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Alphonso Smith # prospect in 2009 NFL Draft.

Alphonso Smith NFL Draft Bio

Alphonso Smith, Jr. (born October 20, 1985) is an American football cornerback who last played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). Smith played college football for Wake Forest University, and received All-American honors. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He is currently a free agent.

Smith attended Wake Forest University, where he played for coach Jim Grobe's Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team from 2004 to 2008. Smith redshirted as a true freshman in 2004. As a redshirt freshman in 2005, Smith started all 11 games and finished the season with 60 tackles (52 unassisted), three interceptions, two sacks, 12 pass breakups and one forced fumble. He received first-team Freshman All-America honors from CollegeFootballNews.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com. In 2006, the sophomore played 14 games with three starts, registering 48 tackles (37 solo), three interceptions, four sacks, 11 pass breakups and one forced fumble.

As a junior in 2007, Smith started all 13 games as a junior for the demon Deacons and had 44 tackles (36 solo), eight interceptions, three sacks, 18 pass breakups and four forced fumbles and returned three of the interceptions for touchdowns. He tied for first in the nation with a school-record eight interceptions and was first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection and received second-team All-America honors from Walter Camp.

In 2008 Smith started all 13 games as a senior for Wake Forest, totaling 37 tackles (28 solo), seven interceptions, 20 pass breakups and two forced fumbles and tied for first in the nation in both interceptions and pass breakups. He was a first-team All-ACC selection and a consensus first-team All-American. He was also named one of five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. He continues to hold the ACC record for career interceptions (21), and broke the record previously held by Dre' Bly of North Carolina in the 2008 Eagle Bank Bowl.

Draft Year: 2009 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Alphonso Smith

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Alphonso Smith	Cornerback	5 ft 9 in	193 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
2	37	Denver Broncos	Wake Forest	Pahokee, Florida

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