# Wade Smith
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{{Short description|American football player (born 1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Wade Smith
| image = Wade Smith Texans practice '10.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Smith with the Texans in 2010
| number = 74, 71, 73
| position = [Offensive lineman](/source/Offensive_lineman)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|4|26|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Dallas, Texas](/source/Dallas%2C_Texas), U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 295
| high_school = [Lake Highlands](/source/Lake_Highlands_High_School) (Dallas)
| college = [Memphis](/source/Memphis_Tigers_football)
| draftyear = 2003
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 78
| pastteams = * [Miami Dolphins](/source/Miami_Dolphins) ({{NFL Year|2003}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
* [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2007}})
* [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs) ({{NFL Year|2008}}–{{NFL Year|2009}})
* [Houston Texans](/source/Houston_Texans) ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})
* [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks) ({{NFL Year|2014}})*
* [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) ({{NFL Year|2014}})
| highlights = * [Pro Bowl](/source/Pro_Bowl) ([2012](/source/2013_Pro_Bowl))
* [PFWA All-Rookie Team](/source/PFWA_All-Rookie_Team) ([2003](/source/PFWA_All-Rookie_Team))
* Second-team All-[Conference USA](/source/Conference_USA) (2002)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 143
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 98
| statlabel3 = [Fumble recoveries](/source/Fumble)
| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = [Total touchdowns](/source/Touchdown)
| statvalue4 = 1
| pfr = SmitWa21
}}
'''Wade Leon Smith''' (born April 26, 1981) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was an [offensive tackle](/source/Offensive_tackle_(American_football)) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Memphis Tigers](/source/Memphis_Tigers_football), and was selected by the [Miami Dolphins](/source/Miami_Dolphins) in the third round of the [2003 NFL draft](/source/2003_NFL_draft).[{{Cite web |title=2003 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}] Smith was also a member of the [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets), [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs), [Houston Texans](/source/Houston_Texans), [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks), and [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles).
==College career==
He was a four-year [letterman](/source/letterman_(sports)) and two-year [starting](/source/Starting_lineup) [left tackle](/source/offensive_tackle) as a senior and was named a second-team All-[Conference USA](/source/Conference_USA) selection. He was formerly used at tight end and caught five passes for 25 yards as a sophomore.
==Professional career==
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4
| weight = 296
| arm span = 32+5/8
| hand span = 9+5/8
| dash = 5.17
| ten split = 1.69
| twenty split = 2.94
| shuttle = 4.75
| cone drill = 7.62
| vertical = 32+1/2
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 6
| bench = 24
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from [NFL Combine](/source/NFL_Scouting_Combine).[{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=59641&DraftYear=2003 |title=Wade Smith, Memphis, OT, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com}}]
}}
Smith was ranked fifth among offensive guard prospects and was projected a fourth round in the [2003 NFL draft](/source/2003_NFL_draft).
===Houston Texans===
In the October 16, 2011 away game match-up between the Texans and Ravens, Smith recovered a loose ball to score the first touchdown scored by an offensive lineman in Texans history.[{{Cite web | title=Offensive lineman makes Texans history with TD {{!}} Sports Update {{!}} a Chron.com blog | work=Sports Update | date=October 16, 2011 | url=http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2011/10/offensive-lineman-scores-huge-touchdown-for-texans/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018111632/http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2011/10/offensive-lineman-scores-huge-touchdown-for-texans/ | access-date=2024-12-26 | archive-date=October 18, 2011 | url-status=dead }}]
Smith was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl AFC Team in 2012 for the first time in his career. He joined 8 of his Houston Texans teammates in Hawaii in his debut.[{{cite web | url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans/2012/12/a-record-eight-texans-get-pro-bowl-honors/ | title=Team-record eight Texans selected to Pro Bowl | work=Ultimate Texans | date=27 December 2012 }}]
===Seattle Seahawks===
Smith signed with the [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks) on August 4, 2014.[{{cite web|work=NFL.com|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/wade-smith-signs-with-seattle-seahawks-0ap2000000374007|title=Wade Smith signs with Seattle Seahawks|first=Marc|last=Sessler|date=August 4, 2014|access-date=August 16, 2014}}] The Seahawks released Smith on August 25, 2014.
===Philadelphia Eagles===
Smith signed with the [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) on September 9, 2014. He was released on October 14, 2014.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.wadesmithfoundation.org The Wade Smith Foundation]
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Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football centers
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Houston Texans players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players
Category:Memphis Tigers football players
Category:Miami Dolphins players
Category:New York Jets players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:Seattle Seahawks players
Category:Players of American football from Dallas
Category:American Conference Pro Bowl players
Category:Lake Highlands High School alumni
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