Cameron Smith (American football)

Cameron Smith (born March 26, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the Vikings in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

For other people named Cameron Smith, see Cameron Smith (disambiguation).

Cameron Smith
No. 59 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Inside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-03-26) March 26, 1997
Roseville, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Granite Bay (CA)
College:USC
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 162
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:8
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Cameron Smith attended Granite Bay High School in Granite Bay, California. He played Linebacker; Granite Bay High won the state championship during Smith’s sophomore year, in which Smith was the leading tackler for the season. He also was on Granite Bay’s baseball and wrestling teams. Smith was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the seventh best Inside Linebacker in his class and 190th best player overall.[1] He committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football where he joined the Beta-Sigma chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.[2]

College career

Statistics
YearTeamGGSTackles
SoloAstTotalLossYdsSackYds
2015USC1094533781.091.09
2016USC12124336797.0241.06
Career222188691578.0332.015
YearTeamInterceptions / CoverageFumbles
INTYdsAvgTDBUPDFFFRYdsTD
2015USC312240.61360100
2016USC000.00441100
Career312240.617101200

Source:[3]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		 238 lb
(108 kg)		 32 3⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		 10 3⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 4.69 s 4.23 s 39.0 in
(0.99 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 15 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4]

Smith was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round (162nd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[5] He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2019.[8] He was waived again on November 2, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[9] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 26, 2019.[10]

Smith was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Vikings on July 29, 2020.[11] On August 8, Smith announced he would need open-heart surgery to fix a bicuspid aortic valve he was born with, and would miss the 2020 season.[12] He was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list on August 10 and was subsequently waived with a non-football illness designation.[13] He reverted to the team's reserve/non-football illness list after clearing waivers the next day.[14]

References
  1. "Cameron Smith, Minnesota Vikings, Inside Linebacker". 247Sports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. Shaw, Hank (May 21, 2014). "Cameron Smith Commits to USC". FanSided. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. "Cameron Smith College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  4. "Cameron Smith Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  5. "Vikings Select USC LB Cameron Smith in the 5th Round of the NFL Draft". Minnesota Vikings. April 27, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 31, 2019.
  7. "Vikings Fill Initial 2019 Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 1, 2019.
  8. Peters, Craig (October 12, 2019). "Vikings Sign Cameron Smith to Active Roster, Waive Davion Davis". Vikings.com.
  9. "Vikings Add Holton Hill To 53-Man Roster, Waive Cam Smith". Vikings.com. November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  10. "Vikings Sign Cameron Smith to Active Roster". Vikings.com. November 26, 2019.
  11. "Minnesota Vikings Player Updates On Reserve/COVID-19 List". Vikings.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  12. Maya, Adam (August 8, 2020). "Vikings LB Cameron Smith needs heart surgery, will miss season". NFL.com.
  13. Young, Lindsey (August 10, 2020). "Vikings Announce Cam Smith Roster Move". Vikings.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  14. @Vikings (August 11, 2020). "LB Cam Smith has cleared waivers and reverts to Reserve/NFI" (Tweet). Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via Twitter.
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