith
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Smith in the 2014 NFL season.
Personal information
Born: (1989-11-26) November 26, 1989 (age 35)
Decatur, Georgia
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:239 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Loganville (GA) Grayson
College:Western Kentucky
Position:Defensive end
NFL draft:2013 / round: 5 / pick: 146
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:11
Sacks:0
Forced fumbles:0
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Quanterus Smith (born November 26, 1989) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Western Kentucky. Smith was drafted in the fifth round, 146 overall by the Denver Broncos in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Early years

Smith attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia.[1] He earned First-Team All-County honors while at high school.[1] He also was lettered in Basketball for the Grayson Rams Basketball team.[1]

College career

He was selected to Phil Steele's all-Sun Belt Conference third team following his Sophomore season.[2] He finished his Sophomore season with 47 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 pass deflections, and 2 forced fumbles.[3] He finished his Junior season with a total of 38 tackles, 7.5 sacks.[3] On November 19, 2012, He suffered a Torn ACL in his left knee during a regular season game against Louisiana-Lafayette and would miss the remainder of his senior season.[4][5] Following the conclusion of his Senior season on December 5, 2012, He was named Sun Belt Defensive Player of The Year for his outstanding breakout season[6] in which he recorded 38 Tackles, Career High 12.5 Sacks, one pass deflecion, one fumble recovery in which returned 75 yards for a touchdown and 3 Forced fumbles.[3] He finished college with a total of 135 Tackles, 24 Sacks, 3 Pass Deflections and 5 Forced fumbles.[3]

Professional career

Denver Broncos

Smith was drafted in the 5th round, 146th overall by the Denver Broncos in the 2013 NFL Draft.[7] On May 10, 2013, Smith signed his rookie contract.[8] On August 31, 2013, he was placed on injured reserve with an ACL injury.[9] On April 28, 2015, Smith was waived.[10]

New York Jets

On October 28, 2015, Smith was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets.[11] On November 19, 2015, he was released.[12]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On November 23, 2015, Smith was signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars.[13]

Detroit Lions

On July 20, 2016, Smith signed to the Detroit Lions.[14] On August 29, 2016, Smith was waived by the Lions.[15]

He participated in The Spring League in 2017.[16]

Personal Life

On August 15, 2017, Smith was charged with armed robbery after he and a friend robbed an AT&T store at gun point and led police on a high speed chase.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Western Kentucky Profile". wkusports.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Five Hilltoppers Named To Phil Steele All-Sun Belt Conference Team". wkusports.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d "Quanterus Smith College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  4. ^ "Quanterus Smith Tears ACL, Out For Season". kentuckysports.com. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  5. ^ "Torn ACL ends season for DE Quanterus Smith". foxsports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  6. ^ "WKU's Quanterus Smith named Sun Belt Defensive Player of The Year, Six Hilltoppers Selected First Team All-Conference". wbko.com. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  7. ^ Montgomery, Kyle (2013-04-27). "2013 NFL Draft: Denver Broncos select DE Quanterus Smith in Round 5". Mile High Report. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  8. ^ Mike, Bronco (2013-05-10). "Broncos sign DE Quanterus Smith and WR Tavarres King". Mile High Report. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  9. ^ Montgomery, Kyle (2013-08-31). "Broncos place Quanterus Smith on IR, release Lilja, King". Mile High Report. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  10. ^ Mike, Bronco (2015-04-28). "Broncos waive DL Quanterus Smith". Mile High Report. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  11. ^ B, John (2015-10-28). "Jets Release Steve Weatherford". Gang Green Nation. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  12. ^ Wyatt, David (2015-11-20). "Jets Sign DB Kevin Short, Cut DE Quanterus Smith". Gang Green Nation. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  13. ^ Bouda, Nate (2015-11-23). "Jaguars Sign OLB Quanterus Smith To Practice Squad - NFL Trade Rumors -". NFL Trade Rumors -. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  14. ^ Sessler, Marc (2015-07-20). "Lions add free-agent pass rusher Quanterus Smith". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  15. ^ "Lions acquire G Brandon Thomas via trade with 49ers and announce additional roster moves". DetroitLions.com.
  16. ^ Levine, Ben (April 9, 2017). "The Spring League Announces Camp Roster". profootballrumors.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  17. ^ "Ex-NFL player arrested after armed robbery", Minneapolis Star Tribune, August 15, 2017
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