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71Shelley SMITHGUARDTRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texansin the sixth round (187th overall) of the 2010NFL Draft...Signed by Texans on June 16, 2010.2010 (Houston 0/0): Inactive for the season openervs. Indianapolis (9/12), at Washington (9/19)and vs. Dallas (9/26).Height: 6-4 | Weight: 308 | College: Colorado State |Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona | 1st NFL Season |1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 23 |Acquired: D6a-’10 (187th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 0/0 |Career GP/GS: 0/0 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |2008: A second-team all-MWC choice, played in12 games, with 11 starts, including the New MexicoBowl (Dec. 20)...started the season openerat weak-side guard vs. Colorado (Aug. 31) andplayed the entire game, making a nice block onGartrell Johnson’s 18-yard run in the first quarter;sustained an ankle injury in CU contest anddid not practice the following week...missed thehome opener vs. Sacramento State...did not startthe following week vs. Houston (Sept. 20), butplayed the entire fourth quarter at guard, collectinga pair of pancake blocks...at Air Force (Nov.1), opened a hole for Gartrell Johnson’s 17-yardrun on CSU’s first play; the Rams would scorea go-ahead TD on the march...considered bycoaches the team’s most talented offensive lineman,with the ability to pull and adjust on the run,complementing great speed and strength.COLLEGE: Played in 36 games with 31 starts overfour seasons at Colorado State...two-time All-Mountain West Conference selection, earningsecond-team honors in 2008 and honorable mentionin 2009.2009: Senior starter at weakside guard, playedin nine games with eight starts, but did not missa conference game...an honorable-mentionall-conference selection, allowed only two QBhurries on the season, finishing with nearly 50knockdown blocks in conference play alone, and19 “outstanding efforts”...preseason all-conferenceselection, sustained an ankle injury in practiceAug. 29 and missed the season’s first threegames...entered the year on the Rotary LombardiAward watch list, the first such CSU player sinceErik Pears in 2004...named in the season’s openingweek one of five permanent team captains,one of two on offense (also Cole Pemberton).2007: Beat out several competitors to earn startingrole at left guard, and made first career startin season opener at Colorado (Sept. 1); started all12 contests and impressed coaches despite hisinexperience...in win vs. Georgia Southern (Nov.17), opened a hole for Kyle Bell on his fourthquartertouchdown run.2006: Saw playing time in three games.HIGH SCHOOL: Was an all-star offensive linemanat Westview High School in Phoenix, Ariz....earned three varsity letters in football, and wasa two-year starter...lettered once in track, wherehe threw the shot put and discus...received firstteamall-region honors in 2004 as an offensivetackle and was second-team as a defensivelineman...was a two-time all-state performer infootball and was named to the all-Arizona teamas a senior...was named the West Valley Playerof the Year as a senior...high school coach wasJeff Bowen.PERSONAL: Given name Shelley Andres Smith...born in Phoenix, Ariz. ...son of Ishmia Reed-Smith...has one brother and one sister...majoringin nutrition and food science...hometown: Phoenix,Ariz.Smith’s Career StatisticsGames/Starts: 2010: 0/0; Career: 0/0.HOUSTONTEXANS.COM