Blair Smith
































































Blair Smith
No. 48     Edmonton Eskimos
Born:
(1990-09-25) September 25, 1990 (age 28)
Mississauga, Ontario
Career information
Status Active
CFL status National
Position(s) LB
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 230 lb (100 kg)
College Angelo State
High school St. Marcellinius
CFL draft
2015 / Round: 7 / Pick: 60
Drafted by Edmonton Eskimos
Career history
As player

2015–present
Edmonton Eskimos

Career highlights and awards



  • Grey Cup champion (2015)


Career stats
  • Playing stats at CFL.ca


Blair Smith (born September 25, 1990) is a Canadian football linebacker who plays for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He attended Angelo State University where he played college football for the Angelo State Rams.




Contents






  • 1 Early career


  • 2 Professional career


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Early career


Smith played high school football for St. Marcellinius Secondary School, and went on to play at Vanier College.[1] In 2011, he transferred to St. Francis Xavier University and played for the St. Francis Xavier X-Men as a defensive back.[2] He later transferred to New Mexico Military Institute, where he completed 48 total tackles, one sack, and one interception in a season. From 2013 to 2014, he played for the Angelo State Rams.[1] He finished his last season at Angelo State with 101 tackles and 2.5 sacks and 2 interceptions.



Professional career


Smith was selected in the seventh round of the 2015 CFL Draft by the Edmonton Eskimos with the 60th overall pick.[3] He remained on the active roster following the preseason, and made his CFL debut in the season opener against the Toronto Argonauts on June 27, 2015.[4] He played in every game of his rookie season and contributed 20 special teams tackles. He continued to be a major part of the Eskimos special team unit in 2016, while also seeing more snaps on defense. He was re-signed by the Eskimos on February 10, 2017; preventing him from becoming a free agent.[5]



References





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  2. ^ "St. Francis Xavier announces 1st 16 recruits including blue chip Omara". Canada Football Chat. March 11, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2015.


  3. ^ Moddejonge, Gerry (May 13, 2015). "Eskimos didn't wait to pull the trigger on U of A Bears OL David Beard in second round of the CFL draft". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved July 12, 2015.


  4. ^ "Depth Charts". Edmonton Eskimos. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.


  5. ^ "Eskimos sign WR Adjei, LB Smith to extensions – Article – TSN". TSN. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-02-11.




External links


  • Edmonton Eskimos bio









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