Torrey Smith

As a college prospect, Rivals.com ranked him 30th nationally among dual-threat quarterbacks, Scouts, Inc. ranked him 33rd nationally among wide receivers, and SuperPrep placed him on its Virginia 33.

ESPN assessed him as a "do-it-all prospect" and projected him as a wide receiver because of his size and speed.

Smith was recruited by Maryland, Penn State, and Virginia Tech.

He was shown interest by Virginia, but did not receive a scholarship offer.

The Virginia staff, which questioned whether he had recovered his speed after a basketball injury during his junior year, asked Smith to run a 4.5-second 40-yard dash at a Nike combine at Clemson University, which he did.

The Virginia staff then asked him to repeat the feat at the University of Virginia campus, but Maryland offered a scholarship, which Smith accepted.

He later said, "I kind of hold a grudge against U.Va. a little bit. I'm not afraid to say it. I kind of want to show them that they questioned my speed and whether I was going to get it back. I want to show them that I'm all healed up."

James Torrey Smith (born January 26, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).

Smith was born on January 26, 1989, and grew up with his mother Monica Jenkins in Colonial Beach, Virginia, and Fredericksburg, Virginia.

The oldest of seven children, Smith helped his single mother, who attended Rappahannock Community College in the day and worked at night, with household chores and earned honor roll grades in school.

Smith attended Colonial Beach Elementary School until 3rd grade.

Smith went on to Stafford Senior High School, where he played basketball as a guard, and football at several different positions.

He enjoys fishing as a pastime.

Smith played on the Stafford Indians football team as a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, cornerback, kickoff returner, and punt returner.

In Stafford's 2004 game against King George, Smith opened with a 54-yard kickoff return, played quarterback, and scored on a 63-yard punt return.

His coach, Roger Pierce, said, "Torrey can do those type of things for us. We expect him to do those things."

During his senior year in 2006, Smith had 155 carries for 815 yards and 12 touchdowns, completed nine of 25 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns, and made three receptions for 81 yards.

Over the course of his interscholastic career, Smith returned six kickoffs for touchdowns.

He earned all-state kick returner honors as a sophomore, all-district honors as a junior, and honorable mention All-Northwest Region quarterback honors, all-district, and all-area honors as a senior.

Smith sat out the 2007 season at Maryland on redshirt status, and was voted the scout team player of the year as a freshman.

He was named the scout team player of the week before the Florida State game.

In summer camp, Smith adjusted from playing quarterback to wide receiver, a position he had limited experience with in high school.

Teammate Darrius Heyward-Bey said, "He's like a sponge. He's taking it all in, asking a lot of questions—and that's good for a receiver."

In December, he practiced with the first team after Isaiah Williams suffered an injury.

Smith made his career first start against NC State and recorded four kickoff returns for 85 yards, which set the school single-season kickoff return yards record for a freshman, surpassing the 566-yard mark set by Da'Rel Scott in 2007.

Smith drew praise from the Maryland coaching staff during summer workouts before the 2008 season, and The Washington Times predicted Smith, alongside receiver Ronnie Tyler, would earn significant playing time.

He played in all 13 games and started in the last six of the season.

He also saw action on special teams as a kickoff returner.

Smith recorded 24 receptions for 336 yards and two touchdowns.

In its midseason report, The Baltimore Sun credited Smith for often giving an inconsistent Maryland team good field position with his long kick returns.

Against Middle Tennessee, Smith returned four kicks for 86 yards.

He made his first career reception for three yards the following week against #23 California.

Against Eastern Michigan, Smith recorded two receptions for 58 yards and four kickoffs for 126 yards.

Smith tallied his first collegiate touchdown on a third-quarter reception from quarterback Chris Turner in the 20–17 comeback at #20 Clemson.

He recorded 144 return yards against Virginia.

In the 26–0 victory over #21 Wake Forest, Smith returned the opening kick 34 yards, and caught two passes for eight yards.

Virginia head coach Al Groh said of the Fredericksburg native before the 2009 game against Maryland, "Clearly if we forsaw [sic] him being the type of player that he is now, he would be returning kicks for Virginia. So we are not above admitting that there is a player that certainly has turned out to be superior to what many people thought, including ourselves. He's—regardless of what the circumstances were in the past—he is a superior college football player."

He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2011 NFL Draft.

He also played for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Carolina Panthers.

Smith is a two-time Super Bowl champion, winning Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens and Super Bowl LII with the Eagles.