Akili Smith
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Quarterback, Oregon, 1997–⁠98

Akili Smith

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Akili Smith played quarterback at Oregon (1997–⁠98). The Cincinnati Bengals took Smith in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1999 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1998
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year
Drafted
No. 3
Overall, 1999 NFL Draft (Cincinnati Bengals)

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Season by season, from Wikipedia

SeasonTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttYdsPctTDIntAttYdsTD
19971041041901,29854.7126871952
19981911913253,30758.8307741833
Career2955154,60542131613785

From the college statistics table in Smith’s Wikipedia article (Akili Smith, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1999
Height6′2¾″
Weight227 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.72 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump9′6″
3-cone drill6.99 s
20-yard shuttle4.29 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2007CFLCalgary Stampeders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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