Also ▁a ▁Mountain ▁West ▁Conference ▁record ) ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁Le ading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NFL ▁D raft , ▁the ▁NFL . com ▁sc outs ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁a ▁ 5 . 1 . ▁His ▁main ▁strength ▁were ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁good ▁s ized ▁hands , ▁a ▁vertical ▁jump ▁of ▁ 1 0 ' 8 ", ▁his ▁speed ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁quarter back , ▁and ▁being ▁a ▁team ▁captain ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁His ▁weak ness es ▁included ; ▁his ▁size ▁( 6 ' 1 "), ▁throwing ▁off ▁balance , ▁wob b ly ▁throws , ▁and ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁adapt ▁p atience ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁pro ▁level . ▁He ▁was ▁project ed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sevent h ▁round ▁pick . ▁In ▁the ▁actual ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NFL ▁D raft , ▁he ▁went ▁und raft ed . ▁ ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Bu cc ane ers ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁draft ▁concluded , ▁Smith ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Bu cc ane ers ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁Mike ▁K afka , ▁Alex ▁Tan ney ▁and ▁Mike ▁Gl enn on ▁for ▁the ▁backup ▁position ▁behind ▁Josh ▁McC own . ▁This ▁reun ited ▁him ▁with ▁college ▁team mate ▁Robert ▁Her ron , ▁who ▁was ▁draft ed ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁It ▁also ▁reun ited ▁him ▁with ▁quarter back s ▁coach ▁Marcus ▁Ar roy o ▁who ▁rec ru ited ▁Smith ▁to