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| Positions | Wide receiver, running back | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | (1963-10-30) October 30, 1963 Hamilton, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Hamilton[1] | ||||||||||||
| College | Mississippi State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1987: 2nd round, 51st overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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Donald Michael Smith (born October 30, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). After a successful college football career for the Mississippi State Bulldogs as a quarterback, he was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1987 NFL draft with the 51st overall pick.[2] After two seasons with the Buccaneers, Smith was signed by the Buffalo Bills, mainly to be their kick returner. He caught a career high 21 passes for 225 yards in 1990, while also returning 32 kickoffs for 643 yards. He scored a touchdown in Super Bowl XXV for the Bills in what turned out to be the final carry of his career. This was the Buffalo Bills' first touchdown in Super Bowl history.
College statistics
| Year | Team | G | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | RAT | ATT | YDS | TD | TOFF | TDR | |||
| 1983 | Mississippi State | 11 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 139.5 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 1984 | Mississippi State | 11 | 75 | 176 | 42.6 | 1,236 | 6 | 9 | 102.6 | 128 | 545 | 9 | 1,781 | 15 |
| 1985 | Mississippi State | 11 | 143 | 312 | 45.8 | 2,332 | 15 | 14 | 115.5 | 190 | 554 | 6 | 2,886 | 21 |
| 1986 | Mississippi State | 11 | 120 | 244 | 49.2 | 1,609 | 10 | 11 | 109.1 | 159 | 740 | 6 | 2,349 | 16 |
| Totals[3] | 44 | 342 | 738 | 46.3 | 5,229 | 31 | 34 | 110.5 | 485 | 1,868 | 21 | 7,097 | 52 | |
References
- "Title game tonight". The Winston County Journal. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- "Don Smith College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
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