Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984 in
Bremerton, Washington, U.S.) is an American football
quarterback for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers and a
former number one overall draft pick.
Alexander Doug Smith is from Bonita, California and
went to school in La Mesa, where he played football
at Helix High School where he was very successful
and played with Reggie Bush. In his two years as a
starter (Junior and Senior year), Smith led his team
to a record of 25-1, including two San Diego CIF
section championships. He was named to the
first-team all-conference and all-county squads in
the San Diego CIF system. Smith also earned the
conference offensive player of the year twice, and
twice won the team MVP for Helix. During his time at
Helix, Smith set a school record by throwing for six
touchdowns in one game, and recorded the
second-highest completion percentage in San Diego
CIF history. Smith was also an excellent student
graduating with a 4.4 GPA with numerous AP Credits.
He played for the University of Utah and wore number
11. He finished 4th in the voting for the 2004
Heisman Trophy, and was selected as the 2004
Mountain West Conference Player of the Year. Smith
graduated from the University of Utah with an
economics degree in just two years with a 3.71 GPA.
Smith operated former Utah and current Florida head
coach Urban Meyer's spread option offense in 2004
during Utah's 12-0 season in which they beat
Pittsburgh 35-7 in the Fiesta Bowl. Smith was named
offensive MVP of that game as Utah became the first
team from outside of a BCS conference to play in,
and win a BCS bowl. Smith was a All-American
selection at Utah.
Smith was the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL
Draft, selected by the San Francisco 49ers. In July
2005, Smith agreed to a six-year, $49.5 million
contract with the 49ers; the contract includes $24
million in guaranteed money. Before the Draft, Smith
scored one of the highest scores on the Wonderlic
Test of a recorded QB in several years. His score of
40 was better than Eli Manning, Matt Leinart, and
Aaron Rodgers, another potential #1 draft pick
before the draft. He wears jersey number 11 with the
49ers.
