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6-2, 209
Notre Dame
11 years in the NFL
D7a-99
DOB: 08/09/1977 |
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2008: Appeared in 16 games for 10th consecutive season, while also performing holding duties...was 53-44.2, with 38.8 net avg. and 23:2 ratio of kicks inside 20:touchbacks…was Smith’s best career ratio of kicks In20:touchbacks and fewest touchbacks of career…ranked 7th in AFC average, 12th in NFL…ranked 7th in AFC net avg., 10th in NFL…was 7-44.0 punting with long of 55 and two Inside 20 at Minnesota 9/14…was 3-50.0 with long of 57 and one Inside 20 at Houston 10/5…was 4-46.5 with seasonal-long of 64 at Green Bay 10/19…was 3-54.3 with long of 58 vs. New England 11/2…his AFC/NFL career ranks for average are T6th/T9th (1999), T4th/T4th (2000), 3rd/4th (2001), 12th/24th (2002), 5th/6th (2003), 2nd/2nd (2004), 4th/5th (2005), 3rd/10th (2006), 10th/21st (2007) and 7th/12th (2008), while his career net averages are 30.6 (1999), 36.4 (2000), 33.8 (2001), 34.9 (2002), 35.5 (2003), 36.8 (2004), 37.1 (2005), 34.5 (2006), 34.2 (2007) and 38.8 (2008)…ranks 3rd in Colts history for career attempts (985, Rohn Stark; 838, David Lee) and average (44.8, Gardocki; 43.8, Stark)…with minimum of 3 attempts/game, he has had 14 50.0+ avg. games (2nd in club history: 15, Stark; 6, Lee), 45 45.0+ avg. games and 89 40.0+ avg. games (3rd in club history: 143, Stark; 96, Lee)…has played in 114 career wins with Colts, among the highest number of appearances in victories by a player in Indianapolis era (118, WR-Marvin Harrison; 117, QB-Peyton Manning). POST-SEASON: Saw action as punter and holder and was 6-46.8 with long of 63 in Wild Card Playoffs at San Diego 1/3.
2007: Saw action in 16 games, while performing holding duties...was 52-41.9, with 34.2 net average and 18:5 ratio of kicks inside 20:touchbacks…was 3-57.7 with long of 63 at Houston 9/23…was seasonal-best single-game average…was 3-53.3 with long of 55 and 1 In20 vs. New England 11/4…was 5-51.6 with 45.6 net average and career-high tying 4 In20 vs. Tennessee 12/30…ranked 10th in AFC average, 21st in NFL. POST-SEASON: Handled punting and holding duties vs. San Diego 1/13 in Divisional Playoffs…was 1-49.0 with 1 TB and 29.0 net average.
2006: Saw action in 16 games, while performing holding duties…had PAT blocked vs. Houston 9/17, filling in for injured Adam Vinatieri…was 47-44.4, with 34.5 net average and 14:5 ratio of kicks inside 20:touchbacks…had one punt blocked at Jacksonville 12/10…was 2-51.0 with 1 In20 and long of 52 at NYG 9/10…was 7-43.3 with 2 In20 and long of 56 vs. Jacksonville 9/24…was 4-46.5 with long of 54 at NYJ 10/1...was 6-46.3 with long of 61 vs. Tennessee 10/8…was 3-48.7 with long of 60 at Dallas 11/19…was 2-48.5 with 61-yarder vs. Philadelphia 11/26…was 2-50.0 with long of 57 vs. Cincinnati 12/18…was 4-44.0 with long of 56 vs. Miami 12/31…ranked 3rd in AFC average, 10th in NFL. POST-SEASON: Handled punting and holding duties vs. Kansas City in Wild Card Playoffs 1/6, at Baltimore in Divisional Playoffs 1/13, vs. New England 1/21 in AFC Championship Game and vs. Chicago 2/4 in Super Bowl XLI…was 14-44.9 with 36.4 net average and 4:2 ratio of kicks inside 20:touchbacks…was 4-45.0 with long of 51 at Baltimore and 4-52.8 with long of 58 vs. New England…was 4-40.5 with 2 In20 and long of 50 vs. Chicago.
2005: Saw action in 16 games for seventh consecutive season, while performing all holding duties…was 52-44.3, with 37.1 net average and 23:5 ratio of kicks inside 20:touchbacks...net average marked career-best…was 7-39.3 with 4 In20 at Baltimore 9/11…punts In20 tied 2nd-most in a game in club history…was 7-46.1, including three inside 10-yard line, and had three punts of 50+ yards with long of 55 vs. Jacksonville 9/18…earned AFC Special Teams Player-of-the-Week honors for performance…was 2-55.5 with long of 56 at Tennessee 10/2…did not punt at Houston 10/23…was 3-45.7 with 2 In20 and long of 51 vs. Houston 11/13…was 5-45.8 with 2 In20 and long of 58 vs. Pittsburgh 11/28…was 2-52.0 with long of 56 vs. Tennessee 12/4…was 3-46.3 with long of 55 at Jacksonville 12/11…was 6-45.0 with long of 55 vs. San Diego 12/18…was 3-38.3 with 3 In20 at Seattle 12/24…was 5-46.4 with 3 In20 and long of 58 vs. Arizona 1/1…58-yarder marked seasonal-long…earned Special Teams Player-of-the-Month honors for December/January with 19-45.3 with 8 In20 and 2 TB...had 50+-yard punts in four of five games during stretch, including three punts of 55, 57 and 58 yards vs. Arizona…ranked 4th in AFC average, 5th in NFL and 9th in AFC net average, 13th in NFL…performed key duties as holder while K-Mike Vanderjagt became most accurate kicker in NFL history (.875, 217-248) and set NFL record with 42 consecutive FGs (2002-04). POST-SEASON: Handled punting and holding duties vs. Pittsburgh 1/15 and was 6-45.3 with 37.0 net average and 1 In20.
For the full bio and further information read the Colts Media Guide.
1999: PFW/PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team...College and Pro Newsweekly NFL All-Rookie Team. 2000: AFC Special Teams Player-of-the-Month (September). 2005: AFC Special Teams Player-of-the-Week (9/18 vs. Jacksonville)...AFC Special Teams Player-of-the-Month (December/January).
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Played in all 45 career games...also handled kickoff and holding duties...ranked third on school’s career-record list with 174 punts...41.2 career average was second-best in school history...originally recruited as QB...was 42-41.7 as senior...finished with 16 In20...had two punts downed In20 and had 44.0 avg. vs. Michigan...totaled 5-52.2, with career-long 79-yarder, vs. Arizona State...was longest punt for Irish in 63 years (third-longest ever)...was Football News All-Independent first-team...was 50-42.6 as junior...had career-best 17 In20 and season-long of 64 yards vs. Purdue...had season-high 60.0 avg. on two punts vs. Southern California...was 5-45.0 vs. LSU in Independence Bowl...named to Successful Farming Magazine All-America team...was Football News All-Independent first-team...was 44--43.3 as sophomore...registered 65-yarder vs. Air Force...totaled 5-46.4 vs. Ohio State with long of 57 yards...delivered 65-yarder vs. Boston College...took over punting duties as freshman...was 38-36.4 with nine In20...was 5-42.4 vs. Florida State in Orange Bowl...majored in sociology.
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Full name is Hunter Dwight Smith...born in Sherman, Texas...two-time all-state selection at Sherman High School as QB, RB, TE, K and P...was 65-130-975, 13 TDs passing/127-600-8 TDs rushing as senior...also lettered in track and basketball...traveled to Peru in February of 2001 with Morningstar International, a non-denominational ministry...the purpose of the trip was to improve the physical, mental and spiritual lives of impoverished people...instructor for the Colts 101 and 201, an annual women’s football clinic...was the featured speaker at the 2000 Area Youth Ministries annual fall banquet...is musician who leads worship services...helped to plant a church (Champion’s Christian Church) in Indianapolis during spring of 2003...is member of Connersvine, a contemporary Christian band...partners with the Horizon House, working to end homelessness in the Indianapolis area...Smith, his wife, Jennifer, and their sons, Josiah and Samuel, reside in Zionsville.
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For the full bio and further information read the Colts Media Guide.
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