Troy Smith NFL Draft Bio

Troy Smith NFL Draft Bio

Troy Smith (born July 20, 1984 in Columbus, Ohio) is the starting quarterback for The Ohio State University football team and the winner of the 2006 Heisman Trophy.

Troy Smith graduated from Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio where he was coached by Ted Ginn Sr., father of his current Ohio State and high school teammate Ted Ginn Jr. After a strong junior season at Glenville, Smith was invited to participate in the Elite 11 competition, which features the eleven top ranked high school quarterback prospects in the United States. Smith earned great praise following his performance, and although it was relatively late in the recruiting process, Ohio State offered Smith a football scholarship. He verbally committed to the Buckeyes, signing his letter of intent in February 2002.

Early life
Troy Smith's mother, Tracy Smith, raised him and two siblings in Columbus, then moved to Cleveland in 1987, without the support of his father. Smith first expressed interest in playing football in Cleveland, where he played for the Glenville A's midget football team, initially as running back and tight end. Irvin White, his coach, moved Smith to quarterback after a few games and Smith stayed in the position. In 1993 Smith was placed in foster care with Diane and Irvin White while his mother fought an undisclosed drug addiction and served a short period in jail for drug-related arrests in 1993 and 1994. Smith was reunited with his mother in 1997.

High school career
Smith played his first two years at St. Edward High School, a parochial school in west suburban Lakewood. He excelled in basketball and football but left the school in 2000 in the wake of an incident, which occurred during a basketball game against Toledo-St.John High School. During the game, Smith knocked an opposing player unconscious for what he later told the media were racial slurs levied at him by his counterpart. a charge denied by the opposing player and rejected by both high schools. Smith returned to his East Side neighborhood of Glenville to play for the Tarblooders as a senior under Ted Ginn, Sr. Smith threw for 971 yards and 12 touchdowns during the 2001 season, leading Glenville to the state playoffs, in addition to playing wide receiver. He also played three years of basketball and ran track (high jump, long jump, and 1,600-meter relay). West Virginia University had recruited Smith, but when Ohio State coach Jim Tressel agreed to give Smith a chance at quarterback, Smith accepted the last scholarship of Ohio State's 2002 football recruiting class.

College career
Ohio State's Troy Smith hands off to Antonio Pittman vs the 2006 Texas LonghornsAs a redshirted freshman for the Buckeyes, Smith played sparingly at Running Back and Kick Returner in 2003. Off the field, Smith was involved in an altercation outside a dormitory on 2003-11-16, which the university claimed was limited to acting as a "peacekeeper". Smith pleaded no contest to a charge of disorderly conduct and paid a $100 fine.

He entered his sophomore season as the backup quarterback to Justin Zwick, but took over as the starter when Zwick was injured halfway through the 2004 season. Smith won four of the five games he started in 2004, including a victory over the archrival Michigan Wolverines. Smith was suspended for breaking an undisclosed team rule before the Alamo Bowl, with Coach Tressel extending the suspension to include the first game of the 2005 season after it was revealed that Smith had allegedly accepted $500 from a booster.

With Smith at QB, Ohio State lost only two games in the 2005 regular season, one as a starter. The first was to the eventual BCS National Champion Texas Longhorns (which he did not start) and the other was to the Penn State Nittany Lions, co-Big Ten champions. Smith's 2005 stats included 2,282 passing yards with 16 touchdowns and four interceptions. This led to a quarterback rating of 162.66, the fourth-highest of the season. He rushed for 611 yards and 11 touchdowns on 136 carries. In January 2006, he was named the Offensive MVP of the Fiesta Bowl, after leading the Buckeyes to a 34-20 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

In the second week of the 2006 season, Smith and the Buckeyes took revenge for their 2005 loss to Texas. The top ranked Buckeyes won their rematch with the (again) second-ranked Longhorns, 24-7. Smith went 17-27 with 269 yards passing, two touchdowns, and no interceptions. For many fans and analysts, Smith's performance against the Longhorns gave credibility to the preseason Heisman Trophy hype he'd received. His passing statistics improved during the 2006 season, completing 67% of his passes for 2,507 yards, with 30 touchdowns and five interceptions. This led to a quarterback rating of 167.87, again fourth in the country.

Smith was one of five finalists for the 2006 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is given to the top senior college quarterback.

Teammates voted Smith the 2006 most valuable player. On 2006-12-07 the Davey O'Brien Foundation awarded Smith the Davey O'Brien Award for best college quarterback. He defeated other finalists Colt Brennan of the University of Hawaii and Brady Quinn of the University of Notre Dame.

In three games against Michigan, Smith has a total of 1,151 yards of total offense, two rushing touchdowns, and seven passing touchdowns. The Buckeyes won all three games, making Smith the first Ohio State quarterback since Tippy Dye (1934-1936) to quarterback in three victories over Michigan, and the first to win three straight games against Michigan as a starter.

Smith's college football career came to an end on January 8, 2007, against the Florida Gators in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game game. Smith completed just four of 14 passes for 35 yards along with an interception, a fumble, and was sacked five times in a 14-41 defeat for the Buckeyes.

Heisman Trophy
Smith won the 2006 Heisman Memorial Trophy on Dec.8,2006 . He beat out sophomore RB/QB Darren McFadden (2nd) from Arkansas and QB Brady Quinn (3rd), senior quarterback from Notre Dame. Smith became the first true quarterback from the Big Ten to ever win the coveted award. In winning the 2006 Heisman Trophy Troy Smith took 86.7% of the first place votes, which is a record. His tally of 2,540 votes was the third largest behind that of the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, Reggie Bush of the University of Southern California (2,541 votes). His margin of victory (1,662 votes) was also the second largest in the history of the award, eclipsed only by that O.J. Simpson who won by 1,750 votes in 1968 and had the largest vote total of 2,853 votes. Troy Smith earned the award by leading Ohio State to an undefeated regular season, with high profile road games against defending National Champion Texas, and later against the Iowa Hawkeyes. He capped his season, securing his claim to the Heisman, with an outstanding performance in his final game against second-ranked Michigan on November 18, 2006, throwing for 316 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-39 victory.

Career statistics

Passing
Year  Gms Att Comp Comp%  Yrds TDs Int Rating 
2002    2   0    0     0     0   0   0      0 
2003   11   0    0     0     0   0   0      0 
2004    8 122   68 55.7%   896   8   3 134.15 
2005   11 237  149 62.9% 2,282  16   4 162.66 
2006   12 297  199 67.0% 2,507  30   5 167.87 
Career 44 656  416 63.4% 5,685  54  12 159.72 

Rushing
Year  Gms Rush   Yrd Avg TDs 
2002    2    0     0   0   0 
2003   11    3    14 4.7   0 
2004    9   82   339 4.1   2 
2005   11  136   611 4.5  11 
2006   12   62   233 3.8   1 
Career 44  283 1,197 4.2  14 

Total offense
Year  Gms Plays   Yrd  Avg TDs 
2002    2     0     0    0   0 
2003   11     3    14  4.7   0 
2004    9   204 1,235  6.0  10 
2005   11   373 2,893  7.6  27 
2006   12   359 2,740  7.6  31 
Career 44   939 6,882 7.33  68

College awards
2006 Heisman Trophy
2006 NCAA First Team All American
2006 Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
2006 Fiesta Bowl MVP
2006 Walter Camp Award
2006 Davey O'Brien Award
2006 Buckeyes MVP
2006 Associated Press Player of the Year
2006 Chicago Tribune Silver Football — Big Ten Most Valuable Player

Pro career
Smith is eligible for the 2007 NFL Draft. He is considered one of the top quarterbacks available, alongside JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn and Kevin Kolb. On January 30, 2007, Smith is quoted by the media urging his hometown team, the Cleveland Browns, to select him in the NFL Draft

Personal:
Date of birth July 20, 1984 (age 22)
Place of birth Columbus, Ohio
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Position(s) QB
College Ohio State

Draft Year: 2007

Troy Smith NFL Prospect Stats

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Troy Smith	Quarterback	6-1	215
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
			Ohio St.	Columbus, Ohio

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