Tevaun Smith

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Tevaun Smith
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Smith with the Redblacks in 2023
No. 15 – Ottawa Redblacks
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-01-30) January 30, 1993 (age 31)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Chaminade College (Toronto)
Kent School (Kent)
College:Iowa
CFL Draft:2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:National
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:82
Receiving yards:956
Receiving touchdowns:6
Player stats at CFL.ca

Tevaun Smith (born January 30, 1993) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Iowa. Smith has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Edmonton Elks.

Early life and education[edit]

Smith attended Kent School (class of 2012) in Kent, Connecticut.[1] Smith spend four seasons with the Iowa Hawkeyes playing in 47 games, catching 102 passes for 1,500 yards with seven touchdowns.

Professional career[edit]

Indianapolis Colts[edit]

Smith signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016.[2] He was released on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was elevated to the active roster on October 18, 2016.[5] He was released by the Colts on November 8, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts on January 2, 2017.[8]

On August 9, 2017, Smith was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve.[9] He was released on August 16, 2017.

Oakland Raiders[edit]

On November 29, 2017, Smith was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad.[10] He was released on December 6, 2017.

Jacksonville Jaguars[edit]

On December 26, 2017, Smith was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars on January 22, 2018.[12] On June 6, 2018, Smith was waived/injured by the Jaguars and was placed on injured reserve.[13] He was released on September 7, 2018.

Edmonton Eskimos / Elks[edit]

On February 11, 2019, Smith signed a two-year contract with the Edmonton Eskimos.[14] The Eskimos had previously drafted him with the 8th-overall pick in the first round of the 2016 CFL Draft. In his first season in the league he caught 55 passes for 632 yards with six touchdowns. He signed a contract extension through the 2021 season with Edmonton on December 31, 2020.[15] During the 2021 season, Smith caught 27 passes for 324 yards. Smith was released by the Elks during training camp on May 17, 2022.[16]

Ottawa Redblacks[edit]

On May 21, 2022, it was announced that Smith had signed with the Ottawa Redblacks.[17] In his first year in Ottawa Smith played in eight games and caught 14 passes for 142 yards with two touchdowns. On February 2, 2023, Smith and the Redblacks agreed to a one-year contract extension.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "No. 2 - WR Tevaun Smith: The senior wide receiver's offseason mantra set the bar sky high", The Gazette. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Agree To Terms With 21 Undrafted Free Agents". Blogs.Colts.com. May 2, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. September 3, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad". Blogs.Colts.com. September 4, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. October 18, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Waive WR Tevaun Smith". Blogs.Colts.com. November 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Move". Blogs.Colts.com. November 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Sign Seven Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Blogs.Colts.com. January 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. August 9, 2017.
  10. ^ "Raiders Sign WR Isaac Whitney To Active Roster". Raiders.com. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. December 26, 2017. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018.
  12. ^ "Jaguars sign nine players to reserve/futures contracts". Jaguars.com. January 22, 2018. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018.
  13. ^ Williams, Charean (June 6, 2018). "Jaguars sign Montay Crockett, waive Tevaun Smith". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  14. ^ Dunk, Justin (February 11, 2019). "Explosive Canadian receiver Tevaun Smith signs with Eskimos". 3DownNation.com.
  15. ^ "EE Football Team extends the contracts of five players". Esks.com. December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  16. ^ TSN ca Staff (May 17, 2022). "Elks release national WR Smith - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  17. ^ "Redblacks sign receiver Tevaun Smith". Canadian Football League. May 21, 2022.
  18. ^ Hodge, John (February 1, 2023). "Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Canadian receiver Tevaun Smith". 3DownNation. Retrieved February 2, 2023.

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