Talented and poised young QB with a strong arm and mobility
Started 2 games as a rookie (12/23/07 at Sea. and 12/30/07 vs. Pit.) in relief of injured starters Steve McNair and Kyle Boller
Completed 40 of 76 passes for 452 yards (including a Ravens’ season-long 79-yard TD strike to WR Derrick Mason), 2 TDs and no INTs
Smith is the 2nd rookie QB to start a game in franchise history - Kyle Boller in 2003
Troy Smith was the 174th selection (5th round) of the 2007 NFL Draft
2007: Saw action in 4 games, starting 2 as a rookie in relief of injured starters Steve McNair and Kyle Boller
Completed 40 of 76 passes for 452 yards (including a Ravens’ season-long 79-yard TD strike to WR Derrick Mason), 2 TDs and no INTs
Also rushed 12 times for 54 yards and a TD, including 5 for 1st downs, with 4 coming on 3rd down
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started and completed a career-high 59.3% of his passes (16 of 27) for 171 yards, 1 TD and no INTs for a career-high 90.2 QB rating in the 27-21 win in the season finale vs. Pit. (12/30)
Smith also rushed 5 times for 23 yards against the Steelers
Posted his 1st-career start (2nd rookie QB to start a game in franchise history - Boller in 2003) and posted career highs in all categories, completing 16 of 33 for 199 yards, including his 1st-career TD toss, a Ravens’ season-long 79-yard strike to Mason, in game 15 at Sea. (12/23)
Smith also rushed 6 times for a career-high 25 yards (2 for 1st downs) against the Seahawks
Subbed for Boller (concussion) in the 4th quarter and was 5 of 11 for 49 yards, leading the Ravens on a game-tying FG drive in the closing seconds in game 14 at Mia. (12/16)
Saw his 1st-career NFL action and completed 3 of his 5 pass attempts for 33 yards in game 13 vs. Ind. (12/9)
Smith also ran for his 1st-career TD on a 6-yard scamper against the Colts
Was listed as the 2nd QB, but did not play in games 10-12
Was listed as the 3rd QB in games 1-9
Named the 2006 Heisman Trophy winner (Ohio State’s 7th Heisman Trophy) as college football’s top player
Was a 1st-team selection to the Walter Camp All-American squad and a 1st-team All-American honoree by The Associated Press, the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association of America and The Sporting News
Also won the 2006 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award and the 2006 Davey O’Brien Award (top QB)
Was a finalist for the Maxwell Player of the Year Award and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (top senior QB)
Connected on 420 of 670 attempts (62.7%) for 5,720 yards, 54 TDs and 13 INTs during his career
Topped the 300-yard total offense mark 6 times, tying the school record
Completed 203 of 311 passes (65.3%) for 2,542 yards, a school-record 30 TDs and just 6 INTs his senior season
Also nabbed The Sporting News Player of the Year, Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Year and garnered 1st-team All-Big Ten honors as a senior as he guided the Buckeyes to an appearance in the BCS National Championship game against Florida
Graduated at the end of the 2006 spring quarter with a bachelor’s degree in communications
Played his 1st 2 years at St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) HS, but transferred to Glenville (Cleveland) HS as a senior
Threw for 969 yards and 12 TDs as a senior, leading Glenville to the state playoffs
Played 3 years of basketball and ran track (high jump, long jump and 1,600-meter relay)
Established the Troy Smith Foundation in 2007, and holds an annual golf classic with Browns WR Joshua Cribbs
Funds raised will support the Cleveland Football League, which Troy played for as a youngster
Troy participated in the inaugural billiards tournament, benefiting Carsons Scholar Fund, which raises money for children’s education in Oct. 2007
In Nov. 2007, Smith teamed with the Baltimore City Police Department to distribute coats to men in need at the Helping Up Mission in Baltimore
Smith spoke to more than 100 youth at the Board of Child Care facility in Dec. 2007
He also participated in teammate Steve McNair's holiday party in Dec. 2007, for Baltimore youth and their families; included appearances by Mayor Sheila Dixon, teammates Todd Heap, Haloti Ngata and Jamaine Winborne, a holiday meal and a gift distribution to more than 400 youth
Was a celebrity guest judge at the National Academic League’s All-Star Challenge in April 2008 - They worked with an academic team of middle-schoolers in the scholastic competition
Older brother, Rod, played guard at Ohio State in the early 1990s, and another brother, Andre, played at Bowling Green
A 3rd sibling, Irvin White, played at Walsh College
