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Derek Smith

Derek Mecham Smith

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: January 18, 1975 in American Fork, UT
College: Arizona State

Career AV: 62 (825th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 3rd round (80th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1997 22 WAS RLB 50 16 16 2.0 0 0 2 5 0 59 28 9
1998 23 WAS RLB 50 16 15 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 78 25 7
1999 24 WAS MLB 50 16 16 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 66 28 7
2000 25 WAS MLB 50 16 14 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 71 17 9
2001 26 SFO MLB 50 14 14 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 0 78 30 8
2002 27 SFO MLB 50 16 16 1.0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 84 29 7
2003 28 SFO MLB 50 16 16 3.5 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 7 0 88 27 8
2004 29 SFO MLB 50 14 14 1.5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 46 1 80 30 6
2005 30 SFO RILB/lilb 50 16 16 1 13 0 13 7 0 0 1 0 1 90 26 7
2006 31 SFO MLB/lilb 50 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 51 19 4
2007 32 SFO LILB 50 15 14 1 4 0 4 4 0 0 1 -1 0 50 28 7
2008 33 2TM 6 4 7 6 2
MIA 59 1 0 0
SDG 58 5 4 7 6 2
Career 174 167 13.5 4 17 0 13 26 5 0 13 60 2 802 293 81
7 yrs SFO 104 102 9.0 3 17 0 13 26 3 0 8 55 2 521 189 47
4 yrs WAS 64 61 4.5 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 5 0 274 98 32

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2004 29 SFO MLB 50 14 14 1 1 6
2005 30 SFO RILB/lilb 50 16 16 1 1 6
Career 174 167 2 2 12

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Fumble Return TD

2004 NFL 1 (3)
2005 NFL 1 (3)
Career 2 (37)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)