Stone Cole Smartt (born October 4, 1998) is an American professional football tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Old Dominion.

Stone Smartt
No. 84 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-04) October 4, 1998 (age 26)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Del Oro
(Loomis, CA)
College:Northern Arizona (2017)
Riverside City (2018)
Old Dominion (2019–2021)
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • NJCAA First-Team All-American (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2024
Receptions:15
Receiving yards:172
Receiving touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Smartt attended Del Oro High School in Loomis, California. During his high school career, he played the quarterback position, throwing for 3,021 yards from scrimmage with 29 touchdowns. He took his team in 2015-16 to a Division II-AA State title championship by beating Camarillo (16-13). In 2016-17 he led Del Oro to a Division 1-A state championship game against San Clemente. Smartt was also an established point guard for the Del Oro boys basketball team. He committed to Northern Arizona University to play college football in 2017.[1]

College career

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As a true freshman at NAU in 2017, Smartt played in just 2 games. He transferred to Riverside City in 2018, where he played in 12 games and completed 177 out of 277 for 2,754 yards and 31 touchdowns. Rushed for 583-yards and nine touchdowns. Led California JUCO quarterbacks in passing efficiency.

Named First-Team JUCO All-American, earned SoCal Regional Playoff MVP, SCFA Offensive Player of the Year and California State Offensive Player of the Year …Broke school record for most completions in a season, highest completion percentage, most passing yards in a season and career, and most touchdown passes in a quarter. He won the NJCAA Athletic Bureau Offensive Player of the Year.[2] In 2019, he transferred to Old Dominion.[3] He moved from quarterback to wide receiver in 2021.[4]

College statistics

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Season Team Games Passing Rushing Receiving
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2017 Northern Arizona 9 0 13 28 46.4 105 1 1 53.4 34 97 2.9 2 0 0 0.0 0
2018 Riverside City 12 12 177 277 63.9 2,754 31 3 182.2 132 583 4.4 9 0 0 0.0 0
2019 Old Dominion 10 7 101 177 57.1 1,006 1 6 99.9 104 181 1.7 5 0 0 0.0 0
2020 Old Dominion Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Old Dominion 8 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 5 10 2.0 0 17 167 9.8 0
Career 39 24 291 482 60.3 3,865 33 10 99.9 275 871 3.1 16 17 167 9.8 0

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+18 in
(1.93 m)
226 lb
(103 kg)
31+12 in
(0.80 m)
9+18 in
(0.23 m)
4.62 s 1.58 s 2.60 s 4.19 s 7.14 s 40.0 in
(1.02 m)
10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)
12 reps
All values from Pro Day[5]

He signed with the Chargers after going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft.

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Arizona football recruiting class of 2017". azcentral. February 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Smartt Named JC Athletic Bureau Offensive Player of the Year, Viramontes & Figueroa Deemed All-Americans". Riverside City College. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "ODU QBs have 'chip on our shoulder'". Daily Press. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  4. ^ Hall, David (September 8, 2021). "Old Dominion's Stone Smartt has moved from quarterback to receiver, and he's OK with that". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Stone Smartt College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
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