Jonnu Smith
| No. 81 – Tennessee Titans | |
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| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 22, 1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Ocala (FL) West Port |
| College: | Florida International |
| NFL draft: | 2017 / round: 3 / pick: 100 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Jonnu Smith (born August 22, 1995) is an American football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida International.
College career
Smith played college football at Florida International University.[1][2][3] As a freshman in 2013, Smith played 12 games with 388 receiving yards and two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2014, Smith played 12 games with 710 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. As a junior in 2015, Smith played 8 games with 397 receiving yards and four touchdowns. As a senior in 2016, Smith played 11 games with 506 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
On October 31, 2016, Smith was involved in an altercation with his girlfriend, Mary Gaspar, who was five months pregnant. The argument took place at their campus dorm room, where Gaspar used a kitchen pot and poured boiling hot water onto Smith. Smith suffered burns, and was ruled out for the rest of his senior year. Gaspar was arrested for aggravated battery, and entered a not guilty plea.[4][5][6][7][8]
Professional career
Smith was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round (100th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Jonnu Smith FIU profile". FIU Sports.
- ^ "Jonnu Smith college stats". ESPN.
- ^ "Jonnu Smith college stats". 247 Sports.
- ^ Neal, David. "She wanted more attention from a top football player. So out came boiling water". The Miami Herald.
- ^ Schilken, Chuck. "NFL prospect Jonnu Smith's college career ends after girlfriend allegedly poured boiling water on him". LA Times. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "FIU TE Jonnu Smith out for year after girlfriend burned him with boiling water". USA Today. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ Schad, Joe. "Florida International TE Jonnu Smith rebounds from boiling water burns". Daily Dolphin Blog. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Russell. "Jonnu Smith, TE, Florida International 2017 NFL Draft scouting report". NFL Mocks. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Titans select Jonnu Smith in 3rd round of 2017 draft". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ Wolf, Jason. "Jonnu Smith, Titans past boiling water attack". Tennesseean.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.