Brad Smith (American football)

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Brad Smith (16) receives the play call in a 2005 game vs Baylor.

Bradley Alexander Smith (born December 12, 1983), son of Phillip and Sherri Smith, is a former American college football player for the University of Missouri and currently plays for the New York Jets.

1 High school
2 College
- 2.1 Accomplishments
- 2.2 Honors
3 Professional football
- 3.1 External links

[edit] High school

Smith attended Chaney High School in Youngstown, Ohio. He was a two-time all-state selection for football and twice was selected as the All-City Offensive Player of the Year. He threw for over 2,700 yards in his career and 34 TDs. He also rushed for over 1,200 yards and 19 TDs. Brad also played basketball and was an all-city selection.

[edit] College

After being redshirted in 2001 he became the four-year starter (never missing a start) for the Tigers of Mizzou. His redshirt freshman year he established himself as one of the elite quaterbacks in college football becoming only the second player in Division 1-A football history to ever pass for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000. He received numerous national and Big 12 Conference freshman honors, leading the Tigers to a 5-7 record. His sophomore year he led Mizzou to an 8-5 record and their first bowl game since 1998. In 2004 the Tigers went a disappointing 5-6 after beginning the season ranked number 17 by the Associated Press. His senior year he led the Tigers to a 7-5 record and his second Independence Bowl in three years and the first Mizzou bowl victory in 7 years.

Brad was working on his graduate degree in Economics at Mizzou upon being drafted. He received his business degree from Mizzou in May 2005.

Smith has set numerous Missouri, Big 12, and Division 1-A records. In his junior season, he was considered a preseason Heisman candidate by many, but Mizzou and Brad did not live up to expectations, achieving only a 5-6 record.

Brad is a leader on and off the field. He excelled in the classroom, and has been named to the Big 12 All-Academic Team. He participated in the Mike Jones Football Clinic, Chancellor's Lunch, Big Brothers and Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Food Drive, Truman Club and Athletes-in-Action, among others.

[edit] Accomplishments

All-time division 1-A leader for rushing by a quarterback
First player in division 1-A history to pass for 8,000 yards and run for 4,000 yards in career
First player in division 1-A history to pass for 2,000 yards and run for 1,000 yards in a season twice in a career
Second player in division 1-A history to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 2,000 yards in a season
Fourth player in division 1-A history to score 200 points and pass for 200 points in a career
Sixth player in division 1-A history to pass for 200 yards and rush for 200 yards in a single game (vs. Nebraska on October 22, 2005)
Most rushing yards in division 1-A history by a freshman quarterback
Holds school record for:
- career rushing yards
- career touchdown passes
- career total yards
- career total points scored
- most points in a game (30) and most touchdowns (5) (vs. Texas Tech on October 25, 2003)
Holds 69 different MU, Big 12 and NCAA game, season and career records (as of 12/2005)
2006 Independence Bowl MVP
2006 Hula Bowl MVP

[edit] Honors

2002 1st-Team Freshman All-American by FWAA, The Sporting News, College Football News, and Rivals.com
2002 Honorable Mention All-American by CNNSI.com, College Football News
2002 and 2003 honorable mention All-Big 12 by AP
2002 and 2004 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 by coaches
2003 4th-Team All-American by College Sports Report
2003 3rd-Team All-Big 12 by coaches
2005 Draddy Trophy finalist
2005 Honorable Mention All-Big 12

[edit] Professional football

Brad was the 103rd overall selection in the 2006 NFL draft. The New York Jets drafted Smith as a Wide Receiver/Running Back/Quarterback in the fourth round. He was signed by the New York Jets on July 21, 2006 as a Wide Receiver/Quarterback. Recently in a preseason game he was played at quarterback and rallied the Jets to 10 points and scrambled for the game-winning touchdown. He was then declared a "bona fide quarterback" by Jets coach Eric Mangini and is listed higher on the depth chart at quarterback than wide receiver. Through Week 5, the Jets have used Smith in a variety of ways, lining him up at quarterback, running back, and wide receiver.