Maurice Bernard Smith (born June 14, 1995) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Alabama and Georgia.
Personal information | |||||
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Born: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | June 14, 1995||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Dulles (Sugar Land, Texas) | ||||
College: | |||||
Position: | Safety | ||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||
Career history | |||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Smith attended John Foster Dulles High School in Sugar Land, Texas. He would play on the school's football team. He was a consensus four-star cornerback, he played in the Under Armour All-American Game, and was ranked as the No. 5 cornerback in the class of 2013. Smith committed to Alabama over offers from Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Nebraska, Ohio State, Texas, Texas A&M, and Utah, among others.[1]
Smith played for Alabama from 2013 to 2015 and transferred to Georgia in 2016 as a graduate transfer.[2] In his only season as a Bulldog, he was named team captain. He finished the season with 50 total tackles, three passes defended, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.[3][4]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 11+7⁄8 in (1.83 m) |
194 lb (88 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.63 s | 1.57 s | 2.69 s | 4.20 s | 6.94 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
16 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[5] |
Smith signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[6] He was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on December 2, 2017.[7]
On September 3, 2018, Smith was waived by the Dolphins and was re-signed to the practice squad.[8] He was promoted to the active roster on September 18, 2018.[9] He was waived again on October 29, 2018, and re-signed to the practice squad.[10] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 21, 2018.[11]
On August 31, 2019, Smith was waived by the Dolphins.[12]
On October 14, 2019, Smith was signed to the Washington Redskins practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2019.[14] He was waived on August 3, 2020.[15]
Smith had a tryout with the Cincinnati Bengals on August 23, 2020.[16] He signed with the team three days later.[17] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[18]
Smith was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad on September 17, 2020,[19] but was released four days later.[20] On September 29, 2020, Smith was re-signed to the practice squad.[21] He was released on October 20, 2020.[22] On February 1, 2021, Smith signed a reserve/futures contract with the Titans.[23] On August 16, 2021, Smith was waived/injured by the Titans and placed on injured reserve.[24] He was released on August 25.
Smith was a draft selection by the Vegas Vipers in the 2023 XFL Draft. He was placed on the reserve list by the team on February 16, 2023.[25] He was activated on March 15.[25] The Vipers folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[26]