Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Florida Atlantic
Rusty Smith
QB • 6'5" • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Rusty Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Player Story
Rusty Smith built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Rusty Smith's career was his passing role:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2010
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 7
- Overall
- No. 176
- NFL Team
- Tennessee Titans
Rusty Smith, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Florida Atlantic. Rusty Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,777
- Passing yards
- 10,112
- Touchdowns
- 81
Quick Answers
Rusty Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida Atlantic · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,777
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2007 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
- Top game
- Louisiana
- NFL Draft
- 2010 · Round 6 · Pick 7 · Tennessee Titans
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2009
- 2009 Total offense rank
- 1,888 total offense · QB 94th (top 35%) · Sun Belt 7th (top 7%) · National 96th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 1,175 | 1,285 | -110 | 6 | 37.8 |
| 2007 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 328 | 336 | -8 | 5 | 64.6 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 3,244 | 3,352 | -108 | 29 | 64.6 |
| 2008 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 284 | 306 | -22 | 2 | 61 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 2,858 | 2,918 | -60 | 24 | 61 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 1,888 | 1,915 | -27 | 15 | 53.5 |
Related Context
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Rusty Smith played QB for Florida Atlantic. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rusty Smith recorded 10,112 passing yards, -335 rushing yards, and 7 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Florida Atlantic.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason
Florida Atlantic paired 3,572 primary output with 56 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 62.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Win with 359 yards of offense and 88.1 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Games
7
Primary Metric / G
269.7
Efficiency
62.1
Usage
8.1
Consistency
81
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 164. South Carolina: 175. UL Monroe: 340. Wyoming: 219. North Texas: 338. Louisiana: 359. Middle Tennessee: 293
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 31 by 55.6. South Carolina: 33 by 52. UL Monroe: 54 by 54.5. Wyoming: 30 by 57.7. North Texas: 43 by 79.2. Louisiana: 28 by 88.1. Middle Tennessee: 48 by 47.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins348.5 · Games = 2 · +110.3 vs Losses
Losses238.2 · Games = 5 · -110.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
88.1 vs Louisiana
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/31 | vs Middle Tennessee300-yard game | L 20-27 | 23 | 45 | 304 | 51.1 | 2 | 2 | 47.4 | 3 | -11 | -3.70 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Louisiana300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 51-29 | 18 | 28 | 359 | 64.3 | 4 | 0 | 88.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/18 | @ North Texas300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 44-40 | 21 | 40 | 308 | 52.5 | 3 | 0 | 79.2 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Wyoming | L 28-30 | 17 | 28 | 235 | 60.7 | 1 | 0 | 57.7 | 2 | -16 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs UL Monroe300-yard game | L 25-27 | 30 | 50 | 347 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 54.5 | 4 | -7 | -1.80 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ South Carolina | L 16-38 | 21 | 31 | 198 | 67.7 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 2 | -23 | -11.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Nebraska | L 3-49 | 15 | 31 | 164 | 48.4 | 0 | 2 | 55.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Rusty Smith story
Rusty Smith built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Rusty Smith's career was his passing role: 10,112 passing yards, 76 touchdown passes, and 1,361 attempts across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with Florida Atlantic. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 7 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida Atlantic.
The arc is straightforward: Rusty Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Florida Atlantic
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200620072007200820082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1,175 | 43.6 | 7 | — |
| 2007 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 3,572 | 56 | 8.9 | 2,397 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 3,572 | 56 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 2008 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 3,142 | 54.8 | 9.4 | -430 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 3,142 | 54.8 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1,888 | 62.1 | 8.1 | -1,254 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisiana
Week 8 · W 51-29 · Conference game
Win with 359 yards of offense and 88.1 efficiency.
359
Total Offense
94.1 takeover
359 total offense with 88.1 efficiency.
#2
vs UAB
Week 2 · W 49-34
325
Total Offense
82.8 takeover
Win with 325 yards of offense and 80.5 efficiency.
325 total offense with 80.5 efficiency.
#3
vs UL Monroe
Week 9 · L 30-33 · Conference game
317
Total Offense
68.5 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
317 total offense with 66.3 efficiency.
#4
@ North Texas
Week 7 · W 44-40 · Conference game
338
Total Offense
63.7 takeover
Win with 338 yards of offense and 79.2 efficiency.
338 total offense with 79.2 efficiency.
#5
vs Minnesota
Week 3 · W 42-39
449
Total Offense
61.7 takeover
Win with 449 yards of offense and 62.3 efficiency.
449 total offense with 62.3 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
3,572 primary output · 56 efficiency · 8.9 usage
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#2
2007 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
64.6
3,572 primary · 56 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2008 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
61
3,142 primary · 54.8 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
22
250+ passing yards
10
300+ total offense
13
3+ TD games
11
Above avg efficiency
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