Early years

Smith was born in Greenwood, Mississippi. He attended Raytown High School in Raytown, Missouri, where he played for the Raytown Bluejays high school football team. As a senior he recorded 60 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, while adding 7 forced fumbles, 1 blocked punt and 1 safety on defense, while on offense he caught 34 passes for 570 yards and 4 touchdowns as a tight end.

Considered only a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Smith was considered the No. 5 overall prospect (any position) in the state of Missouri as well as the No. 27 strongside defensive end in the nation. Smith chose Mizzou over Nebraska, Kansas and Kansas State, among many others.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Aldon Smith DE	Raytown, Missouri	Raytown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.68	Jul 8, 2007
	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 24 Rivals: 27 (SDE) 247Sports: 34 (SDE)
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

Smith played for the Missouri Tigers football team while attending the University of Missouri from 2008 to 2010. After being redshirted as a freshman in 2008, he started 11 of 13 games at defensive end in 2009. He finished the season with 60 tackles and 11 sacks. He was named the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year and a first team freshman All-American. As a sophomore in 2010 he played in nine games, recording 48 tackles and six sacks.

After the season Smith announced that he would forgo his final two years of eligibility and enter the 2011 NFL Draft.

College awards and honors

• 2009 First-team Freshman All-American (College Football News, Phil Steele)
• 2009 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (Associated Press)
• 2009 Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
• 2009 Hendricks Award Watch List
• 2009 Second-team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
• 2009 Honorable mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• 2009 Team Defensive Lineman of the Year Award
• 2009 Team Freshman of the Year Award

Professional career

2011 NFL Draft

Playing as a defensive end at Missouri, Smith was considered a "DE/OLB prospect" by most NFL scouts and was considered a strong edge run defender as 4-3 end or 3-4 linebacker. Many scouts had compared him to DeMarcus Ware. Prior to the 2011 NFL Draft he was projected to selected in the mid-late first round by mock draft analysis. On Draft day, the San Francisco 49ers decided to draft Smith with the 7th overall pick.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 4¼ in	263 lb	35⅜ in	10 in	4.82 s	1.68 s	2.79 s	4.50 s	7.19 s	34½ in	9 ft 10 in	20 reps

San Francisco 49ers

2011 season

Smith did not start but did make his NFL debut against the Seattle Seahawks. In a match against the Philadelphia Eagles in week 4 he recorded his first sack taking down Michael Vick. The next 2 weeks Smith would win the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week in victories against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions. After a strong month of October, Smith became the first 49ers player since Patrick Willis in 2007 to earn the NFL Rookie of the Month, he recorded 13 tackles, 6.5 sacks including 1 that forced a safety as he helped San Francisco to a 6-1 record. In Week 15 Smith recorded 2.5 sacks against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also surpassed Charles Haley for the 49ers record for most sacks by a rookie in a single season with 13.0 sacks. He finished with 37 total tackles, four pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and 14 sacks. Smith was half a sack shy of tying the all-time rookie sack record held by Jevon Kearse despite not starting a single game in his rookie season. He was named Defensive Rookie of the Year by Pro Football Writers of America, and finished second to Von Miller for the Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award

2012 season

After being used only as a situational pass rusher throughout his rookie season, Aldon Smith became a full-time starter in 2012. In Week 11 he recorded 5.5 sacks against the Chicago Bears. The next week, in a game against the New Orleans Saints, he surpassed Reggie White as the fastest player in league history to record his 30th career sack, doing so in 27 games. The next week, against the St. Louis Rams, Smith broke another of White's records by recording 31.5 sacks in his first two seasons. In that same game, he tied Fred Dean's franchise record of 17.5 sacks in one season. On the NFL Networks Top 100 players of 2013 the players voted him the seventh best player in the league entering the 2013 season, which made him the second highest ever debutant and second highest defensive player on the list, both behind J. J. Watt. He was also voted the San Francisco 49ers MVP in 2012.

2013 season

Smith got off to a fast start during the 2013 season getting 4.5 sacks in the first three games. However, on September 20, Smith was involved in a single vehicle accident in San Jose, California. He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and possession of marijuana. After the loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the third week of the football season, he voluntarily entered a rehabilitation facility, to be put onto the non-football injury list with an indefinite leave of absence.

Smith missed 5 games in rehabilitation, he would return to the team in week 10 vs. the Carolina Panthers but in a backup role, he would not start a game until week 13 vs the St. Louis Rams. He ended the season strong finishing with 34 tackles and 8.5 sacks. Smith was ranked #33 in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.

2014 season

Smith served a 9-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse and personal conduct policies. He was reinstated in week 11.

On August 7, 2015, following an arrest for his third DUI, Smith was released by the 49ers.

Oakland Raiders

2015 season

On September 11, 2015, Smith signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders. The NFL issued Smith a one year suspension on November 17.

2016 season

On April 4, 2016, Smith re-signed with the Raiders.

Career statistics

NFL Games			Tackles				Interceptions					Fumbles
Season	Team	GP	Total	Solo	Ast	Sacks	Pass Def	Int	Yards	Long	TD	FF	FR
2011	San Francisco 49ers	16	37	31	6	14.0	4	--	--	--	--	2	1
2012	San Francisco 49ers	16	66	50	16	19.5	1	1	6	6	0	3	--
2013	San Francisco 49ers	11	34	29	5	8.5	0	--	--	--	--	0	--
2014	San Francisco 49ers	7	15	10	5	2.0	0	--	--	--	--	0	--
Career	San Francisco 49ers		152	120	32	44.0	5	1	6	6	0	5	1
Postseason	Team	GP	Total	Solo	Ast	Sacks	Pass Def	Int	Yards	Long	TD	FF	FR
2011	San Francisco 49ers	2	16	8	8	2.0	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
2012	San Francisco 49ers	3	5	4	1	0.0	--	--	--	--	--	1	1
2013	San Francisco 49ers	3	11	5	6	3.5	--	--	--	--	--	1	1

Legal issues

On January 28, 2012, Aldon Smith was arrested for driving under the influence in Miami Beach, Florida.

On June 30, 2012, Smith was believed to have suffered stab wounds when attempting to break up a fight at a party at his residence. Two other people were shot in the incident. On October 9, 2013, Smith was charged with "three felony counts of illegal possession of an assault weapon" relating to the stabbing incident. The charges were later reduced to misdemeanors.

On September 20, 2013, Smith was involved in a single vehicle accident in San Jose, California. He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and possession of marijuana. After the loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the third week of the football season, he voluntarily entered a rehabilitation facility, to be put onto the non-football injury list with an indefinite leave of absence.

On April 13, 2014, Smith was detained and arrested following an incident at the Los Angeles International Airport in which Smith became belligerent and uncooperative with a TSA agent, who alleged Smith claimed he was carrying a bomb. After interviews revealed that Smith did not clearly state he was carrying a bomb, the Los Angeles City Attorney decided to drop the charges. Smith was suspended for nine games for the 2014 season.

On August 6, 2015, he was arrested in Santa Clara, California, for an alleged hit and run after driving under the influence, and vandalism charges. He was released by the 49ers the following day August 7, 2015, as a result.

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