Stevonne Latrall Smith Sr. is an American former professional football player who played as a wide receiver for sixteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Carolina Panthers was named a semifinalist for 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
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Smith Sr’s selection marked the second consecutive year of being selected into the illustrious group.
Smith, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro, emerged as one of the NFL’s most productive wide receivers of the 21st century, leading the league in catches, receiving yards, and touchdowns in 2005.
He is the Panthers’ all-time leader in total touchdowns (67), receptions (836) and receiving yards (12,197).
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In 2011, he became the 35th player in NFL history to amass 10,000 receiving yards.
He retired on January 2, 2017 and at the time of his retirement, he ranked:
- Seventh in NFL career all-purpose yards (19,180),
- Seventh in NFL career receiving yards (14,731),
- Twelfth in career receptions (1,031), and
- 25th in receiving touchdowns (81).
Smith Sr. also generated more than 1,000 all-purpose yards in eleven different seasons and at least 1,900 all-purpose yards in four of his first five seasons.
For now, all fingers are crossed as we wait to see if he will be selected as one of 15 finalists to be announced in early January 2023.
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