Rusty Smith (American football)

**Rusty Smith**
Personal information
No. 11 Tennessee Titans
Quarterback
Date of birth: January 28, 1987 (1987-01-28) (age 25)
Place of birth: Jacksonville, Florida
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College: Florida Atlantic
NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 6 / Pick: 176
Debuted in 2010 for the Tennessee Titans



Career history
Tennessee Titans (2010-present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
2007 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year 2007 New Orleans Bowl Most Valuable Player 2008 Motor City Bowl Most Valuable Player
Career NFL statistics as of 2010
TD–INT	0–4
Passing yards	200
QB rating	25.0
Stats at NFL.com

Russell Edgar "Rusty" Smith (born January 28, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Titans in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida Atlantic.

1 College career
- 1.1 College statistics
2 Professional career
- 2.1 Pre-draft
- 2.2 Tennessee Titans
3 References
4 External links

College career

As a sophomore at Florida Atlantic, Smith passed for 32 touchdowns and nine interceptions. In his four-year career, he started in 45 games for the Owls.^[1]

College statistics

		Passing								Rushing
Season	Team	GP	Rating	Att	Comp	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD
2006	Florida Atlantic	12	107.1	194	108	55.7	1,285	6	8	25	-110	0
2007	Florida Atlantic	13	141.6	479	281	58.7	3,688	32	9	39	-116	2
2008	Florida Atlantic	13	127.8	435	234	53.8	3,224	24	14	37	–82	2
2009	Florida Atlantic	7	135.20	253	145	57.3	1,915	14	5	14	-27	1
Totals		45	127.9	1,361	768	56.0	10,112	76	36	115	-335	5

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measureables
Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 5 in	224 lb	4.83 s	1.71 s	2.90 s	4.61 s	7.04 s	23 in	8 ft 4 in
All values from Florida Atlantic's Pro Day workout on March 4, 2010.^[2]

Tennessee Titans

Smith was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round (176th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He was the first ever player from FAU to be drafted.^[3] He was signed to a four-year contract on June 17, 2010.^[4]

Smith made his NFL debut on November 21, 2010 against the Washington Redskins after starter Vince Young left the game with an injured throwing hand, completing 3-of-9 passes for 62 yards and one interception. Titans head coach Jeff Fisher later declared that Smith would become the team's starting quarterback due to Young's season-ending thumb surgery and Kerry Collins' calf injury.^[5] His first start was in a 20-0 shutout loss to the Houston Texans. Smith had 17 completions in 31 passes for 138 yards and was intercepted three times, all by CB Glover Quin.

References

^ Kiper, Jr., Mel (November 26, 2010). "Rusty Smith and the no-name rookies". ESPN.com. http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/columns/story?columnist=kiper_jr_mel&id=5852011. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
^ "Rusty Smith, DS #23 QB, Florida Atlantic". nfldraftscout.com. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=72777&draftyear=2010&genpos=QB. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
^ "Rusty Smith becomes first FAU player ever drafted - Sun Sentinel". Articles.sun-sentinel.com. 2010-04-24. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-04-24/sports/rusty-smith-drafted-042210_1_rusty-smith-fau-nfl-draft. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
^ "Titans Agree to terms with Draft Pick Smith". titansonline.com. June 17, 2010. http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-1/Titans-Agree-to-terms-with-Draft-Pick-Smith/8f632d4c-4d8a-421a-a8fb-825ae3c1b73f. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
^ "Titans now have to rely on rookie quarterback | tennessean.com". The Tennessean. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20101122/SPORTS01/11220318. Retrieved 2010-11-23.

External links

Florida Atlantic Owls starting quarterbacks

Garrett Jahn (2001) Jared Allen (2001–2004) Danny Embick (2004–2005) Sean Clayton (2005–2006) Rusty Smith (2006–2009) Jeff Van Camp (2009–2010) Graham Wilbert (2011– ) David Kooi (2011– )

Tennessee Titans 2010 NFL Draft selections

Derrick Morgan · Damian Williams · Rennie Curran · Alterraun Verner · Robert Johnson · Rusty Smith · Myron Rolle · Marc Mariani · David Howard

Houston Oilers / Tennessee Oilers / Tennessee Titans starting quarterbacks

George Blanda (1960–1966)
Jacky Lee (1960–1967)
Don Trull (1964–1969)
Buddy Humphrey (1966)
Pete Beathard (1967–1969)
Bob Davis (1967–1969)
Charley Johnson (1970–1971)
Jerry Rhome (1970)
Dan Pastorini (1971–1979)
Lynn Dickey (1971–1974)
Kent Nix (1972)
John Hadl (1976–1977)
Gifford Nielsen (1979–1983)
Ken Stabler (1980–1981)
John Reaves (1981)
Archie Manning (1982–1983)
Oliver Luck (1983–1986)
Warren Moon (1984–1993)
Brent Pease (1987)
Cody Carlson (1988–1993)
Billy Joe Tolliver (1994)
Bucky Richardson (1994)
Chris Chandler (1995–1996)
Steve McNair (1995–2005)
Will Furrer (1995)
Neil O'Donnell (1999–2003)
Billy Volek (2003–2005)
Matt Mauck (2005)
Vince Young (2006–2010)
Kerry Collins (2006–2010)
Rusty Smith (2010)
Matt Hasselbeck (2011–present)

Tennessee Titans current roster

Active roster	2 Rob Bironas \| 6 Brett Kern \| 8 Matt Hasselbeck \| 10 Jake Locker \| 11 Rusty Smith \| 17 Damian Williams \| 20 Alterraun Verner \| 23 Jamie Harper \| 24 Chris Hope \| 26 Jordan Babineaux \| 28 Chris Johnson \| 30 Jason McCourty \| 31 Cortland Finnegan \| 32 Robert Johnson \| 33 Michael Griffin \| 35 Chris Hawkins \| 37 Tommie Campbell \| 44 Quinn Johnson \| 45 Ahmard Hall \| 50 Kevin Malast \| 51 Gerald McRath \| 52 Colin McCarthy \| 54 Eugene Amano \| 56 Akeem Ayers \| 57 Patrick Bailey \| 58 Ken Amato \| 59 Tim Shaw \| 60 Kevin Matthews \| 61 Fernando Velasco \| 64 Leroy Harris \| 66 Mike Otto \| 68 Byron Stingily \| 69 Zach Clayton \| 71 Michael Roos \| 73 Jake Scott \| 76 David Stewart \| 82 Donnie Avery \| 83 Marc Mariani \| 85 Nate Washington \| 86 Daniel Graham \| 87 Lavelle Hawkins \| 88 Craig Stevens \| 89 Jared Cook \| 90 Derrick Morgan \| 91 Jason Jones \| 92 Will Witherspoon \| 93 Shaun Smith \| 94 Sen'Derrick Marks \| 95 William Hayes \| 96 Malcolm Sheppard \| 97 Karl Klug \| 98 Dave Ball \| 99 Jurrell Casey

Reserve lists	15 O. J. Murdock (IR) \| 18 Kenny Britt (IR) \| 21 Javon Ringer (IR) \| 25 Anthony Smith (IR) \| 29 Ryan Mouton (IR) \| 55 Barrett Ruud (IR)

Practice squad	14 Michael Preston \| 19 James Kirkendoll \| 22 Terrence Wheatley \| 36 Herb Donaldson \| 70 Troy Kropog \| 77 Ryan Durand \| 79 Pannel Egboh \| 80 Cameron Graham

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Persondata
Name	Smith, Rusty
Alternative names
Short description	American football quarterback
Date of birth	January 28, 1987
Place of birth	Jacksonville, Florida
Date of death
Place of death