De'Veon Smith explained

De'Veon Smith
Current Team:Arlington Renegades
Number:2
Position:Running back
Birth Date:8 November 1994
Birth Place:Warren, Ohio, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:221
High School:Howland (Warren, Ohio)
College:Michigan (2013–2016)
Undraftedyear:2017
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Rushing yards
Statlabel2:Rushing average
Statlabel3:Rushing touchdowns
Statlabel4:Receptions
Statvalue4:3
Statlabel5:Receiving yards
Statvalue5:27
Statlabel6:Receiving touchdowns
Pfr:S/SmitDe06

De'Veon Le'trell Smith (born November 8, 1994) is an American football running back for the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Michigan, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Miami Dolphins in 2017. He has also played for the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL.

Early life

Smith was born in 1994. He attended Howland High School in Warren, Ohio.[1] [2] He set the career rushing record for Trumbull County, Ohio, with 6,750 rushing yards at Howland High School.[3] He was a finalist for Ohio's "Mr. Football" award.

College career

In March 2012, prior to his senior year in high school, Smith announced that he had committed to play college football for the University of Michigan.[4] He also received collegiate offers from Bowling Green, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, and West Virginia. As a freshman in 2013, Smith appeared in twelve games and had twenty-six carries for 117 yards.[5]

As a sophomore in 2014, Smith led Michigan with 519 rushing yards on 108 carries.[6] In the opening game of the 2014 season, Smith carried the ball eight times for 115 yards. He also scored two touchdowns and had a run of sixty-one yards.[7] Derrick Green also rushed for 170 yards in the game, as Smith and Green became the first pair of Michigan running backs to rush for over 100 yards in the same game since 2007.[8]

During the 2015 season, Smith was again Michigan's leading rusher with 753 yards and six touchdowns on 180 carries and emerged as one of the star players in Jim Harbaugh’s first year at the helm.[9]

Through the first eleven games of the 2016 season, Smith led Michigan with 750 rushing yards and ten touchdowns on 144 carries.[10] On November 19, 2016, the 10-1 Wolverines were struggling against Indiana, and Smith proceeded to put the team on his back. He rushed for a career-high 158 yards and had two momentum-changing touchdowns against Indiana.[11]

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Smith signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[12] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad the next day.[13] [14] He was promoted to the active roster on November 18, 2017.[15] He was waived by the Dolphins two days later and re-signed to the practice squad.[16] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 29, 2017.[17]

Washington Redskins

Smith signed with the Washington Redskins on August 20, 2018.[18] On September 1, 2018, he was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2018 season.[19]

Orlando Apollos

On August 17, 2018, Smith signed with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 AAF season.[20] [21] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[22]

Tampa Bay Vipers

Smith was drafted in the 3rd round in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Vipers.[23] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[24]

TSL Aviators

Smith signed with the Aviators of The Spring League on October 17, 2020.[25]

BC Lions

Smith signed with the BC Lions of the CFL on December 15, 2020.[26] He was released on March 19, 2021.[27]

Pittsburgh Maulers

Smith was drafted in the 2022 USFL draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers, but was cut from the team before the season by Kirby Wilson for requesting pizza that a staffer had brought into the cafeteria at meal time, instead of the chicken salad cafeteria food as Smith said he didn’t like chicken salad. The decision by Wilson was harshly criticized by many across social media.[28]

Arlington Renegades

The Arlington Renegades selected Smith in the eighth round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023.[29] He re-signed with the team on January 29, 2024.[30]

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Notes and References

  1. News: The Smith Show: Senior running back leads Tigers to win . September 15, 2012 . Mike McLain . Tribune Chronicle . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903081804/http://underthelights.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/506581/THE-SMITH-SHOW.html?nav=5210 . September 3, 2014 .
  2. News: Howland's Smith could break county mark . August 27, 2012 . Steve Ruman . Tribune Chronicle . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903081807/http://underthelights.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/506503/Howland-s-Smith-could-break-county-mark.html?nav=5210 . September 3, 2014 .
  3. News: Trumbull County High School Football Player of the Year. WFMJ.com. December 13, 2012.
  4. News: Howland's Michigan Man: De'Veon Smith verbalizes college choice. March 20, 2012. Tim Cleveland. Tribune Chronicle.
  5. Web site: De'Veon Smith. CBS Interactive. MGoBlue.com. August 30, 2014. June 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170622171257/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/deveon_smith_850871.html. dead.
  6. Web site: Michigan Football Statistics (12-game Totals). University of Michigan. Mgoblue.com. November 19, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921013750/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/112914aab.html. September 21, 2016.
  7. News: Appalachian St 14, Michigan 52. ESPN.com. August 30, 2014.
  8. News: Michigan's season opener produces two 100-yard rushing performances for first time since 2007. Brendan F. Quinn. Mlive.com. August 30, 2014.
  9. Web site: 2015 Michigan Football: Michigan Overall Team Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2016) All games. University of Michigan. January 1, 2016. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142454/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/stats/season_stats_20160102aaa.pdf. dead.
  10. News: 2016 Michigan Football Statistics (11-game Totals). University of Michigan. Mgoblue.com. November 19, 2016.
  11. News: Smith powers Michigan, setting up huge OSU game. Angelique S. Chengelis. The Detroit News. November 19, 2016.
  12. Web site: PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Sign 14 Undrafted College Free Agents. MiamiDolphins.com. May 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620001842/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Sign-14-Undrafted-College-Free-Agents/a138d80e-5a2a-4ece-aa9b-83b504af9901. June 20, 2018.
  13. Web site: Dolphins Make Roster Moves. MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024159/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/Dolphins-Make-Roster-Moves/6e2a4fb4-c259-4543-947d-0c866ce56319. June 20, 2018.
  14. Web site: Dolphins Sign 8 To Practice Squad. MiamiDolphins.com. September 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171210094758/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/article-1/Dolphins-Sign-8-To-Practice-Squad/490085a1-8bcc-47ce-a337-0d112c977bd5. December 10, 2017.
  15. News: Butler . Alex . De'Veon Smith: Miami Dolphins promote RB, waive Rey Maualuga . February 10, 2020 . UPI . November 18, 2017 . en.
  16. Web site: Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves. MiamiDolphins.com. November 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171227033043/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/Dolphins-Make-Roster-Moves/2caed41f-d8f7-45bf-a80f-1c52ab97b326. December 27, 2017.
  17. Web site: Dolphins Make Roster Moves. MiamiDolphins.com. November 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180409071056/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/article-1/Dolphins-Make-Roster-Moves/75f956f3-1692-417a-b079-dcf6bdebf7a3. April 9, 2018.
  18. Web site: Kring-Schreifels . Jake . Redskins Sign Running Back Adrian Peterson . Redskins.com . August 20, 2018.
  19. Web site: Redskins.com. 9/1: Redskins Make Roster Moves. September 1, 2018. September 1, 2018. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902052302/https://www.redskins.com/news/9-1-redskins-make-roster-moves. dead.
  20. Web site: Latest list of Alliance San Antonio players. 210 Football. August 17, 2018. February 6, 2019. February 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124519/https://210football.com/latest-list-of-alliance-san-antonio-players. dead.
  21. Web site: Orlando Apollos Set Final Roster. Our Sports Central. January 30, 2019. February 6, 2019.
  22. Web site: Rothstein . Michael . Wickersham . Seth . June 13, 2019 . Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football . January 9, 2024 . ESPN.com.
  23. Web site: Bender. Bill. XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league. Sporting News. October 21, 2019. October 23, 2019.
  24. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.
  25. TheSpringLeague . Some new faces at #TSL2020 for the Aviators . 1317530762485420034 . October 17, 2020 . November 3, 2020.
  26. News: Baker, Matt . Lions Re-Sign Canadian Quartet For 2021 . BCLions.com . December 15, 2020 . December 17, 2020.
  27. Web site: 2021 CFL Transactions . CFL.ca . March 21, 2021.
  28. News: USFL player cut by Pittsburgh Maulers over wanting pizza instead of chicken salad in team hotel. CBS Sports. Jeff. Kerr. April 18, 2022. April 18, 2022.
  29. Web site: Supplemental Draft Picks 2023 . XFL.com . January 2, 2023.
  30. UFL_PR . The United Football League has announced the following transactions . 1752119438571425845 . January 29, 2024 . January 29, 2024.

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