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Quarterback, Utah, 2002–04
Alex Smith
- Hometown
- La Mesa, CA
- Born
- May 7, 1984, in Bremerton, Washington
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Alex Smith played quarterback at Utah (2002–04). He finished fourth in the 2004 Heisman vote. The San Francisco 49ers took Smith first overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2024.
At a glance
- Best season
- 2004
- Academic All-America Team Member of the Year, Sporting News College Football Player of the Year and 1 more
Career highs
359passing yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 20045touchdown passes, career highat San Diego State, 200490rushing yards, career highat Wyoming, 20042rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at New Mexico, 2004Honors
- Inducted 2024College Football Hall of Fame
- 2004Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
- 2004Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 2004Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year
- 2004Fourth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2004
All-America: FWAA 2004; Sporting News 2004; AP second team 2004; Walter Camp second team 2004; CBS Sports 2004; College Football News 2004; Pro Football Weekly 2004; Sports Illustrated 2004
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | TD | |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8.4 | 2 | -11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 173 | 266 | 65.0 | 2,247 | 15 | 3 | 152.3 | 149 | 452 | 5 |
| 2004 | 214 | 317 | 67.5 | 2,952 | 32 | 4 | 176.1 | 135 | 631 | 10 |
| Career | 389 | 587 | 5,203 | 47 | 8 | 286 | 1,072 | 15 | ||
From the college statistics table in Smith’s Wikipedia article (Alex 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).
Game by game
2004 Utah 12 games, 2,952 passing yards, 32 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Texas A&M | W 41–21 | 21 | 29 | 359 | 3 | 0 | 76 |
| Sep 11 | at Arizona | W 23–6 | 12 | 22 | 170 | 2 | 0 | −3 |
| Sep 18 | at Utah State | W 48–6 | 9 | 12 | 163 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Air Force | W 49–35 | 13 | 23 | 260 | 2 | 0 | 84 |
| Oct 1 | at New Mexico | W 28–7 | 14 | 28 | 167 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 16 | vs. North Carolina | W 46–16 | 29 | 37 | 341 | 4 | 1 | 55 |
| Oct 23 | vs. UNLV | W 63–28 | 11 | 19 | 147 | 3 | 0 | 77 |
| Oct 30 | at San Diego State | W 51–28 | 22 | 33 | 298 | 5 | 0 | 45 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Colorado State | W 63–31 | 21 | 26 | 291 | 4 | 0 | 55 |
| Nov 13 | at Wyoming | W 45–28 | 17 | 27 | 244 | 3 | 0 | 90 |
| Nov 20 | vs. BYU | W 52–21 | 16 | 24 | 184 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Pittsburgh | W 35–7 | 29 | 37 | 328 | 4 | 0 | 68 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2005 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅛″ |
| Weight | 217 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.71 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 s |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.82 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 3.96 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
14 seasons, 174 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Football Team.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2013, 2016–17)
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 84 | 165 | 875 | 1 | 11 | 103 |
| 2006 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 259 | 443 | 2,901 | 16 | 15 | 151 |
| 2007 | San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 94 | 193 | 914 | 2 | 4 | 89 |
| 2009 | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 225 | 372 | 2,350 | 18 | 12 | 51 |
| 2010 | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 204 | 342 | 2,370 | 14 | 10 | 60 |
| 2011 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 273 | 445 | 3,144 | 17 | 5 | 179 |
| 2012 | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 153 | 218 | 1,737 | 13 | 5 | 132 |
| 2013 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 308 | 508 | 3,313 | 23 | 7 | 431 |
| 2014 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 303 | 464 | 3,265 | 18 | 6 | 254 |
| 2015 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 307 | 470 | 3,486 | 20 | 7 | 498 |
| 2016 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 328 | 489 | 3,502 | 15 | 8 | 134 |
| 2017 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 341 | 505 | 4,042 | 26 | 5 | 355 |
| 2018 | Washington Redskins | 10 | 205 | 328 | 2,180 | 10 | 5 | 168 |
| 2020 | Washington Football Team | 8 | 168 | 252 | 1,582 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| NFL career | 174 | 3,252 | 5,194 | 35,661 | 199 | 108 | 2,608 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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