84   Rodney Smith
	Class: Senior Hometown: Miami, Fla. High School: Archbishop Carroll Height / Weight: 6-6 / 219 Position: WR

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2011 OUTLOOK
Tall, fluid and fast receiver who attacks the football at its highest point with his great hands and runs precise routes. One of Florida State's top three returning receivers from a year ago who has coaches even more excited about his junior season. Really worked on his downfield blocking in the spring.

2010
Came into his own as a sophomore after a one-catch freshman campaign...ranked fourth on the team with 31 receptions, good for 448 yards and three touchdowns...continued to develop over the course of the season, managing just eight receptions through the first six games, but collected 25 over the last eight...appeared to gain confidence after reeling in an 18-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of the victory at Miami; his lone reception of the game...came back the very next week and posted a career-high six receptions against Boston College...in addition to the 18-yard TD reception against the Hurricanes, Smith hauled in scoring passes of 27 (vs. North Carolina) and 39 (vs. Florida)...had five plays over 25 yards on the season...logged his first 100-yard (4-121) receiving game against Clemson...played in all 14 games with eight starts.

2009
Played in seven games, initially on special teams, before working his way into the receiving rotation late in the year...lone pass reception - from EJ Manuel - went for a 7-yard gain against Wake Forest in FSU's road victory...notched four tackles, including three solo stops, on special teams...a very diligent student who met the academic requirements for the ACC All-Academic team, posting better than a 3.0 GPA his first semester at FSU.

PERSONAL
Highly-touted prospect who earned Miami Herald All-Dade honors at receiver...playing in a run-based offense at Archbishop Carroll, 10 of his 35 receptions as a high school senior went for touchdowns...also intercepted four passes from the safety position...had an interception return and two kickoff returns for touchdowns...over final two seasons totaled 65 receptions for 1,330 yards and 17 TDs...a four-star prospect, he ranked among the top 100 players nationally...received more than 30 FBS scholarship offers and chose FSU over Tennessee, Auburn, Ole Miss and Rutgers, among others...born March 11, 1990.

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