No. 86 – DC Defenders | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Bad Windsheim, Germany | June 9, 1996||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Westwood (Columbia, South Carolina) | ||||||||||||
College: | Limestone (2014–2017) | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Vyncint Smith (born June 9, 1996) [1] is an American football wide receiver for the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). Smith was born in Germany while his U.S. Army parents were stationed there, but he grew up in South Carolina where he played college football at Limestone University. He signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.38 s | 1.52 s | 2.57 s | 4.27 s | 6.89 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) | ||
All values from Pro Day [2] |
Smith made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the New England Patriots. The next week, in the 27–22 loss to the New York Giants, he caught his first career pass, a 28-yard reception. [3]
On August 31, 2019, Smith was waived by the Texans and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [4] [5]
On September 23, 2019, Smith was signed by the New York Jets off the Texans practice squad. [6] In week 5 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Smith rushed 1 time for a 19-yard touchdown in the 31–6 loss. This was Smith's first career rushing touchdown. [7]
On September 7, 2020, Smith was placed on injured reserve. [8] He was activated on October 17. [9]
On March 13, 2021, Smith re-signed with the Jets. [10] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [11] [12]
On January 31, 2022, Smith signed a reserve/future contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [13] He was released on August 21, 2022. [14]
On September 5, 2022, Smith was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad. [15] He was released on October 11.
On October 17, 2022, Smith was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad. [16] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023. [17] He was released on August 29, 2023. [18]
On March 5, 2024, Smith signed with the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). [19]
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