Jamill Smith

{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox CFL biography |name=Jamill Smith |team= |image= |status= |import=Yes |position1=Wide receiver |birth_date={{birth date and age|1991|2|23}} |birth_place=Muncie, Indiana, U.S. |number= 4, 15, 84 |college=Ball State |high_school=Southside (Muncie) |height_ft=5 |height_in=6 |weight_lbs=155 |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2014}}–{{CFL Year|2016}} |playing_team1=Ottawa Redblacks |playing_years2={{NAL Year|2017}} |playing_team2=Georgia Firebirds |playing_years3={{CFL Year|2017}}–{{CFL Year|2018}} |playing_team3=Edmonton Eskimos |playing_years4={{CFL Year|2019}} |playing_team4=Montreal Alouettes |playing_years5={{CFL Year|2019}} |playing_team5=Edmonton Eskimos |career_highlights= * Grey Cup champion (2016) * First-team All-MAC (2012) * Second-team All-MAC (2011) |CFL=jamill-smith/159501/ }} '''Jamill Amin Smith''' (born February 23, 1991) is an American former football wide receiver. He played college football at Ball State.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/06/05/150-pounds-of-can-do |title=150 pounds of can-do |publisher=ottawasun.com |access-date=August 8, 2014 |author=Baines, Tim |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829172920/http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/06/05/150-pounds-of-can-do |archive-date=August 29, 2015 }}</ref>

==Early life== Smith played high school football for the Southside High School Rebels of Muncie, Indiana, earning four letters. He helped team to an 8–4 record and was named all-state his senior year. He also helped the team advance to the sectional finals as a junior and senior. Smith earned All-Olympic Athletic Conference honors his junior and senior seasons. He passed for 2,459 yards and 20 touchdowns while rushing for 1,724 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior. He set school records for most passing yards in a game, season and career. He also set the school record for most career touchdowns in rushing and passing. Smith played baseball for the Rebels, recording a .429 batting average his senior year.<ref name="A">{{cite web|url=http://ballstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204951607 |title=Jamill Smith |publisher=ballstatesports.com |access-date=August 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829165059/http://ballstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204951607 |archive-date=August 29, 2015 }}</ref>

==College career== Smith played for the Ball State Cardinals of Ball State University from 2010 to 2013. He was redshirted in 2009. He accumulated career totals of 1,988 kickoff return yards, 173 receptions and seventeen receiving touchdowns. Smith earned All-Mid-American Conference Second Team honors as a kick returner in 2013. He also garnered All-MAC Third Team recognition as a wide receiver and punt returner in 2013. He earned All-MAC First Team honors as a wide receiver as well as All-MAC Third Team recognition as a punt and kick returner in 2012. Smith also garnered All-MAC Second Team accolades in 2011.<ref name="A"/>

==Professional career== Smith was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 29, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/players+added+released+leaving+Redblacks+preseason+roster/9889369/story.html |title=Two players are added, two are released, leaving the Redblacks' preseason roster at 84. |publisher=montrealgazette.com |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=August 8, 2014 |author=Horder, Gord |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810063917/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/players%2Badded%2Breleased%2Bleaving%2BRedblacks%2Bpreseason%2Broster/9889369/story.html |archive-date=August 10, 2014 }}</ref> He was released by the Redblacks on June 19, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ottawaredblacks.com/article/redblacks-release-seven |title=REDBLACKS Release Seven |publisher=ottawaredblacks.com |date=June 19, 2015 |access-date=June 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623181207/http://www.ottawaredblacks.com/article/redblacks-release-seven |archive-date=June 23, 2015 }}</ref> He was signed to the Redblacks' practice roster on October 20 and promoted to the team's active roster on October 23, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions |title=Transactions |publisher=cfl.ca |access-date=November 9, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109190836/http://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions |archive-date=November 9, 2015 }}</ref>

Smith signed with the Georgia Firebirds of the National Arena League (NAL) on June 1, 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/transactions.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20170628200113/http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/transactions.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 28, 2017 | title=Transactions | publisher=nationalarenaleague.com | access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref> He played in 3 games for the Firebirds in 2017, catching 8 passes for 70 yards and 1 touchdown. He also returned 2 kicks for 54 yards.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thestatguys.com/NAL/2017/GEO.HTM | archive-url=https://archive.today/20240528060621/https://www.webcitation.org/6stECQcnn?url=http://www.thestatguys.com/NAL/2017/GEO.HTM | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 28, 2024 | title=Georgia Firebirds | publisher=thestatguys.com | access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref>

He signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on August 20, 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.esks.com/transactions-2017/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821194328/https://www.esks.com/transactions-2017/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 21, 2017 | title=TRANSACTIONS | publisher=esks.com | access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref> Over two seasons he appeared in 9 games, primarily used as a punt and kick returner.

He signed with the Montreal Alouettes on September 24, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2019/09/25/checking-news-notes-week-16/|title=Checking Down: News and notes from Week 16|date=2019-09-25|website=CFL.ca|language=en|access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150430123306/http://www.ottawaredblacks.com/roster/show/id/7333 Ottawa Redblacks bio] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140809191459/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jamill-smith-1.html College stats] *[http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=96603&draftyear=2014&genpos=WR NFL Draft Scout]

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