College Career
Smith attended Abraham Lincoln High School in San Diego, the alma mater of Marcus Allen and Terrell Davis, before choosing to go Grossmont College, a junior college in the San Diego area for two years, prior to transferring to the University of Oregon. Smith came to the foreground of draft discussions because of his performance in his senior season at Oregon, throwing 32 touchdown passes in only 11 starts in college.
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