70 Facts About Torrey Smith

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James Torrey Smith was born on January 26,1989 and is a former American football wide receiver.

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Torrey Smith played college football at the University of Maryland and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2011 NFL Draft.

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Torrey Smith played for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Carolina Panthers.

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Torrey Smith was born on January 26,1989, and grew up with his mother Monica Jenkins in Colonial Beach, Virginia and Fredericksburg, Virginia.

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The oldest of seven children, Torrey Smith helped his single mother, who attended Rappahannock Community College in the day and worked at night, with household chores and earned honor roll grades in school.

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Torrey Smith went on to Stafford Senior High School, where he played basketball as a guard, and football at several different positions.

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Torrey Smith played on the Stafford Indians football team as a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, cornerback, kickoff returner, and punt returner.

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In Stafford's 2004 game against King George, Torrey Smith opened with a 54-yard kickoff return, played quarterback, and scored on a 63-yard punt return.

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Torrey Smith earned all-state kick returner honors as a sophomore, all-district honors as a junior, and honorable mention All-Northwest Region quarterback honors, all-district, and all-area honors as a senior.

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Torrey Smith was recruited by Maryland, Penn State, and Virginia Tech.

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Torrey Smith was shown interest by Virginia, but did not receive a scholarship offer.

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The Virginia staff, which questioned whether he had recovered his speed after a basketball injury during his junior year, asked Torrey Smith to run a 4.5-second 40-yard dash at a Nike combine at Clemson University, which he did.

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Torrey Smith sat out the 2007 season at Maryland on redshirt status, and was voted the scout team player of the year as a freshman.

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Torrey Smith was named the scout team player of the week before the Florida State game.

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In summer camp, Torrey Smith adjusted from playing quarterback to wide receiver, a position he had limited experience with in high school.

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Torrey Smith drew praise from the Maryland coaching staff during summer workouts before the 2008 season, and The Washington Times predicted Torrey Smith, alongside receiver Ronnie Tyler, would earn significant playing time.

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Torrey Smith saw action on special teams as a kickoff returner.

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Head coach Ralph Friedgen explained that his presence would alleviate the coverage on Heyward-Bey and praised Torrey Smith's blocking ability in the running game.

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Against Florida State, Torrey Smith broke the school record for single-season kickoff return yards, previously held by cornerback Josh Wilson.

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Torrey Smith finished the season ranked sixth in the nation in all-purpose yards.

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Torrey Smith led the team in receptions, receiving yards and return yards.

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Torrey Smith can hurt you running the ball or catching it.

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Torrey Smith submitted his name to a panel of NFL scouts after the season, which evaluated him as a third- or fourth-round selection in the 2010 NFL Draft.

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Torrey Smith recorded a phone message and video appealing to fans in a bid to improve home attendance, which had been lackluster throughout the season.

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Torrey Smith, who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.41 seconds at the combine, was described as a deep threat that the team had missed the previous season.

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Torrey Smith became the first NFL rookie, and only the 12th player, to amass three touchdown receptions in a single quarter.

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Torrey Smith caught a 26-yard game-winning touchdown against the division rival Pittsburgh Steelers on November 6,2011.

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On November 20,2011, Torrey Smith made six receptions for a Ravens rookie record 165 yards against the Cincinnati Bengals, including a 49-yard touchdown from Joe Flacco.

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Torrey Smith was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his game against the Bengals.

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Torrey Smith finished the season with Ravens rookie records of 50 receptions, 841 receiving yards, 52.6 yards per game, and 7 receiving touchdowns.

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Torrey Smith finished the loss with three catches for 82 yards.

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Torrey Smith finished the year with 48 catches, 855 yards and a then-career-high eight touchdown receptions.

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Torrey Smith finished the game with three catches, 98 yards and the pair of touchdowns.

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Torrey Smith ended the game with two catches for a total of 35 yards.

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Torrey Smith scored his first touchdown of the season in a Week 4 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

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Torrey Smith finished the game catching five passes for a total of 166 yards, and even had a 74-yard catch.

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Torrey Smith reached the 1,000 yard receiving season mark for the first time in his career in Week 15.

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Torrey Smith was the first Raven's-drafted receiver to eclipse 1,000 yards for the team.

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Torrey Smith finished the year with 65 receptions, 1,128 yards and four touchdowns.

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In Week 8, Torrey Smith caught four passes for 51-yards and two touchdowns, as he helped Joe Flacco set the NFL record for the fastest time to record five touchdown passes.

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In Week 13, on the first possession, Torrey Smith scored the game's opening touchdown against the San Diego Chargers, after juggling the ball in the endzone.

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Torrey Smith finished the game with four receptions for 83 yards, including two decisive fourth quarter plays.

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Torrey Smith finished the season with 49 receptions, 767 yards and a career-high 11 touchdown catches.

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Torrey Smith had three games in which he scored multiple touchdowns.

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Torrey Smith left the organization as the franchise record holder in yards per catch in the regular season.

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On March 10,2015, Torrey Smith signed a five-year, $40 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers.

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Torrey Smith appeared in all 16 games and started 12 of them.

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Torrey Smith finished the 2015 season with 33 receptions, 663 receiving yards and four touchdowns, three of his scores having been over 70 yards.

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Torrey Smith led the league in yards per reception with 20.1.

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Torrey Smith was placed on injured reserve on December 23,2016.

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Torrey Smith finished the 2016 season with 20 receptions for 267 receiving yard and three receiving touchdowns in 12 games.

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On March 9,2017, Torrey Smith signed a three-year, $15 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles with second and third-year options at the same salary.

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Torrey Smith finished the season with 36 catches for 430 yards and two touchdowns.

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Torrey Smith caught five passes for 49 yards, earning his second Super Bowl ring.

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Torrey Smith played in 11 games with six starts, recording 17 catches for 190 yards and two touchdowns.

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Torrey Smith was released on September 1,2019, and announced his retirement two days later.

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In March 2013, Torrey Smith worked as an intern for Maryland Rep.

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On March 28,2013, the Ravens picked Torrey Smith to represent the team at the Maryland State capital in Annapolis.

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In December 2020, Torrey Smith joined Rose Health as an Investor and Brand Ambassador to promote mental health resilience.

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Torrey Smith has said "the sky is the limit" as to Rose's potential for growth.

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Torrey Smith said the Rose app has helped him with his own mental health, including figuring out his strengths and weaknesses and how to build his mental health resilience.

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On September 23,2012, Torrey Smith lost his 19-year-old brother in a motorcycle accident.

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Torrey Smith was wearing a helmet, and alcohol was not a factor.

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Torrey Smith has established a college scholarship fund to assist low-income youth from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia in honor of his late brother.

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Torrey Smith left the Ravens' hotel on Sunday at 2 am ET, accompanied by a member of the Ravens' security staff, to be with his family.

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66.

Torrey Smith told Ravens coach John Harbaugh that he wanted to play in that night's game against the New England Patriots.

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Harbaugh told him that it was Torrey Smith's call to make.

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Torrey Smith married his longtime girlfriend, Chanel Williams, on July 11,2013.

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On September 30,2013, Torrey Smith tweeted that his wife is pregnant.

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Torrey Smith's second son, Kameron James, was born on June 22,2016.