Zach Smith (American football) explained

Zach Smith
Position:Quarterback
Birth Date:15 April 1998
Birth Place:Grandview, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:227
High School:Grandview
(Grandview, Texas)
College:Baylor (2016–2017)
Tulsa (2018–2020)
Undraftedyear:2021
Pastteams:
Statleague:USFL
Statlabel1:Passing attempts
Statvalue1:24
Statlabel2:Passing completions
Statvalue2:16
Statlabel3:Completion percentage
Statvalue3:66.6
Statlabel4:TDINT
Statvalue4:2-2
Statlabel5:Passing yards
Statvalue5:134
Statlabel6:QBR
Statvalue6:73.9
Pfr:S/SmitZa01

Zach Smith (born April 15, 1998) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Tulsa and Baylor. He has previously played for the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL).

Early life and high school

Smith grew up in Grandview, Texas and attended Grandview High School.[1] Smith passed for 10,217 yards and 113 touchdowns over the course of his high school career.[2] Smith committed to play college football at Baylor over offers from Texas, Kansas, and SMU.[3]

College career

Baylor

Smith began his collegiate career at Baylor, joining the team as an early enrollee.[4] He played in ten games as a freshman and started Baylor's final four games after Seth Russell suffered a fractured ankle.[5] Smith finished the season with pass completions 116 on 196 attempts for 1,526 yards with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions.[6]

Going into his sophomore year Smith competed for the starting quarterback position against incoming freshman Charlie Brewer and graduate transfer Anu Solomon, who was eventually named the starter.[7] He replaced Solomon the second game of the season and was named the starter following the game.[8] Smith played in nine games with six starts over the course of the season before losing his starting position to Brewer, completing 105 of 201 pass attempts for 1,471 yards with eight touchdowns and eight interceptions. After the end of the season, he announced his intent to transfer from Baylor.[9]

Tulsa

Smith ultimately transferred to the University of Tulsa.[10] He sat out the 2018 season per NCAA transfer rules.[11] Smith was named the Golden Hurricane's starting quarterback going into the 2019 season and completed 57.3 percent of his passes for 3,279 yards and 19 touchdowns.[12] In his redshirt senior season, he started all nine games of Tulsa's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and passed for 1,947 yards and 13 touchdowns.[13]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GP Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Baylor Bears
201610 1–3 116 196 59.21,526 7.813 7139.325 -26-1.01
20179 0–6 105 201 52.2 1,471 7.3 8 8 118.9 30 -79 -2.6 0
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
2018
2019124–8 24642957.3 3,2797.6 199 132.0 75-96 -1.3 0
20209 6–3147 263 55.9 1,947 7.4 13 10 126.8 36 -62 -1.7 0
Career 40 11−20 614 1,089 56.4 8,223 7.6 53 34 129.6 166 -263 -1.6 1

Professional career

Smith went unselected in the 2021 NFL Draft. He was invited to a tryout with the Buffalo Bills, but was not offered a contract.[14]

New Orleans Breakers

Smith was selected in the 12th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the New Orleans Breakers.[15] On February 26, 2023, Smith was released by the Breakers.[16]

Statistics

Year! rowspan="2"
TeamGamesPassingRushing
NO6 1 16 24 66.6 134 5.5 2 2 73.9 12 54 4.5 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grandview QB with 'vision' signs with Baylor football. Waco Tribune-Herald. August 14, 2015. February 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: 10 things you might not know about Baylor QB Zach Smith, including his hunting acumen. The Dallas Morning News. July 6, 2017. February 24, 2022.
  3. Web site: Grandview QB Zach Smith commits to Baylor; says BU was No. 1 choice all along. A.J.. Crisp. Cleburne Times-Review. June 6, 2014. February 24, 2022.
  4. Web site: Grandview's Zach Smith graduates early, looks ahead to Baylor future. Cleburne Times-Review. December 27, 2015. February 24, 2022.
  5. Web site: Zach Smith has support of hometown as he debuts at QB for Baylor. Madison. Adams. KWTX.com. November 17, 2016. February 24, 2022.
  6. Web site: Baylor QB Zach Smith to transfer. Waco Tribune-Herald. December 13, 2017. February 24, 2022.
  7. Web site: Baylor quarterback trio battling for starting spot. Waco Tribune-Herald. August 5, 2017. February 24, 2022.
  8. Web site: Baylor to start QB Zach Smith in place of Anu Solomon. Adam. Rittenberg. ESPN.com. September 11, 2017. February 24, 2022.
  9. Web site: Baylor QB Zach Smith to transfer. Waco Tribune-Herald. December 13, 2017. February 24, 2022.
  10. Web site: Quarterback Zach Smith transferring from Baylor to Tulsa. ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 8, 2018. February 24, 2022.
  11. Web site: For now, Zach Smith will be known as 'the transfer from Baylor'. Tulsa World. August 24, 2019. February 24, 2022.
  12. Web site: OSU football: Tulsa offense provides a multi-pronged threat. The Oklahoman. September 17, 2020. February 24, 2022.
  13. Web site: Former Zebra QB hopeful to turn NFL dreams into reality. Cleburne Times-Review. April 29, 2021. February 24, 2022.
  14. Web site: Report: Tulsa QB Zach Smith set for tryout with Bills. The Buffalo News. May 6, 2021. February 24, 2022.
  15. Web site: Grandview's Zach Smith selected by New Orleans in USFL Draft. A.J.. Crisp. Cleburne Times-Review. February 23, 2022. February 24, 2022.
  16. USFLBreakers . Released . 1629926827497242624 . February 26, 2023 . February 26, 2023.