Defensive back, Michigan State, to 2005
Eric Smith
Lettered 2002–05 (school media guide)
- Born
- Mar 17, 1983
Eric Smith played defensive back at Michigan State (to 2005). The New York Jets took Smith in round 3, No. 97 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2005‡ | Michigan State | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2005 (Oct 29 vs. Indiana): the source has no box score for it. Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Int | PBU | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 | 77 | 24 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2005 Michigan State 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Kent State | W 49–14 | 1 |
No box score in the source for Oct 29 vs. Indiana, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 | Combine or pro day 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ | |
| Weight | 209 lb | |
| Arm length | 30″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.67 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 40″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′7″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.89 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.10 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 89 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | New York Jets | 14 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | New York Jets | 14 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | New York Jets | 8 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | New York Jets | 16 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | New York Jets | 12 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | New York Jets | 16 | 87 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2012 | New York Jets | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 89 | 270 | 3.5 | 6 | |
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.
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