Lecitus Smith

Lecitus Smith was signed by the New England Patriots to the 53-man roster from the Green Bay practice squad on October 15, 2024 ... Originally drafted by Arizona in the sixth round (215th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft (5/12/22) ... Released by Arizona (8/29/23) ... Signed by Houston to the practice squad (11/1/23) ... Released by Houston from the practice squad (11/7/23) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (11/14/23) ... Signed by Philadelphia to a futures contract (1/18/24) ... Released by Philadelphia (4/29/24) ... Signed by Green Bay (5/6/24) ... Released by Green Bay (8/27/24) ... Signed by Green Bay to the practice squad (8/28/24).

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Lecitus Smith was signed by the New England Patriots to the 53-man roster from the Green Bay practice squad on October 15, 2024 ... Originally drafted by Arizona in the sixth round (215th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft (5/12/22) ... Released by Arizona (8/29/23) ... Signed by Houston to the practice squad (11/1/23) ... Released by Houston from the practice squad (11/7/23) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (11/14/23) ... Signed by Philadelphia to a futures contract (1/18/24) ... Released by Philadelphia (4/29/24) ... Signed by Green Bay (5/6/24) ... Released by Green Bay (8/27/24) ... Signed by Green Bay to the practice squad (8/28/24).

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2024 (5/1)

• Signed by New England to the 53-man roster from Green Bay's practice squad on Oct. 15.
• Spent training camp and the first quarter of the season as a member of Green Bay's practice squad.
• Serves as backup offensive lineman and plays on field goal and extra point units.
• Made his Patriot debut in the win vs. the New York Jets (10/27), starting as a tackle-eligible tight end, marking his third-career start and his first since 2023 when he started at right guard with Arizona.
• Named practice player of the week by head coach Jerod Mayo for the week leading into the game at Chicago (11/10).

2023 (0/0, 0/0 - Houston, Philadelphia)

• Spent training camp with Arizona before being released on Aug. 29.
• Spent time on the practice squads of Houston and Philadelphia.

2022 (10/2 - Arizona)

• Played in 10 games with two starts at right guard as a rookie in Arizona.
• Made his NFL debut vs. Kansas City (9/11) appearing on eight snaps on offense and one on special teams.
• Made his first career start at right guard at the L.A. Rams (11/13) where he helped clear the way for two rushing touchdowns and held All-Pro DT Aaron Donald to one quarterback pressure.
• Started at right guard the following week vs. San Francisco (11/21), appearing on all 71 snaps.

COLLEGE

• Played in 45 career games with 38 starts (37 at left guard and one at left tackle) in four seasons at Virginia Tech.
• Made his collegiate debut vs. William & Mary (9/8/18), helping the offense rack up 586 total yards and 305 rushing yards while the offensive line did not allow a sack.
• Helped clear the way for RB Deshawn McClease to post three 100-yard games in 2019.
• 2019 All-citusACC Honorable Mention.
• Helped protect QB Hendon Hooker as he accounted for 275 total yards and four touchdowns (10/17/20).
• Cleared holes for RB Khalil Herbert, who carried the ball 154 times for 1,182 yards (7.7 avg.) and eight touchdowns, ranking No. 2 in the ACC and No. 5 in the country in rushing yards in 2020.
• 2020 All-ACC Third Team member by PFF College.
• Helped pave the way for RB Raheem Blackshear (169 yards) and QB Braxton Burmeister (115 yards) to both rush for 100-plus yards at Virginia (10/27/21).

PERSONAL

• Played for head coach Jason Strickland at Fitzgerald High School in Fitzgerland, GA.
• 2015 2A first-team all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Second-team all-state selection by the Georgia State Writers.
• Loves to cook, often posting videos on YouTube while preparing his favorite dishes.