Cameron Smith (linebacker)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}
{{About|the linebacker|the cornerback|Cam Smith (cornerback)|other persons with similar names|Cameron Smith (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date = September 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Cameron Smith
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 59, 32
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|26}}
| birth_place = Roseville, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 235
| high_school = Granite Bay {{nowrap|(Granite Bay, California)}}
| college = USC (2015–2018)
| draftyear = 2019
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 162
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2020}})
| status =
| highlights =
- Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year (2015)
- First-team All-Pac-12 (2017)
- 2× Second-team All-Pac-12 (2016, 2018)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 8
| pfr = SmitCa01
}}
Cameron Smith (born March 26, 1997) is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Early life
Cameron Smith attended Granite Bay High School in Granite Bay, California. He played linebacker; Granite Bay High won the state championship during Smith's sophomore year, in which Smith was the leading tackler for the season. He also was on Granite Bay's baseball and wrestling teams. Smith was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the seventh best inside linebacker in his class and 190th best player overall.{{Cite web |title=Cameron Smith, Minnesota Vikings, Inside Linebacker |url=https://247sports.com/player/cameron-smith-32275/ |access-date=September 2, 2019 |website=247Sports.com |publisher=CBS Interactive |language=en-US}} He committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football where he joined the Beta-Sigma chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.{{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Hank |date=May 21, 2014 |title=Cameron Smith Commits to USC |url=https://reignoftroy.com/2014/05/21/usc-football-recruiting-cameron-smith-commitment-announcement/ |access-date=September 2, 2019 |website=FanSided |language=en-US |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902222651/https://reignoftroy.com/2014/05/21/usc-football-recruiting-cameron-smith-commitment-announcement/ |url-status=dead }}
College career
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"|Year !! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|{{tooltip|G|Games played}} !! rowspan="2"|{{tooltip|GS|Games started}} !! colspan="7" |Tackles | ||||||||||
| {{tooltip|Solo|Solo Tackles}} | {{tooltip|Ast| Assisted tackles}} | {{tooltip|Total|Total tackles}} | {{tooltip|Loss|Tackles for Loss}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Tackle for Loss yards}} | {{tooltip|Sack|Quarterback Sacks}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Sacks yards}} | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | USC | 10 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 78 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 |
| 2016 | USC | 12 | 12 | 43 | 36 | 79 | 7.0 | 24 | 1.0 | 6 |
| class="sortbottom" style="background:#eee;"
| colspan=2 | Career | 22 | 21 | 88 | 69 | 157 | 8.0 | 33 | 2.0 | 15 |
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"|Year !! rowspan="2"|Team !! colspan="6" |Interceptions / Coverage !! colspan="4" |Fumbles | |||||||||||
| {{tooltip|INT| Interceptions}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Interception yards}} | {{tooltip|Avg|Avg yard interception}} | {{tooltip|TD|Interception touchdown}} | {{tooltip|BU|Passes Broken Up}} | {{tooltip|PD|Passes defended}} | {{tooltip|FF|Forced fumbles}} | {{tooltip|FR|Fumbles Recovered}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Fumble yards}} | {{tooltip|TD|Touchdown Fumble return}} | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | USC | 3 | 122 | 40.6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | USC | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| class="sortbottom" style="background:#eee;"
| colspan=2 | Career | 3 | 122 | 40.6 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Source:{{Cite web |title=Cameron Smith College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cameron-smith-3.html |access-date=December 13, 2016 |publisher=Sports Reference}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2
| weight = 238
| dash = 4.69
| ten split = 1.56
| twenty split = 2.72
| shuttle = 4.23
| cone drill = 7.12
| vertical = 39.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 3
| bench = 15
| arm span = 32 3/8
| hand span = 10 3/8
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |title=Cameron Smith Combine Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/cameron-smith/3200534d-4923-0763-e7c3-6a10d9ce4520 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1002726&DraftYear=2019 |title=Cameron Smith College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=September 22, 2024}}
}}
Smith was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round (162nd overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2019 |title=Vikings Select USC LB Cameron Smith in the 5th Round of the NFL Draft |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-select-usc-lb-cameron-smith-in-the-5th-round-of-the-nfl-draft |access-date=September 2, 2019 |publisher=Minnesota Vikings}} He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2019 |title=Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-2019-roster-cuts-53-man-roster |website=Vikings.com}}{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Vikings Fill Initial 2019 Practice Squad |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-practice-squad-2019 |website=Vikings.com}} He was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Peters, Craig |date=October 12, 2019 |title=Vikings Sign Cameron Smith to Active Roster, Waive Davion Davis |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-sign-cameron-smith-to-active-roster-waive-davion-davis |website=Vikings.com}} He was waived again on November 2, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad.{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2019 |title=Vikings Add Holton Hill To 53-Man Roster, Waive Cam Smith |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-add-holton-hill-to-53-man-roster-waive-cam-smith |access-date=November 3, 2019 |website=Vikings.com |archive-date=November 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103145556/https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-add-holton-hill-to-53-man-roster-waive-cam-smith |url-status=dead }} He was promoted back to the active roster on November 26, 2019.{{Cite web |date=November 26, 2019 |title=Vikings Sign Cameron Smith to Active Roster |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-sign-cameron-smith-to-active-roster |website=Vikings.com}}
Smith was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Vikings on July 29, 2020.{{Cite news |date=July 29, 2020 |title=Minnesota Vikings Player Updates On Reserve/COVID-19 List |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/covid-19-players-reserve-opt-out-nfl-2020 |access-date=July 29, 2020 |work=Vikings.com}} On August 8, Smith announced he would need open-heart surgery to fix a bicuspid aortic valve he was born with, and would miss the 2020 season.{{Cite web |last=Maya, Adam |date=August 8, 2020 |title=Vikings LB Cameron Smith needs heart surgery, will miss season |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-lb-cameron-smith-needs-heart-surgery-will-miss-season |website=NFL.com}} He was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list on August 10 and was subsequently waived with a non-football illness designation.{{Cite news |last=Young, Lindsey |date=August 10, 2020 |title=Vikings Announce Cam Smith Roster Move |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/cameron-smith-waived-2020-nfl-season |access-date=August 11, 2020 |work=Vikings.com}} He reverted to the team's reserve/non-football illness list after clearing waivers the next day.{{Cite tweet |number=1293323085890949120 |user=Vikings |title=LB Cam Smith has cleared waivers and reverts to Reserve/NFI. |date=August 11, 2020 |access-date=August 13, 2020}} He announced his retirement on August 18, 2021.{{cite web | last=Gordon | first=Grant | title=Vikings LB Cameron Smith, who returned from heart surgery, announces retirement | website=NFL.com | date=2021-08-19 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-lb-cam-smith-who-returned-from-heart-surgery-announces-retirement | access-date=2024-10-25}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cameron_smith_953935.html USC Trojans bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107221107/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cameron_smith_953935.html |date=November 7, 2016 }}
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Category:American football linebackers
Category:Players of American football from Placer County, California
Category:Sportspeople from Roseville, California