Antone Smith
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Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: September 17, 1985 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Pahokee, Florida | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Pahokee (FL) | |||||||||
| College: Florida State | |||||||||
| Undrafted in 2009 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2010 for the Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2013 | |||||||||
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Antone Smith (born September 17, 1985) is an American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Florida State.
Smith has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Houston Texans.
Early years
In his senior year at Pahokee High School, Smith led Pahokee to the state football title and rushed for 276 yards and three touchdowns in the championship game, finishing with 2,814 yards and 44 touchdowns on the season. During his four-year high school playing career he compiled over 6000 rushing yards.
Smith was ranked as the top running back recruit in the country and the number 25 player overall by Rivals.com. He was a Parade All-American, the Palm Beach County Player of the Year, the Old Spice National Player of the Year, and was voted as Mr. Football for the state of Florida. Smith was voted the MVP of the Nike Camp and while there recorded an extremely fast 40-yard dash time of 4.25. He played in the CalFlorida Bowl and was named the offensive MVP.
College career
During his freshman year at Florida State in 2005, Smith saw action in nine games, playing behind Lorenzo Booker and Leon Washington. He carried the ball 36 times for 188 yards (5.2 avg) and three touchdowns, and was third on team behind Booker and Washington in carries, rushing yards, and yards per game. In Florida State's 55-24 blowout win over Duke University, Smith ran seven times for a season-high 76 yards and two touchdowns, the second of which came on a season-long 45-yard run where he eluded multiple Duke defenders. Smith ended his career with 2,253 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns.[1] In track and field, he spent a part of the spring with Florida State's track team, posting times of 6.83 seconds in the 60 meters and 10.77 seconds in the 100 meters.
Professional career
2009 NFL Combine
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 5 ft 8 in | 191 lb | 4.33 s | 1.48 s | 2.51 s | 4.32 s | 6.90 s | 32 in | 10 ft 2 in | 31 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine | |||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Lions
After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, Smith attended a Detroit Lions minicamp on a tryout basis in early May. He was signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2009 and released on July 27.
Minnesota Vikings
Smith was signed by the Minnesota Vikings on August 5, 2009 after the team waived wide receiver Aundrae Allison and was released by the team on September 1.
Houston Texans
Smith was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad on September 24.
Atlanta Falcons
Smith was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad on October 21, 2009 after the team waived quarterback D. J. Shockley. After his contract expired following the season, the Falcons re-signed Smith to a future contract on January 4, 2010. Smith has been known mostly as a special teams player while in Atlanta but has done well with his limited carries. In week 11 of 2013, Smith rushed for a unbelievable 88 yards and a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Bucs. Also he ran 38 yards for a touchdown in week 13 against the Buffalo Bills. He shows tremendous promise as he hits the holes hard and see the field very well.[2]