Don Smith (running back) - Misplaced Pages

American football player (born 1963)

American football player

Don Smith

No. 47, 30

Position:

Wide receiver
Running back

Personal information

Born:

(1963-10-30) October 30, 1963 (age 61)
Hamilton, Mississippi, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight:

200 lb (91 kg)

Career information

High school:

Hamilton (MS)

College:

Mississippi St.

NFL draft:

1987 / round: 2 / pick: 51

Career history

Career NFL statistics

Receptions:	40
Receiving yards:	473
Rushing yards:	165
Rushing average:	4.1
Total touchdowns:	3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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. 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

		Passing							Rushing			Total Offense
Mississippi State Bulldogs
YEAR	G	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RAT	ATT	YDS	TD	TOFF	TDR
1983	11	4	6	66.7	52	0	0	139.5	8	29	0	81	0
1984	11	75	176	42.6	1,236	6	9	102.6	128	545	9	1,781	15
1985	11	143	312	45.8	2,332	15	14	115.5	190	554	6	2,886	21
1986	11	120	244	49.2	1,609	10	11	109.1	159	740	6	2,349	16
Totals	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.

External links

NFL.com player page

v t e Mississippi State Bulldogs starting quarterbacks
Blondie Williams (1911) William Herschel Bobo (1917) Billy Murphy (1946) Shorty McWilliams (1947–1948) Don Robinson (1949) Frank Branch (1950–1951) Jackie Parker (1952–1953) Bobby Collins (1954) Bill Stanton (1955) Billy Stacy (1956–1958) John Correro (1959) Charlie Furlow (1960–1962) Sonny Fisher (1963) Ashby Cook (1964–1965) Don Saget (1966) Tommy Pharr (1967–1969) Joe Reed (1970) Hal Chealander (1971) Rockey Felker (1972–1974) Bruce Threadgill (1975–1977) Dave Marler (1978) Tony Black (1979) John Bond (1980–1983) Don Smith (1984–1986) Mike Davis (1987) Tony Shell (1988–1990) Sleepy Robinson (1991) Greg Plump (1992) Todd Jordan (1993) Derrick Taite (1994–1996) Matt Wyatt (1997) Wayne Madkin (1998–2001) Kevin Fant (2001–2003) Kyle York (2002, 2004) Omarr Conner (2004–2006) Michael Henig (2005–2007) Tray Rutland (2006) Wesley Carroll (2007–2008) Josh Riddell (2007) Tyson Lee (2008–2009) Chris Relf (2010–2011) Tyler Russell (2011–2013) Dak Prescott (2013–2015) Damian Williams (2013) Nick Fitzgerald (2016–2018) Keytaon Thompson (2017–2018) Tommy Stevens (2019) Garrett Shrader (2019) K. J. Costello (2020) Will Rogers (2020–2023) Mike Wright (2023) Chris Parson (2023) Blake Shapen (2024) Michael Van Buren Jr. (2024)

Mississippi State Bulldogs starting quarterbacks

Blondie Williams (1911)
William Herschel Bobo (1917)
Billy Murphy (1946)
Shorty McWilliams (1947–1948)
Don Robinson (1949)
Frank Branch (1950–1951)
Jackie Parker (1952–1953)
Bobby Collins (1954)
Bill Stanton (1955)
Billy Stacy (1956–1958)
John Correro (1959)
Charlie Furlow (1960–1962)
Sonny Fisher (1963)
Ashby Cook (1964–1965)
Don Saget (1966)
Tommy Pharr (1967–1969)
Joe Reed (1970)
Hal Chealander (1971)
Rockey Felker (1972–1974)
Bruce Threadgill (1975–1977)
Dave Marler (1978)
Tony Black (1979)
John Bond (1980–1983)
Don Smith (1984–1986)
Mike Davis (1987)
Tony Shell (1988–1990)
Sleepy Robinson (1991)
Greg Plump (1992)
Todd Jordan (1993)
Derrick Taite (1994–1996)
Matt Wyatt (1997)
Wayne Madkin (1998–2001)
Kevin Fant (2001–2003)
Kyle York (2002, 2004)
Omarr Conner (2004–2006)
Michael Henig (2005–2007)
Tray Rutland (2006)
Wesley Carroll (2007–2008)
Josh Riddell (2007)
Tyson Lee (2008–2009)
Chris Relf (2010–2011)
Tyler Russell (2011–2013)
Dak Prescott (2013–2015)
Damian Williams (2013)
Nick Fitzgerald (2016–2018)
Keytaon Thompson (2017–2018)
Tommy Stevens (2019)
Garrett Shrader (2019)
K. J. Costello (2020)
Will Rogers (2020–2023)
Mike Wright (2023)
Chris Parson (2023)
Blake Shapen (2024)
Michael Van Buren Jr. (2024)

v t e Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1987 NFL draft selections
Vinny Testaverde Ricky Reynolds Winston Moss Don Smith Mark Carrier Don Graham Ron Hall Bruce Hill Henry Rolling Tony Mayes Steve Bartalo Curt Jarvis Harry Swayne Stan Mataele Joe Armentrout Greg Davis Mike Simmonds Reggie Taylor Scott Cooper Mike Shula

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