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Baylor's Smith leaves no doubts

Updated: March 25, 2009, 3:53 PM ET
By Matt Mosley | ESPN.com

TERRELL, Texas -- From the time he was a kid, Jason Smith was pretty sure he'd end up in the NFL. It was everyone else who needed convincing.

His coach at Dallas' W.T. White High School, the legendary Mike Zoffuto, moved the tall, lanky kid from left tackle to tight end because he thought it was his only chance to attract college recruiters. And one by one, SEC powerhouses such as Florida and Alabama sent representatives to the inner-city school -- only they were there to look at ...

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