Cameron Smith (American football)


Cameron Smith is an American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the Vikings in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Early years

Cameron Smith attended Granite Bay High School in Granite Bay, California. He played Linebacker; Granite Bay High won the state championship during Smith’s sophomore year, in which Smith was the leading tackler for the season. He also was on Granite Bay’s baseball and wrestling teams. Smith was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the seventh best Inside Linebacker in his class and 190th best player overall. He committed to the University of Southern California to play college football where he joined the Beta-Sigma chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

College career

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Professional career

Smith was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2019. He was waived again on November 2, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on November 26, 2019.
Smith was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Vikings on July 29, 2020.