Position: Offensive tackle Name Donovan Smith Parents Sharon Thomas Roster status: Active Weight 153 kg | High school: Owings Mills (MD) Height 1.98 m Role American football tackle Date joined 2015 | |
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Date of birth: (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 22) NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34 Current team Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#76 / Tackle) College Penn State Nittany Lions football Profiles | ||
Place of birth: Hempstead, New York | ||
Donovan smith s nfl scouting combine workout
Donovan Cole Smith (born June 23, 1993) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State, and was drafted by the Buccaneers in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
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- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
Donovan smith tampa bay buccaneers interview at nfl draft
Early years
Smith was born in Hempstead, New York and lived in New York until he and his twin sister moved to Owings Mills, Maryland prior to their sophomore year in high school to live with their uncle and his wife.
He attended Owings Mills High School, where he did not allow a single sack as a junior or senior and also was a standout defensive lineman. Smith played in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Smith also participated in track & field. Smith was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the ninth-best offensive tackle in his class. He committed to Penn State to play college football.
College career
Smith attended Penn State from 2011 to 2014. After redshirting his first year, Smith would become a starter in 2012 and would start 31 games during his career.
After the 2014 season, Smith decided to forgo his final year of eligibility and entered the 2015 NFL Draft.
Professional career
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Smith in the second round (34th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.
On June 1, 2015, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Smith to a four-year, $6.06 million contract with $4.37 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.67 million.
He entered his rookie season as the Tampa Bay Buccaneer's starting left tackle. Smith started the Buccaneer's season opening loss to the Tennessee Titans. He finished his rookie season starting all 16 regular season contests.
Smith was named the starting left tackle again the following season under new head coach Dirk Koetter. He started the season-opener the next 13 consecutive games.
Personal life
Smith was raised by his mother, Sharon Smith, and has four siblings. He has three sisters named Ebony, Tamika, and Danielle and has one brother named Dwayne. He studied criminology at Penn State and wants to become a detective or FBI agent in the future. He also enjoys reading, cooking, video games, fishing, and watching standup comedy.
He appeared as a human canvas on the eighth season of Spike TV's Ink Master.