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Rodgeriqus Smith (born September 8, 1985 in
Snellville, Georgia Snellville is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, east of Atlanta. The population was 18,242 at the 2010 census, and in 2019 the estimated population was 20,077. It is a developed suburb of Atlanta and a part of the Atlanta metro ...
) is an
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wide receiver for the
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. He was signed on October 27, 2009.


College career

Smith attended
Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
and walked-on the Tigers football team. Smith caught his first collegiate pass for 38 yards against
Mississippi State Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univer ...
during his freshman season. In Smith's sophomore season, he caught his first
touchdown A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone. In Ameri ...
from 20 yards out against the same Mississippi State Bulldogs. Originally a walk-on, Smith was awarded a scholarship after the 2006 season. Smith finished 7th on Auburn's all-time receiving yards list with 1,598.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Rod 1985 births Living people People from Snellville, Georgia Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) Auburn Tigers football players San Diego Chargers players