Jeff Smith (running back)

Rushing yards:	752
Rushing average:	3.7
Total touchdowns:	12
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jeff Smith
No. 42, 35
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	March 22, 1962 (age 62); Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Wichita Southeast ; (Wichita, Kansas)
College:	Nebraska
NFL draft:	1985 / round: 10 / pick: 267
Career history
	Kansas City Chiefs (1985–1986); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987–1988); Green Bay Packers (1989)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Big Eight (1984);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	752
Rushing average:	3.7
Total touchdowns:	12
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jeff Keith Smith (born March 22, 1962) is a former professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League (NFL). He was a tenth round draft pick by the Chiefs in the 1985 NFL draft.^[1] His most productive season was 1986 with the Chiefs when he gained 1270 all-purpose yards, 557 of which came returning kickoffs. Smith's college career was highlighted by his two touchdowns in the 1984 Orange Bowl including one in the last minute to almost rally the Nebraska Cornhuskers to a comeback victory against the Miami Hurricanes in what is still thought to be one of the greatest college football games of all time.

After his NFL career Smith has pursued a career in the criminal justice system, working as a Court Services Officer in Wichita, Kansas.

Smith is the step-father of NFL running back Breece Hall.^[2]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1985	KAN	13	1	30	118	3.9	27	0	18	157	8.7	45	2
1986	KAN	15	0	54	238	4.4	32	3	33	230	7.0	18	3
1987	TAM	12	8	100	309	3.1	46	2	20	197	9.9	34	2
1988	TAM	16	3	20	87	4.4	23	0	16	134	8.4	22	0
		56	12	204	752	3.7	46	5	87	718	8.3	45	7

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1986	KAN	1	0	4	12	3.0	6	1	2	12	6.0	6	0
		1	0	4	12	3.0	6	1	2	12	6.0	6	0

^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ Cimini, Rich (May 19, 2022). "49ers great Roger Craig part of football family molding Jets rookie Breece Hall". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.

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