![]() Smith with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2023 | |||||||
Personal information | |||||||
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Born: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | January 30, 1993||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Chaminade College (Toronto) Kent School (Kent) | ||||||
College: | Iowa | ||||||
Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
CFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
CFL status: | National | ||||||
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Player stats at CFL.ca |
Tevaun Smith (born January 30, 1993) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Iowa. Smith has been a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Edmonton Eskimos / Elks, and Ottawa Redblacks.
Early life and college
[edit]Smith attended Kent School (class of 2012) in Kent, Connecticut.[1] He spent four seasons with the Iowa Hawkeyes playing in 47 games, catching 102 passes for 1,500 yards accompanied with seven touchdowns.
Professional career
[edit]Indianapolis Colts
[edit]Smith signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016.[2] He was released on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was elevated to the active roster on October 18, 2016.[5] He was released by the Colts on November 8, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts on January 2, 2017.[8]
On August 9, 2017, Smith was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve.[9] He was released on August 16, 2017.
Oakland Raiders
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On November 29, 2017, Smith was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad[10] and was released on December 6, 2017.
Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit]On December 26, 2017, Smith was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars on January 22, 2018.[12] On June 6, 2018, Smith was waived/injured by the Jaguars and was placed on injured reserve.[13] He was released on September 7, 2018.
Edmonton Eskimos / Elks
[edit]On February 11, 2019, Smith signed a two-year contract with the Edmonton Eskimos.[14] The Eskimos had previously drafted him with the 8th-overall pick in the first round of the 2016 CFL Draft. In his first season in the league he caught 55 passes for 632 yards with six touchdowns. He signed a contract extension through the 2021 season with Edmonton on December 31, 2020.[15] During the 2021 season, Smith caught 27 passes for 324 yards. Smith was released by the Elks during training camp on May 17, 2022.[16]
Ottawa Redblacks
[edit]On May 21, 2022, it was announced that Smith had signed with the Ottawa Redblacks.[17] In his first year in Ottawa Smith played in eight games and caught 14 passes for 142 yards with two touchdowns. On February 2, 2023, Smith and the Redblacks agreed to a one-year contract extension.[18] He became a free agent after the 2023 season.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 2 - WR Tevaun Smith: The senior wide receiver's offseason mantra set the bar sky high", The Gazette. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Agree To Terms With 21 Undrafted Free Agents". Blogs.Colts.com. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad". Blogs.Colts.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Waive WR Tevaun Smith". Blogs.Colts.com. November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Move". Blogs.Colts.com. November 9, 2016.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Sign Seven Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Blogs.Colts.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. August 9, 2017.
- ^ "Raiders Sign WR Isaac Whitney To Active Roster". Raiders.com. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018.
- ^ "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. December 26, 2017. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Jaguars sign nine players to reserve/futures contracts". Jaguars.com. January 22, 2018. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Charean (June 6, 2018). "Jaguars sign Montay Crockett, waive Tevaun Smith". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Dunk, Justin (February 11, 2019). "Explosive Canadian receiver Tevaun Smith signs with Eskimos". 3DownNation.com.
- ^ "EE Football Team extends the contracts of five players". Esks.com. December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ TSN ca Staff (May 17, 2022). "Elks release national WR Smith - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "Redblacks sign receiver Tevaun Smith". Canadian Football League. May 21, 2022.
- ^ Hodge, John (February 1, 2023). "Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Canadian receiver Tevaun Smith". 3DownNation. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "Ottawa Redblacks 2024 Pending Free Agents". si.com. November 25, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2024.