Jacques Smith

Jacques Smith (born December 31, 1991) is an American football defensive end and linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Tennessee from 2010 to 2013, was a member of the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad in 2014.

Not to be confused with Jacquies Smith.
Jacques Smith
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1991-12-31) December 31, 1991
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:258 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:Ooltewah (TN)
College:Tennessee
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, grew up in Ooltewah, Tennessee. He attended Ooltewah High School and was ranked as the No. 6 weakside defensive end by Rivals.com and the No. 8 defensive end in nation by Scout.com,[1] and the No. 1 prospect in the State of Tennessee by some publications,[2] including the Knoxville News Sentinel[3] and Rivals.com.[1] He was also selected by USA Today as a first-team player on its All-USA high school football team.[1] Smith was also selected to be on the East team of the Arm All-American 2010 team.

College career

Jacques Smith played for the Volunteers 2010-2014. Through his years at the university Jacques achieved Freshman-All SEC honors as well as being slated as member of the teams "Player Council". Although Jacques experienced minor setbacks during his sophomore season due to injury he still became a full-time starter and an important role player for the Volunteers.

Professional career

Smith was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in May 2014,[4] fined $8,268 for taking a punch at Taylor Lewan during the Falcons' third exhibition game,[5] and cut two days later at the end of August 2014.[6][7] He played for the Falcons' practice squad during the 2014 NFL season.[8] On May 1, 2015, Smith was waived by the Falcons.[9]

References
  1. "Jacques Smith". University of Tennessee. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  2. "The Career Of UT's Jacques Smith". The Chattanoogan. November 29, 2013.
  3. "UT commitment Jacques Smith suspended after hitting teammate in face". Knoxville News Sentinel. November 5, 2009.
  4. "Falcons sign former Ooltewah Owl, UT Vol Jacques Smith". Chattanooga Times Free Press. May 11, 2014.
  5. "Rookie Jacques Smith fined after ejection". ESPN.com. August 28, 2014.
  6. "Falcons waive rookie OLB Jacques Smith". ESPN.com. August 30, 2014.
  7. "Former Ooltewah, UT player Jacques Smith released by Falcons". Chattanooga Times Free Press. August 30, 2014.
  8. "Falcons should promote Jacques Smith". Chattanooga Times Free Press. October 20, 2014.
  9. Adams, Jay (May 1, 2015). "Falcons Make Roster Moves During Draft". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
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