American football quarterback Eugene Cyril Smith III, also known as Geno Smith plays for the Las Vegas Raiders as of March 2025. The New York Jets drafted him as the 39th pick in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Smith started all 16 games in his rookie year finishing with a record of 8-8. He completed 247 passes for 3,046 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2013. After four seasons and 33 appearances, Smith was traded to the New York Giants. However, after starting only one game in the season, he was traded to the Los Angeles Chargers. Smith came to the Seattle Seahawks from the Chargers in 2019. He led the league for passing accuracy (69.8) in the 2022 season. After 94 appearances, Smith has completed 1,721 passes for 19,143 yards and 105 passing touchdowns by the end of the 2024 NFL season.
Growing up in Florida, Smith attended Miramar High School. Smith led his team to the state 6A semifinals his senior year. He rushed for more than 300 yards and completed 205 of 338 passes for 3,089 yards and 30 touchdowns. Smith was a Parade All-American and a Florida Class 6A's first-team all-state member that year. Smith committed to West Virginia University in 2009. Over three seasons, Smith appeared in 44 games during which he threw 988 successful passes for 11,662 yards and 98 touchdowns. Smith was also the MVP of the 2012 Orange Bowl.
What is Geno Smith's jersey number?
Geno Smith wears the jersey number 7 for the Las Vegas Raiders as of March 2025. Smith wore the no. 7 during his rookie year with the Jets until he departed from the team. After his transfer to the New York Giants, Smith wore No.3 and continued to wear the number 3 through the Los Angeles Chargers days as well. It was in 2019 that Smith got his hands on the number 7 when he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks. Smith has been wearing the number 7 since then (via Yardbarker).
Smith selected the number 7 in remembrance of his grandmother, who was born on June 7 and died on June 7 during his senior year of college. He played with the number 12 on his back for West Virginia University from 2009 to 2012. Smith wore the number 12 during his time in college, but after he was selected by the Jets, it was no longer available because it had been retired in honor of Broadway Joe Namath (via Yahoo Sports).
FAQs on Geno Smith
A. Geno Smith attended West Virginia University from 2019 to 2012.
A. Geno Smith has played for four different teams in the NFL and is on his fifth team as of March 2025.
A. Geno Smith was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
A. Geno Smith was born in Miramar, Florida on October 10, 1990.
