Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jeffrey Alan Smith II was born on April 21, 1997, in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is a wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He played college football at Boston.

He attended Clearwater Central Catholic high school; he earned first-team All-State Class 3A honors. He played in the Blue-Grey All-American Game and was named the Bright House Sports Network’s Offensive Player of the Year and the Tampa Bay Times All-Pinellas County Offensive Player of the Year. He set the Central Catholic school record for touchdowns by a quarterback with 34, both in 2014 and 2013; he threw for 2,165 yards and rushed for 1,236 more in the senior year.

He played college football for the Eagles at the Boston College; in 2015 as a freshman he saw action in nine games, making three starts. He totaled 253 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions on 27-of-82 passing and rushed for 450 yards and six touchdowns on 71 carries.

In 2016 he played in all 13 games, making six starts at wide receiver and notched 395 receiving yards on 27 catches with three touchdowns. In 2017 he played in all 13 games with four starts at wide receiver; he was third on the team with 25 receptions and 296 receiving yards. He was a multi-threat weapon in the offense that has rushed for a touchdown and thrown for two touchdowns.

He signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2019.