KOLBY SMITH #21

Position	Running Back
Height	5-11
Weight	219
Years Experience	2
Birthdate	12/15/1984
Hometown	Tallahassee, FL
College	Louisville
Current status	Injured Reserve
Games Started	6
Games Played	16

Pro Career

Talented and versatile running back could see his role grow in his second NFL season … Shifty runner who can make the initial defender miss … Joined the Chiefs as the club’s first selection in the fifth round (148th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft … Is expected to battle for a backup running back role behind two-time Pro Bowl RB Larry Johnson … Was thrust into the starting lineup in the 11th game of the 2007 season after injuries slowed Johnson and RB Priest Holmes … Burst onto the scene in his first NFL start vs. Oakland (11/25/07), compiling a Chiefs rookie single-game record 31 carries … Became just the fifth rookie in team history to register a 150-yard rushing game … Also became the first Chiefs rookie RB to start for the club since ‘94 … Multi-purpose performer can play a variety of roles as a runner, blocker and receiver, as well as contributing on special teams … Showed a knack and a willingness to block as a rookie … Has seen action in 16 games (six starts) ... Has 112 rushes for 407 yards (3.6 avg.) with two TDs and 22 catches for 148 yards (6.7 avg.) ... Has five special teams tackles.

Transactions: Signed a three-year contract with Kansas City (6/22/07) ... Originally entered the NFL as the club’s first of two picks in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.

2007

Played in 16 games on special teams and in nine contests on offense with six starts at running back … Had 112 carries for 407 yards (3.6 avg.) with two TDs and 22 catches for 148 yards (6.7 avg.) ... Had five special teams tackles … Produced two special teams tackles at Houston (9/9) and at San Diego (9/30) ... Caught two passes for 21 yards vs. Jacksonville (10/7) ... Produced eight carries for 17 yards and three receptions for 34 yards at Indianapolis (11/18) ... Carried the ball 31 times for 150 yards with two TDs in his first NFL start vs. Oakland (11/25). Posted 150 rushing yards, the fifth-highest single-game rushing performance by a rookie in Chiefs history. Became the first Chiefs rookie to post a 100-yard rushing game since RB Harvey Williams had 103 yards vs. Buffalo (10/7/91). Scored his first NFL TD on a 10-yard run and added a five-yard TD run in the third quarter. Became the first Chiefs rookie to register two rushing TDs in a game since RB Billy Jackson did it vs. Seattle (11/22/81). His 31 rushing attempts were the most by a rookie in a game in franchise history, breaking the previous rookie mark of 30 carries established by RB Woody Green vs. the N.Y. Giants (11/3/74). Became the first Chiefs rookie RB to start since RB Greg Hill started vs. San Diego (11/13/94), a span of 208 games … Rushed 21 times for 83 yards vs. San Diego (12/9) ... Tallied 18 rushes for 82 yards and three catches for 23 yards vs. Tennessee (12/16) ... Rushed 17 times for 60 yards and caught a career-high seven passes for 55 yards at Detroit (12/23).

College Bio

Played in 45 games (12 starts) at Louisville … Rushed 316 times for 1,892 yards (6.0 avg.) with 18 TDs … Also caught 56 passes for 581 yards (10.4 avg.) with two TDs … Added seven special teams tackles … Played in 13 games (10 starts) as a senior in 2006, rushing 154 times for a career-high 891 yards (5.6 avg.) with seven TDs … Also caught 24 passes for 217 yards (9.0 avg.) ... Produced 24 runs of 10+ yards … Slated to backup RB Michael Bush for the Cardinals before Bush suffered a broken leg, thrusting Smith into the starting lineup … Saw action in 10 contests (one start) his junior campaign in 2005, carrying the ball 107 times for 523 yards (4.9 avg.) with six TDs … Added 18 catches for 196 yards (10.9) ... Appeared in 10 games (one start) as a sophomore in 2004 … Rushed 37 times for 347 yards (9.4 avg.) with four TDs and caught 11 passes for 117 yards (10.6 avg.) with four TDs … Played in 12 games as a true freshman in 2003, carrying the ball 18 times for 131 yards (7.3 avg.) with a TD and catching three passes for 51 yards (17.0 avg.) ... Majored in Sports Administration at Louisville.

Personal Bio

• A three-star prospect at Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Florida.

• Tallied 1,300 rushing yards and 11 TDs as a senior to earn first-team All-Big Bend Area honors.

• Named a Big Bend Area Super Six Senior.

• Compiled 947 rushing yards and 10 TDs as a junior.

• Also notched 105 tackles, 4.0 sacks and two forced fumbles as a linebacker.

• Cousin of Chicago Bears S Mike Brown.

• Also lettered in track and field.

• Full name: Kolby Kendrall Smith.

• Single, resides in Independence, Missouri.