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Geno Smith is the Seattle Seahawks quarterback. He played his ninth season in the NFL and his third with the Seahawks. Smith has also played for the New York Jets, New York Giants and Los Angeles Chargers.
The Jets drafted Smith as the 39th pick (in the second round) in 2013. Before joining the NFL, he starred at West Virginia for four years (2009-2012).
Geno Smith had a 26-13 record in West Virginia. In his senior season, he passed for 4,205 yards and 42 touchdowns, however he was not selected as a Heisman Trophy contender in 2012 despite those numbers.
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Instead, Texas A&M star quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o and KanState quarterback Collin Klein were the runner-ups.
In 2022, Smith became the starting quarterback for the first time in eight years. His only productive years were his first two seasons in the NFL when he played with the New York Jets. From 2015 to 2021, he started in only five out of 15 games.
In 2020, the Seahawks acquired him as a backup to former star Russell Wilson. He hardly got to start any games in his last two seasons, but was named the starting quarterback by the Seahawks for the 2022 season after Wilson left for the Denver Broncos.
While many critics questioned the ability of the veteran quarterback to make a comeback, Smith led the Seahawks to the playoffs. He started all 17 regular-season games, going 9-8. He threw for 4,282 yards with 30 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, accounting for his career's best performance so far.
The Seahawks suffered a 23-41 loss against the San Francisco 49ers in the wild-card round to end their season.
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Geno Smith's college achievements and records
Geno Smith set school records for career completions, passing yards and touchdown passes during his three years as team captain. As a senior in 2012, Smith set school single-season records for total yards (4,356), completions (369) and touchdown passes (42). He had a streak of 327 passes without an interception from the end of the 2011 season to the start of the 2012 season.
Smith was a finalist for the Manning Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as a senior. The league's coaches and the Associated Press named him to the All-Big 12 second team.
In 2012, he was named the Discover Orange Bowl MVP after leading West Virginia to a 70-33 victory over Clemson by completing 32 of 43 passes (74.4 percent) for 407 yards and six touchdowns.
