Cameron Marquise Jani' Smith (born December 21, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina.
 Smith with the South Carolina Gamecocks | |||||
| No. 24 – Miami Dolphins | |||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||
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| Born: | December 21, 2000 Blythewood, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Westwood (Blythewood) | ||||
| College: | South Carolina (2019–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 2 / pick: 51 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Early life
editSmith attended Meade Senior High School in Fort Meade, Maryland, before transferring before his senior year to Westwood High School in Blythewood, South Carolina. He was selected to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl.[1] He committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football.[2][3]
College career
editSmith played in three games as a true freshman at South Carolina in 2019 and had three tackles. As a redshirt freshman in 2020, he started three of eight games and had 16 tackles and two interceptions. In 2021, he played in 11 games with seven starts, recording 41 tackles and three interceptions.[4][5]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.43 s | 1.49 s | 2.52 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) |
11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[6][7] | ||||||||||||
The Miami Dolphins selected Smith with the 51st pick in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.[8] As a rookie, he appeared in 15 games in the 2023 season.[9]
Smith was placed on injured reserve on August 27, 2024.[10] He was activated on October 21.
NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBH | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Y/I | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | Y/R | TD | ||
| 2023 | MIA | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ Smith, Cam (November 29, 2018). "Cam Smith brings great name, Gamecocks pride to All-American Bowl". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Cam (August 20, 2018). "South Carolina lands 4-star DB Cameron Smith (not me)". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Bezjak, Lou (August 17, 2018). "Hometown SpursUp! Cam Smith commits to Gamecocks". The State. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ Diaz, Cory (April 22, 2022). "'Dynamite' spring primes South Carolina cornerback Cam Smith for explosive season". The Greenville News. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Portnoy, Ben (May 2, 2022). "South Carolina has two NFL first-rounders for 2023, early mock draft says". The State. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "Cam Smith Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Cam Smith College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Masala, Mike (April 28, 2023). "Dolphins select CB Cam Smith with pick No. 51". Dolphins Wire. USA Today. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Cam Smith 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. August 27, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Yahoo! Sports
- Miami Dolphins bio
- South Carolina Gamecocks bio