Rodgeriqus Smith is an American Football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 wide receiver

Wide receiver

A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...

 for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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. He was signed on OCtober 27, 2009.

College career

Smith attented Auburn University

Auburn University

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 and walked-on the Tigers football team. Smith caught his first collegiate pass for 38 yards against Mississippi St

Mississippi State Bulldogs football

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 during his freshman season. In Smith's sophomore season, he caught his first touchdown

Touchdown

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 from 20 yards out against the same Mississippi State Bulldogs. Originally a walk-on, Smith was awarded a scholarship after the 2006 season

2006 Auburn Tigers football team

The 2006 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Tommy Tuberville served his eighth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among current SEC head coaches that year...

. Smith finished 14th on Auburn's all-time receiving yards list with 1,266.

Class	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
Freshman	6	109	0
Sophomore	26	452	4
Junior	52	705	5
Senior	30	332	1