Geno Smith in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Talltodd66, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, West Virginia, 2009–⁠12

Geno Smith

Number
No. 12
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Miami, FL
Born
Oct 10, 1990, in Miramar, Florida

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Geno Smith played quarterback at West Virginia (2009–⁠12). The New York Jets took Smith in round 2, No. 39 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,385
Passing yards, 2011 (West Virginia, 10–⁠3)
Best game
656 yards
Vs. Baylor, week 5, 2012: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in passing touchdowns, 2012
Drafted
No. 39
Round 2, 2013 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

656passing yards, career highvs. Baylor, 20128touchdown passes, career highvs. Baylor, 2012

Honors

Team titles: Big East champions, 2010 and 2011

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2009West Virginia324965.33096.311
2010West Virginia24137264.82,7637.4247
2011West Virginia34652665.84,3858.3317
2012West Virginia36951871.24,2058.1426
Career9881,46567.411,6628.09821

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009West Virginia1770.4013
2010West Virginia1062172.0029
2011West Virginia56−33−0.6220
2012West Virginia661512.3228
Career2453421.4429

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009West Virginia12QB
2010West Virginia12QB
2011West Virginia12QB
2012West Virginia12QB6′3″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2012 West Virginia 13 games, 4,205 passing yards, 42 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.MarshallW 69–⁠3432363234065
Sep 15vs.James MadisonW 42–⁠1234394115018
Sep 22vs.MarylandW 31–⁠21304333830−15
Sep 29vs.BaylorW 70–⁠6345516568031
Oct 6atTexasW 48–⁠45253526840−33
Oct 13atTexas TechL 14–⁠493056278105
Oct 20vs.Kansas StateL 14–⁠55213214312−15
Nov 3vs.TCUL 38–⁠3932542603128
Nov 10atOklahoma StateL 34–⁠55365436420−1
Nov 17vs.OklahomaL 49–⁠5020353204252
Nov 23atIowa StateW 31–⁠2422312362015
Dec 1vs.KansasW 59–⁠102324407315
Dec 29 ✦vs.SyracuseL 14–⁠38192820120−4
2011 West Virginia 13 games, 4,385 passing yards, 31 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.MarshallW 34–⁠132635249207
Sep 10vs.Norfolk StateW 55–⁠122034371401
Sep 17atMarylandW 37–⁠31364938811−11
Sep 24vs.LSUL 21–⁠473865463225
Oct 1vs.Bowling GreenW 55–⁠101830238304
Oct 8vs.UConnW 43–⁠16274545040−19
Oct 21atSyracuseL 23–⁠49244133822−34
Oct 29atRutgersW 41–⁠31203121820−9
Nov 5vs.LouisvilleL 35–⁠38314441030−8
Nov 12atCincinnatiW 24–⁠21294337210−20
Nov 25vs.PittsburghW 21–⁠202231244105
Dec 1atSouth FloridaW 30–⁠2723352370220
Jan 4 ✦vs.ClemsonW 70–⁠3332434076026
2010 West Virginia 13 games, 2,763 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Coastal CarolinaW 31–⁠02027216216
Sep 10atMarshallW 24–⁠2132453161013
Sep 18vs.MarylandW 31–⁠17192926840−6
Sep 25atLSUL 14–⁠2014291192110
Oct 9vs.UNLVW 49–⁠1012162203019
Oct 14vs.South FloridaW 20–⁠6243121920−7
Oct 23vs.SyracuseL 14–⁠19203717813−21
Oct 29atUConnL 13–⁠1622341600064
Nov 13vs.CincinnatiW 37–⁠10152517441−2
Nov 20atLouisvilleW 17–⁠109201330020
Nov 26atPittsburghW 35–⁠109122123018
Dec 4vs.RutgersW 35–⁠1423283521044
Dec 28 ✦vs.NC StateL 7–⁠2322391961159
2009 West Virginia 5 games, 309 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 19atAuburnL 30–⁠41585001−2
Oct 10atSyracuseW 34–⁠13341400–
Oct 17vs.MarshallW 24–⁠715211471017
Nov 7vs.LouisvilleW 17–⁠911600–
Jan 1 ✦vs.Florida StateL 21–⁠338159200−8

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2013
Height6′2⅜″
Weight218 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan76⅜″W
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′4″

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

13 seasons, 113 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

Pro Bowls: 2 (2022–⁠23)

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2013New York Jets162474433,0461221366
2014New York Jets142193672,5251313238
2015New York Jets127422652134
2016New York Jets2814126119
2017New York Giants221362121012
2018Los Angeles Chargers4148002
2020Seattle Seahawks1453300−2
2021Seattle Seahawks465957025142
2022Seattle Seahawks173995724,2823011366
2023Seattle Seahawks153234993,624209155
2024Seattle Seahawks174075784,3202115272
2025Las Vegas Raiders153024483,0251917109
2026 (so far)New York Jets51021471,0846043
NFL career1132,1253,25023,252130891,646

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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