Akili Smith

Kabisa Akili Maradufu Smith

Position: QB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: August 21, 1975 in San Diego, CA
College: Oregon (school history)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 1 (12193rd overall since 1950)

News -- May 2013

5/1 FootballPerspective.com: Where Does Tim Tebow Rank in the Pantheon of Great Quarterbacks: With the Jets releasing Tim Tebow, it appears that his NFL career may be over. If that’s the case, it’s time to reflect...

4/23 FootballPerspective.com: Which positions are the safest to draft in the first round?: Are some positions safer than others in the draft? Conventional wisdom tells us that quarterbacks are risky, while offensive linemen...
4/16 FootballPerspective.com: Do NFL teams properly value age when drafting quarterbacks?: For the most part, age is rarely discussed when talking about college quarterbacks. Outside of the Brandon Weedens and Chris Weinkes...
4/2 Money in the Banana Stand: Cracking the Geno Code: Last week for RotoViz, I examined the statistical profiles of the current NFL starting quarterbacks to get a baseline for evaluating...

2/28 FootballPerspective.com: Update: Miss on a first round QB, get fired: In October, I examined the data supporting the intuitive notion that when an organization misses on a first round quarterback,...

11/23 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: A different starting quarterback in three straight games: Ben Roethlisberger started the first nine games of the season, but things are getting ugly quickly in Pittsburgh. After suffering...

10/19 FootballPerspective.com: Want to get fired? Spend a first round pick on a quarterback: In yesterday’s post, I argued that teams were overly hesitant to move on from bad investments. There’s a reason for...
10/18 FootballPerspective.com: When should the Jaguars give up on Blaine Gabbert?: One of the most difficult decisions an organization has to make is when to admit its mistakes. The Jaguars drafted Blaine Gabbert...
10/4 FootballPerspective.com: Quarter-by-Quarter Team Win Probability Added: A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a method of calculating a team’s win probability at the end of any given quarter, given...

9/25 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL news of September 25, 2002: If I were a Bengals fan—which no one in their right mind would be—I’d want to know why Drew Bledsoe is in Buffalo, rather...

6/13 FanSided: Defense Needs More Attitude: [caption id="attachment_12004" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Steelers linebacker James Harrison puts a hard hit on Browns...

4/15 BucsBanter.com: That Josh Freeman, he’s got poise: I remember watching the 2009 NFL Draft shaking my head in confusion. “Why did the Buccaneers pick an unproven, 21 year old...