Stone Smartt (born October 4, 1998) is an American professional football tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Old Dominion.
No. 84 – Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Sacramento, California, U.S. | October 4, 1998||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Del Oro (Loomis, CA) | ||||||
College: | Northern Arizona (2017) Riverside City (2018) Old Dominion (2019–2021) | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Early life
editSmartt attended Del Oro High School in Loomis, California. During his high school career, he played the quarterback position, throwing for 3,021 yards from scrimmage with 29 touchdowns. He took his team in 2015-16 to a Division II-AA State title championship by beating Camarillo (16-13). In 2016-17 he lead Del Oro to a Division 1-A state championship game against San Clemente. Smartt was also an established point guard for the Del Oro boys basketball team. He committed to Northern Arizona University to play college football in 2017.[1]
College career
editAs a true freshman at NAU in 2017, Smartt played in just 2 games. He transferred to Riverside City in 2018, where he played in 12 games and completed 177 out of 277 for 2,754 yards and 31 touchdowns. Rushed for 583-yards and nine touchdowns. Led California JUCO quarterbacks in passing efficiency.
Named First-Team JUCO All-American, earned SoCal Regional Playoff MVP, SCFA Offensive Player of the Year and California State Offensive Player of the Year …Broke school record for most completions in a season, highest completion percentage, most passing yards in a season and career, and most touchdown passes in a quarter. He won the NJCAA Athletic Bureau Offensive Player of the Year.[2] In 2019, he transferred to Old Dominion.[3] He moved from quarterback to wide receiver in 2021.[4]
College statistics
editSeason | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
2017 | Northern Arizona | 9 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 53.4 | 34 | 97 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
2018 | Riverside City | 12 | 12 | 177 | 277 | 63.9 | 2,754 | 31 | 3 | 182.2 | 132 | 583 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
2019 | Old Dominion | 10 | 7 | 101 | 177 | 57.1 | 1,006 | 1 | 6 | 99.9 | 104 | 181 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
2020 | Old Dominion | Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||||||||
2021 | Old Dominion | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 167 | 9.8 | 0 | |
Career | 39 | 24 | 291 | 482 | 60.3 | 3,865 | 33 | 10 | 99.9 | 275 | 871 | 3.1 | 16 | 17 | 167 | 9.8 | 0 |
Professional career
editHeight | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) |
226 lb (103 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.62 s | 1.58 s | 2.60 s | 4.19 s | 7.14 s | 40.0 in (1.02 m) |
10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
12 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[5] |
He signed with the Chargers after going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft.
References
edit- ^ "Northern Arizona football recruiting class of 2017". azcentral. February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Smartt Named JC Athletic Bureau Offensive Player of the Year, Viramontes & Figueroa Deemed All-Americans". Riverside City College. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "ODU QBs have 'chip on our shoulder'". Daily Press. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Old Dominion's Stone Smartt has moved from quarterback to receiver, and he's OK with that". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Stone Smartt College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.