Cameron Smith (American football)

This article is about the linebacker. For the cornerback, see Cam Smith (American football). For other persons with similar names, see Cameron Smith (disambiguation).

Cameron Smith

No. 59, 32
Position:	Inside linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1997-03-26) March 26, 1997
Place of birth:	Roseville, California, U.S.
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Granite Bay (Granite Bay, California)
College:	USC (2015–2018)
NFL draft:	2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 162
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2019–2020)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-12 (2017) 2× Second-team All-Pac-12 (2016, 2018)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 8 Player stats at NFL.com

Cameron Smith (born March 26, 1997) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Early years

Cameron Smith attended Granite Bay High School in Granite Bay, California. He played Linebacker; Granite Bay High won the state championship during Smith’s sophomore year, in which Smith was the leading tackler for the season. He also was on Granite Bay’s baseball and wrestling teams. Smith was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the seventh best Inside Linebacker in his class and 190th best player overall. He committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football where he joined the Beta-Sigma chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

College career

Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	Tackles
				Solo	Ast	Total	Loss	Yds	Sack	Yds
2015	USC	10	9	45	33	78	1.0	9	1.0	9
2016	USC	12	12	43	36	79	7.0	24	1.0	6
Career		22	21	88	69	157	8.0	33	2.0	15

Year	Team	Interceptions / Coverage						Fumbles
		INT	Yds	Avg	TD	BU	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2015	USC	3	122	40.6	1	3	6	0	1	0	0
2016	USC	0	0	0.0	0	4	4	1	1	0	0
Career		3	122	40.6	1	7	10	1	2	0	0

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Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 2 in	238 lb	32⅜ in	10⅜ in	4.69 s			4.23 s		39.0 in	10 ft 3 in	15 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Smith was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round (162nd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2019. He was waived again on November 2, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on November 26, 2019.

Smith was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Vikings on July 29, 2020. On August 8, Smith announced he would need open-heart surgery to fix a bicuspid aortic valve he was born with, and would miss the 2020 season. He was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list on August 10 and was subsequently waived with a non-football illness designation. He reverted to the team's reserve/non-football illness list after clearing waivers the next day. He announced his retirement on August 18, 2021.

External links

• USC Trojans bio