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Alex Smith

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Washington Commanders · TE

Alex Smith recorded 89 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, Cincinnati Bengals, CLV, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

16.6

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

89

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Alex Smith's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2005
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 11, 2005

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2005

4 rec · 34 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Wild Card
2007
NEW YORKGIANTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 6, 2008

New York Giants vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2008

3 rec · 26 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2007
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 18, 2007

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2007

3 rec · 51 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2007
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 7, 2007

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2007

2 rec · 6 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2005
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 24, 2005

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2005

8 rec · 75 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Alex Smith's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 79 receiving yards

Regular Season
2007
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 23, 2007

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2007

6 rec · 79 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 8 receptions

Regular Season
2005
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 24, 2005

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2005

8 rec · 75 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2007
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 7, 2007

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2007

2 rec · 6 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 5 targets

Regular Season
2011
CLEVELANDBROWNS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 18, 2011

Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2011

3 rec · 19 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Alex Smith's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2013

01
TBSMITH81Alex Smith
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

02
PHISMITH82Alex Smith
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

03
CLESMITH11Alex Smith
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2011–2019

04
CINSMITH81Alex Smith
CINDALTON14Andy Dalton
CINGREEN18A.J. Green

Dalton and Green make winning routine

Cincinnati Bengals · Five straight playoff trips

A young core reached the postseason in each of its first five seasons together, though it could not secure the franchise's first playoff win in decades.

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Franchise era

2012–2022

05
WASSMITH11Alex Smith
WASGRIFFIN10Robert Griffin III
WASKERRIGAN91Ryan Kerrigan

A spectacular rookie season gives way to a decade of change

Washington Commanders · RGIII's spark and the identity crisis

Griffin's 2012 offense electrified the league before injury, while the franchise later changed its name and continued cycling through quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons89 career games163 career receptions1,473 career receiving yards13 career receiving touchdowns12 career solo tacklesCollege: StanfordDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 71Jersey: 834 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 11, 2005Most recent: Jan 10, 2016

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history