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Irv Smith
No. 82
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1971-10-13) October 13, 1971 (age 52)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:262 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school: Pemberton Township (NJ)
College: Notre Dame
NFL draft: 1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:183
Receiving yards:1,788
Receiving TDs:15
Player stats at NFL.com ·  PFR

Irvin Martin Smith Sr. (born October 13, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (20th overall) of the 1993 NFL draft. [1]

Football career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+18 in
(1.91 m)
255 lb
(116 kg)
33+38 in
(0.85 m)
9+12 in
(0.24 m)
4.81 s 1.66 s 2.82 s 4.46 s 31.5 in
(0.80 m)
9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
16 reps
All values from NFL Combine [2]

A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 262 lb (119 kg) tight end, he went on to star at the University of Notre Dame. Smith played in the NFL from 1993 to 1999.

Smith co-hosts "EZ Sports Talk" with his older brother, former Atlanta Falcons tight end Ed "EZ" Smith, in Phoenix, Arizona. His son, Irv Smith Jr., played college football as a tight end at the University of Alabama and is a member of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.

NFL career statistics

Year Team GP Receiving Fumbles
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FD Fum Lost
1993 NO 16 16 180 11.3 23 2 12 1 1
1994 NO 16 41 330 8.0 19 3 17 0 0
1995 NO 16 45 466 10.4 43 3 24 1 1
1996 NO 7 15 144 9.6 37 0 6 0 0
1997 NO 11 17 180 10.6 25 1 8 1 1
1998 SF 16 25 266 10.6 25 5 17 0 0
1999 CLE 13 24 222 9.3 22 1 13 0 0
Career [3] 95 183 1,788 9.8 43 15 97 3 3

References

  1. ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Irv Smith, Combine Results, TE - Notre Dame". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Irv Smith Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 27, 2014.

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