Brad Smith might be one of the first "big name" quarterbacks that I remember from Mizzou. Since his time at the school Missouri has kind of become a quarterback mill.The card is a 2006 Fleer Hot Prospects Endorsements card. I got it off ebay at some point, and like it because it has his autograph.
I don't know a lot about the NY Jets but I did fly over their stadium once low enough to see it. (So I guess that's cool, I don't know ha.)
Brad Smith
- 2005 1st-Team All-Big 12, All-Purpose Back (A.P., Houston Chronicle)
- 2005 2nd-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches, Kansas City Star)
- 2005 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award/Postgraduate Scholarship
- 2005 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5th & Oct. 24th)
- 2005 National Player of the Week, Oct. 24th (Walter Camp Football
Foundation, USA Today, College Football News, Sports Illustrated)
- 2005 Team Captain
- 2005 Team Most Valuable Player
- 2005 Team Offensive Back of the Year
- 2005 Independence Bowl Offensive MVP
- 2005 Hula Bowl Participant
- 2004 Hon. Men. All-Big 12 (Coaches)
- 2004 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 29th)
- 2004 Team Captain
- 2003 4th-Team All-American (College Sports Report)
- 2003 2nd-Team All-American, Sophomore Class (College Sports Report)
- 2003 Hon. Men. All-American (College Football News)
- 2003 3rd-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
- 2003 Hon. Men. All-Big 12 (A.P.)
- 2003 Hon. Men. All-Big 12 All-Purpose Back (A.P.)
- 2003 National Player of the Week, Oct. 27th (Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, USA Today, College Football News)
- 2003 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, (Oct. 13th & Oct. 27th)
- 2003 Team Most Valuable Player
- 2003 Team Co-Offensive Back of the Year
- 2003 Team Captain
- 2002 Hon. Men. All-American (CNNSI.com, College Football News)
- 2002 1st-Team Freshman All-American (FWAA, The Sporting News, College Football News, Rivals.com)
- 2002 Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year (A.P., Kansas City Star, Columbia Daily Tribune)
- 2002 Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, The Sporting News)
- 2002 Big 12 Freshman of the Year (College Football News, Dallas Morning News)
- 2002 Hon. Men. All-Big 12 (A.P., Coaches)
- 2002 Big 12 All-Freshman Team (The Sporting News)
2005 SEASON
One of the most exciting players in college football who ended his
brilliant Tiger career by leading MU to a thrilling 38-31 win over South
Carolina in the 2005 Independence Bowl ... He led Mizzou to the win,
despite the fact that the Tigers trailed 21-0 in the first quarter, and
28-7 midway through the second quarter ... The rally from a 21-point
deficit marked the single largest come-from-behind win in Missouri
history, as well as Independence Bowl history ... Ended the day with 432
yards of total offense, including 282 yards passing (1 TD) and 150
yards rushing (3 TDs) ... Completed 21-of-37 passes on the day, and
added his 3 rushing scores all in the second half as MU rallied for the
big win ... Hit TE Chase Coffman on a beautiful fade route in the corner
of the end zone with just 20 seconds left in the 2nd quarter to pull MU
to within 28-14 at halftime, then he led the way as MU didn't attempt a
punt the entire second half ... Had scoring runs of 31 yards in the 3rd
quarter, and added TD runs of 4 yards and 1 yard in the 4th quarter to
provide the winning points ... His final game-winning TD was set up by
his own 59-yard gallop that he made out of a broken play on the first
play from scrimmage with the game tied and under 5 minutes left in the
contest ... Ended his career ranked statistically as one of the most
accomplished players in NCAA Division I-A history, as he held 69
different Mizzou, Big 12 and NCAA game, season and career records ...
Holds the NCAA Div. I-A career rushing record for QBs, with 4,289 yards,
and became the first NCAA Div. I-A QB to throw for 8,000 yards and rush
for 4,000 yards in a career ... Ended his career ranked 4th on the
alltime NCAA career total offense chart, with 13,088 yards, almost
double what the previous MU career record was (6,640 by Jeff Handy from
1991-94) ... With 2,304 passing yards and 1,301 rushing yards in 2005,
he became the 1st player in NCAA Div. I-A history to achieve the
2,000/1,000 mark twice in his career (he also did it as a redshirt
freshman in 2002) ... Is one of only 3 players in Div. I-A history to
have 4 seasons of 2,500 yards of total offense, and is one of only 6
players to have 3 seasons of 3,000 yards of total offense ... A true
testament to the term student-athlete, he received his bachelor's degree
in business administration in May of 2005, and is taking graduate level
courses in 2005-06 ... Earned the prestigious National Football
Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award, which comes with an $18,000
post-graduate scholarship, and was one of 16 finalists for the Draddy
Award, known as the "Academic Heisman" ... Earned 1st-Team All-Big 12
honors by the Associated Press as an all-purpose back, and was a
2nd-Team All-Big 12 pick as a QB by the league coaches ... Was the Big
12 Offensive Player of the Week twice during the year, for performances
in wins over Nebraska and Arkansas State ... Also won national player of
the week honors for his performance against the Huskers, as he led MU
to a 41-24 win by gaining 480 yards of total offense, including 246
rushing yards and 3 TDs against a Nebraska defense which came into the
game ranked 1st in the NCAA in fewest rushing yards allowed (65.0 ypg)
... Became only the 6th player in NCAA Div. I-A history to rush and
throw for at least 230 yards each in a game ... Led the Tigers to 523
yards of total offense against the Husker defense that came into the
game allowing an average of just 289.17 ypg ... Had 6 games with 300 or
more yards of total offense, including efforts of 432 yards against
South Carolina, 413 against New Mexico, 412 versus Arkansas State, 377
at Oklahoma State and 319 at Kansas State ... Led the Big 12 Conference
in rushing, with his 1,301 yards and average of 108.4 yards per game
(ranking 19th in the NCAA), and became the first QB to win a Big 12
rushing title ... Also became the first QB to win a conference rushing
title since Kansas' Nolan Cromwell led the Big Eight in 1975 (1,124
yards/102.1 ypg) ... Also became the first Tiger to win a conference
rushing title since HB Charlie Brown did so in 1965 (937 yards/93.7 ypg)
... Had a career-best average of 300.4 total yards per game, over 50
yards better than his 2004 per-game average of 248.9 ... Opened the
season with 412 yards in leading Mizzou to 44-17 win over Arkansas
State, as he tied a school record by throwing 4 TD passes ... Had 317
passing yards in that game, and rushed for 95 more as MU's new spread
attack got out of the gates strong ... Broke the MU career rushing and
passing records in game #2 against New Mexico, as he had 413 total
yards, including 248 passing (1 TD) and 165 rushing (3 TDs) ... Threw
for 193 yards and ran for 184 more at Oklahoma State, in leading MU to a
38-31 win on the road ... Was held to 72 passing yards in game #10
against Baylor, but still racked up 161 rushing yards and 3 TDs on the
ground in his final Faurot Field appearance as the Tigers became bowl
eligible with the win ... Broke off two 56-yard TD runs in the game,
with the final one coming on a gutsy 4th-and-1 call from Mizzou's 44
yardline with just over 6 minutes left in the game and the Tigers
clinging to a tenuous 8-point lead ... Closed the regular season with a
strong overall performance, throwing for 248 yards and 3 TDs and rushing
for 71 yards and 1 TD, despite MU's loss to the Wildcats ... Was
responsible for an MU-record 102 TDs in his career ... With 284 points
scored (45 rushing TDs/1 receiving TD/4 2-pt. conversions) and 340
points thrown for (56 TDs/2 2-pt. conversions), became only the 4th
player in NCAA D-I history to throw for 200 points and score 200 points
in a career (Rick Leach of Michigan; Antwaan Randle El of Indiana;
Joshua Cribbs of Kent State).
2004 SEASON
Began the season as a top-10 Heisman Trophy candidate, according to
most straw polls around the nation ... Wasn't able to stay in that race
for the entire season, but still managed a productive junior year, as he
accounted for 2,738 yards of total offense ... Ranked 3rd in the Big 12
Conference, and 27th in the NCAA rankings, with his per-game total
offense output of 248.91 yards ... Had 2,185 passing yards, and threw
for a career-best 17 TDs, which was just one TD shy of the MU single
season record ... Threw for a TD in 9-of-11 games, and had 2 or more TDs
6 times, including 3 each versus Arkansas State and Baylor ... Had
better success at stretching the field, as he threw for 8 TDs of 20
yards or more (60, 59, 51, 43, 35, 34, 31, 24), after having only 1 TD
pass of at least 20 yards in 13 games in 2003 (48 yds. at Colorado) ...
Had a hard time finding room to run, as Tiger fans had been accustomed
to seeing in his first two years, and was held to 553 yards and 4 TDs on
165 attempts ... His per-rush average of 3.4 yards per carry was down
from his average of 6.6 in 2003, when he rushed for 1,406 yards and an
MU single-season record 18 TDs ... Despite the overall disappointment of
MU's 5-6 season, he led a spirited effort in the season finale when the
Tigers, playing for nothing but pride, won at Iowa State (17-14 in
overtime) to spoil ISU's chance at their first conference championship
since 1918 ... Was the dual threat of old in that game, as he threw for
150 yards, and his offensive line paved the way for a season-best 101
rushing yards and 1 TD ... Broke off a 36-yard TD on a QB read play
around right end early in the 3rd quarter that marked his longest rush
of the season ... His biggest play of the game could very well have been
a tackle he made late in the 4th quarter after ISU picked up a ball
ruled a fumble by officials after a Smith completion to Thomson Omboga
... With ISU's Steve Paris running in the open field, Smith raced
through traffic to help haul him down at the MU 15 yardline to save what
looked like a sure TD at the time ... His tackle with 2:04 remaining
helped preserve a 14-14 tie at the time, and MU went on to win in OT
after ISU missed a short FG attempt on the ensuing drive after that
fumble ... Earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors for his
part in the ISU win ... Opened the season with 233 passing yards and a
career-high tying 3 TDs in the air against Arkansas State, and added 63
yards on the ground with 1 TD ... Threw for 224 yards and 1 TD and had
Mizzou out to a quick 14-0 lead at Troy in game #2, before the Trojans
rallied to post the upset win ... Bounced back with a solid effort in
leading MU to a 48-0 shutout win over Ball State, as he had 213 yards
passing and 2 TDs, and also rushed for 83 more and 1 score ... Made
numerous big plays in MU's Big 12 opening win over previously undefeated
and eventual North Division champion Colorado, as he had 265 yards of
offense and 1 TD on the day in MU's 17-9 victory ... Tied his career
high with 3 TD passes in game #5 as MU won at Baylor to move to 4-1 on
the season ... Threw for 185 yards and a TD and ran for 52 and another
score at Texas as MU hung tight before falling, 28-20 ... Was held to a
season-low total offense output of 154 yards (96 passing/58 rushing) the
next time out against Oklahoma State, as the Cowboys rallied from a
17-point 1st-half deficit to spoil MU's Homecoming ... Had 2 TD passes
in the 1st half as MU built its lead ... Had a season-high 277 passing
yards at Nebraska, but was held to just 25 yards rushing on 21 attempts,
as the Huskers shut down the Tiger running game all day long ... Threw
for 205 yards and 2 TDs and ran for 58 yards against Kansas State in
game #9 ... Also caught a pass that went for 33 yards and a near TD that
would have changed the complexion of the game that KSU ended up
winning, 35-24 ... Had 262 yards and 2 TDs passing against rival Kansas,
but was held to a career-low negative 41 yards rushing on the day by
the KU defense, as his longest rush on 13 attempts was just 5 yards ...
Was named Hon. Men. All-Big 12 by league coaches for the year.
2003 SEASON
Again proved to be one of the most dynamic and versatile players in
all of college football ... Was the only player in the nation who
ranked in the top-30 in the NCAA in points responsible for scoring (16th
- 9.08 ppg), (19th - 14.15 ppg), rushing (20th - 108.15 ypg), and total
offense (26th - 260.2 ypg) ... Ended the season with 1,406 rushing
yards and an MU single-season record 18 rushing TDs ... Rushing yardage
total was the 2nd-best in school history ... Led Tigers to an
outstanding eight-win season, including a perfect 6-0 at home and guided
MU to its first bowl appearance since 1998 ... Ended with an MU-record
3,383 yards of total offense (1,977 passing & 1,406 rushing) and
just missed becoming the 1st player in NCAA history to throw for 2,000
yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season twice ... He accomplished the
2,000/1,000 feat in 2002 for only the 2nd time in D-IA history (2,333
pass/1,029 rush) ... His 1,406 rushing yards marked the 4th-highest
single-season total by a quarterback in NCAA history, and was only 88
yards behind the record of 1,494 set by Air Force's Beau Morgan in 1996
... His 291-yard, 5-TD rushing day against Texas Tech was the NCAA
single-game high for yardage in the 2003 regular season ... The 291
yards rushing was also just 17 yards shy of the NCAA record for a
quarterback ... Set MU bowl-game records for most total yards (251) and
most passes completed (17) in 2003 Independence Bowl outing versus
Arkansas ... Had Tigers playing for chance at Big 12 North Division
title into game #11, and directed Mizzou to 8 regular-season wins for
only the 3rd time since 1960 ... Also became the first MU quarterback to
beat Nebraska since Phil Bradley in 1978, with MU's 41-24 win over
10th-ranked Huskers ... As of early November, was listed among top-10
Heisman candidates by Sports Illustrated, College Football News, and Fox
Sports ... Also showed well in other prominent Heisman voter polls, as
he ranked 4th in the Oct. 28th Scripps-Howard News Service Heisman poll,
and was 7th in an Oct. 29th ESPN poll of college football experts ...
Was responsible for 30 TDs in 2003 (18 rush/11 pass/1 receiving), which
was an MU single-season record ... VS. ARKANSAS ... Had a game-high 251
yards of total offense (155 passing, 96 rushing) as MU outgained
Arkansas 407-385 but fell short in the Independence Bowl ... Completed
17-of-30 passes on the night and rushing for 96 yards and 1 TD ... VS.
IOWA STATE ... Led MU to 45-7 win over Iowa State by totaling 303 more
yards of total offense, including a 195-yard, 2-TD rushing day ... Also
completed 15-of-24 passes for 108 yards ... Scoring runs covered 19 and
64 yards, and he did not throw an interception for the 8th time in 12
games ... AT #19 KANSAS STATE ... Tough K-State defense held him in
check statistically, ended the night with 181 total yards (155 passing,
26 rushing) ... VS. TEXAS A&M ... Had a workmanlike performance,
with 136 yards and 3 TDs on the ground and 89 yards passing on a day
where the Tigers didn't need to throw the ball much in scoring 45 points
... AT COLORADO ... Had another 380 yards of offense, as he threw for a
season-high 278 yds. (29-of-42 passing) and ran for 102 more, marking
the 2nd time in his career that he threw for 200 and ran for 100 in a
game ... Had an uncharacteristic 4 turnovers on the day, but one was a
disputed fumble near the CU goalline that should have been an MU TD, and
another was a desperation Hail Mary pass from midfield that was picked
off in the CU endzone on the last play of the 1st half ... VS TEXAS TECH
... Earned national player of the week awards from Sports Illustrated,
The Sporting News, USA Today and College Sports Report, among others,
for his amazing day in leading MU to a 62-31 win over Texas Tech ...
Also named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for the 2nd time in 3
games, as he upstaged Tech's much ballyhooed QB B.J. Symons, as he
rushed for an MU QB-record 291 yards and a school-record 5 TDs (10, 27,
2, 41 & 61 yds.) ... Amassed a personal-best 419 yards of total
offense, as he added 128 yards passing ... Led Tigers to scores on each
of their first 6 possessions and sealed the game with his final 3
rushing TDs in the 4th quarter as Tech mounted a rally ... AT #1
OKLAHOMA ... Had 230 total yards against vaunted Sooner offense, and had
game tied at 10 midway through 2nd quarter ... Had 26-yard TD scamper
that tied game at 10 apiece ... VS. #10 NEBRASKA ... Named Big 12
Offensive Player of the Week for leading MU to historic 41-24 win which
broke Huskers' 24-game win streak over Mizzou ... Burned the nation's
top-ranked defense for 303 yards in total offense (180 pass/123 rush)
and tied a school record by scoring 4 TDs (3 rush/1 receiving) ...Scored
his 1st career receiving TD on a 47-yard throwback from WR and former
QB Darius Outlaw in the 2nd ... Rallied Tigers to 27 unanswered
4th-quarter pts. to erase 24-14 deficit ... AT KANSAS ... Was held to
career-low 95 yards of total offense in 35-14 loss (62 pass/33 rush),
but accounted for both MU TDs, w/a 4-yd. run & 9-yd. pass that had
MU ahead 14-13 entering 4th quarter ... VS. MIDDLE TENNESSEE ... Almost
single-handedly willed MU to 41-40 OT win, as he engineered criticial
game-tying TD drive to force OT then scored TD in OT to give MU the win
... Had 328 yds. of total offense (192 pass/136 rush) and accounted for 4
TDs (3 pass/1 rush) and also scored game-tying 2-pt. conversion on
keeper with 1:17 left to force OT ... Game-tying drive was an 11-play,
73-yard masterpiece that started w/MU trailing 34-26 with just 5:11 left
... Accounted for 74 yds. on 73-yard drive (5-of-5 passing for 43 yds.
& 4 rushes for 31 yds.) ... VS. E. ILLINOIS ... Had 3rd-most
efficient passing day of his career, with a QB rating of 158.86 after
going 26-of-33 for 236 yds. and 2 TDs ... Carried a career-low 5 times
on the day for 35 yards as his running assignments were scaled back due
to his mild concussion the week before at Ball State ... AT BALL STATE
... After a slow start, led MU to TDs on 3 of final 4 1st-half
possesions, staking MU to a 21-7 halftime lead ... Was dynamite with his
arm and legs, amassing 229 yards of total offense alone in the 1st half
(117 rushing/112 passing) ... Was on pace for an amazing statistical
day, but was held of action in the 2nd half after suffering a mild
concussion late in MU's final 1st-half TD drive ... VS. ILLINOIS ...
Turned in an efficient performance with a 12-of-18 passing day for 102
yards and 2 TDs, while rushing for a team-best 66 yards ... QB rating of
150.93 was his 3rd-best single-game rating in his 13-game career ...
Saved his best for crunch time, as he took over the game and led MU on a
game-winning 4th quarter drive that spanned 13 plays and 78 yards ...
Drive began on MU 22 with Tigers trailing 15-14 with 10:36 left, and
ended when he found WR Darius Outlaw in the endzone from 6 yards out
with 4:12 left in the game ... Smith accounted for 59 of the 78 yards,
carrying 6 times for 20 yards and was a perfect 3-of-3 passing for 39
yards ... He followed the TD by successfully running in a 2-pt.
conversion on the old swinging gate play that originated at the 8
yardline after a procedure penalty.
2002 SEASON
Claimed virtually every conference and national freshman honor
possible after a record-setting first year behind center ... Despite his
youth and a rugged schedule, had Mizzou playing for a bowl berth into
the final game of the season ... Made history by becoming just the 2nd
player in Div. 1-A history to throw for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000
yards in a season ... Ranked 10th in the nation (and 2nd in the Big 12)
in total offense (280.2 ypg), and finished the year with totals of 2,333
passing yards and 1,029 rushing yards ... His rushing total set an NCAA
freshman record for quarterbacks, breaking the old mark of 1,019 set by
Joshua Cribbs of Kent State in 2001 ... Smith became the first MU
player, and just the 16th in NCAA Div. I-A history (including just the
2nd freshman), to throw for 1,000 and rush for 1,000 yards in a season
... His total offense output of 3,362 yards shattered the MU
single-season record of 2,545 set by former standout Corby Jones in 1997
... Under his direction, the Tiger offense led the nation in fewest
turnovers, with only 11 committed ... Led MU to 360 points on the year
-- the 3rd-most ever scored by a Tiger team ... Showed his big-play
ability by totaling 48 plays of 20 yards or more (33 passing, 14 rushing
and 1 receiving), and had Mizzou's longest play from scrimmage on the
year when he scampered 75 yards for a TD vs. Kansas ... Set a school
record with his miniscule interception percentage of just 1.6% (6 INTs
in 366 attempts), and in addition to total offense record, set MU
quarterback rushing records and MU freshman rushing records for a game
(213 vs. Oklahoma) and season (1,029) ... Ranked 8th in the Big 12 &
56th in the NCAA in rushing (85.8 ypg) ... Ranked 1st among the
nation's freshmen in total offense, 1st in points responsible for (11.0
ppg), 5th in passing efficiency (117.3) and 5th in rushing ... Eclipsed
100 yards in both rushing and passing in 5 of 12 games, and did not
commit a turnover in 8 of 12 games on the season ... Amazingly, did not
take a delay of game penalty in over 800 snaps ... Led MU to big win at
Texas A&M, and scored game-winning TD on QB sneak in 2nd OT ...
Finished w/265 total yards at A&M (171 pass/94 rush) and threw for 2
TDs ... Had solid game vs. Colorado, going 16-of-30 vs. w/2 TDs, and
added 49 yards rushing ... Rallied MU from 27-7 3rd-quarter deficit to a
28-27 lead w/13 minutes left in the game, and drove Tigers 67 yards in
11 plays to force overtime with less than 2 minutes left in regulation
... Had 318 yards of total off. at ISU, with 241 passing and 77 rushing
... Led Tigers to win over arch rival Kansas w/252 yards of total
offense, including a game-high 117 yards rushing and 135 passing ...
Accounted for 3 TDs vs. KU, rushing for a career-long 75 yarder to break
the game open, and added 2 TD passes ... Led team to 38 points at Texas
Tech, w/20-of-32 passing performance for 275 yds. and career-high 3 TDs
vs. zero INTs ... Broke MU freshman season rushing record at Tech,
surpassing old record of 641 by Brock Olivo in 1994 ... Continued to
grow his legend w/brilliant performance in leading MU to a near-upset of
#3 Oklahoma ... Had career-high 391 yds. in total offense (213 rush/178
pass) vs. Sooner defense that was ranked 10th in NCAA coming into the
game ... Ran for two 25-yd. TDs vs. OU and threw for 1 TD in leading MU
to 17 straight points to take a 24-23 lead w/10 minutes left ... Amassed
350 yards of total offense vs. Troy State, throwing for 213 yds. and 1
TD, and rushing for 137 yards and 1 TD ... His rushing TD was a 28-yard
gem that came on 4th-and-1 when he ran a QB sneak, but spun outside
after fighting for yardage, and emerged all alone running down the left
sideline for the score ... Was impressive despite defeat at Bowling
Green, as he threw for a career-high 334 yards and 2 TDs on 28-of-50
passing ... Was dazzling vs. Ball State, with 281 yards of total offense
(176 pass, 105 rush) ... Rushed for a highlight-reel 39-yard TD on a
scramble, and threw a 2-yard TD strike to Justin Gage, for his 1st
career TD pass ... Did not throw an INT until his 95th collegiate pass,
when a ball went in-and-out of the hands of a Tiger receiver, and was
picked off at Bowling Green ... Was breathtaking in his collegiate debut
vs. Illinois, becoming the 1st freshman to start a season opener at QB
in Mizzou history ... Named national player of the week by CNNSI.com,
offensive newcomer of the week by ESPN.com, and was named Big 12
co-Offensive Player of the Week ... Was cool as a cucumber off the bat,
as he calmly led MU to an 8-play, 77-yard TD drive in the initial
possession of the 2002 season ... Accounted for 290 yards of total
offense on his own, with 152 yards passing (15-of-26) and 138 yards
rushing ... Scored his first collegiate TD on a nifty 24-yard gallop
which sealed the game for MU early in the 4th quarter ... Also had a
highlight-reel 39 yard gallop in the 3rd quarter on a 3rd-and-17
situation that was a momentum play when the game was tied at 14 apiece.
2001 SEASON
Redshirt season ... Served as scout team quarterback.
HIGH SCHOOL
One of the top prospects on the list of MU's coaching staff while at
Toledo ... Continued to recruit him to Mizzou ... Two-time all-state
selection and two-time All-City Offensive Player of the Year ... Threw
for over 2,700 yards in his career and 34 TDs ... Also rushed for over
1,200 yards and 19 TDs ... An all-city pick in basketball ... Member of
Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... High school coach - Ron Berdis.
(Information taken from mutigers.com)