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{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Wendell Smallwood
| image = Josh Adams (cropped) 2.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Smallwood with the Washington Redskins in 2019, holding [[Josh Adams (American football)|Josh Adams]]'s jersey
| current_team =
| number = 28, 29, 34, 38
| position = [[Running back]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|1|20|mf=yes}}
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| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 153
| pastteams =
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|2016|2018}})
* [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|2019}})
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|2020}})
* [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
* [[Washington Football Team]] ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
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* [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl LII|LII]])
* Second-team All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] ([[2015 All-Big 12 Conference football team|2015]])
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▲| statlabel1 = [[Rushing yards]]
▲| statvalue1 = 956
▲| statlabel2 = [[Average|Rushing average]]
▲| statvalue2 = 4.0
▲| statlabel3 = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
▲| statvalue3 = 60
▲| statlabel4 = [[Receiving yards]]
▲| statvalue4 = 474
▲| statlabel5 = [[Return yards]]
▲| statvalue5 = 401
| statvalue6 = 8
▲| statlabel6 = [[Touchdown|Total touchdowns]]
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}}
'''Wendell Lynn Smallwood Jr.'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Adam |date=July 15, 2014 |title=West Virginia RB Wendell Smallwood Accused of Witness Intimidation |url=http://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/2130261-west-virginia-rb-wendell-smallwood-accused-of-witness-intimidation |
==Early
Smallwood attended Red Lion Christian Academy in [[Bear, Delaware]], before transferring to [[Eastern Christian Academy]] in [[Elkton, Maryland]], for his senior year.<ref name="Eaglesbio">{{Cite web |title=Wendell Smallwood Eagles bio |url=http://media.philadelphiaeagles.com/media/154512/smallwood-wendell.pdf |
==College career==
As a [[true freshman]] at West Virginia in 2013, Smallwood played in 12 games and rushed for 221 yards on 39 [[Carry (gridiron football)|carries]] with one [[touchdown]]. He also served as a [[Kickoff return|kick returner]], returning 30 kickoffs for a total of 541 yards.<ref name="Eaglesbio" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wendell Smallwood 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/wendell-smallwood-1/gamelog/2013/ |
===Career statistics===
{| class= "wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| GP
! rowspan="2"| GS
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
|-
! [[2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2013]] !! [[2013 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|WVU]]
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{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10
| weight = 208
| dash = 4.47
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| shuttle = 4.28
| cone drill = 6.83
| vertical = 33
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 0
| bench = 14
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 30
| hand span = 9
| note = All values from [[NFL Combine
}}
===Philadelphia Eagles===
[[File:WendellSmallwood.jpg|thumb|right|Smallwood (left) celebrates a touchdown with teammate [[Chris Maragos]]]]
Smallwood was selected by the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] in the fifth round of the [[2016 NFL
On September 25, 2016, Smallwood scored his first career rushing touchdown in a 34–3 win against the [[
In the 2017 season, Smallwood finished with 174 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 13 [[Reception (gridiron football)|receptions]], and 103 receiving yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wendell Smallwood 2017 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmalWe00/gamelog/2017/ |
In the 2018 season, Smallwood continued to share a deep backfield. In Week 3, he scored his first rushing touchdown of the season against the [[
Smallwood was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2019 |title=Eagles announce roster moves as team gets to 53-player limit |url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-roster-cutdown-2019 |
===Washington Redskins===
[[File:Redskins Offense (cropped) 2.jpg|thumb|Smallwood alongside his teammates in a game against the [[
On September 1, 2019, Smallwood was claimed off waivers by the [[Washington Redskins]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gowton |first=Brandon Lee |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Wendell Smallwood is staying in the NFC East |url=https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2019/9/1/20843537/nfl-roster-news-waiver-claim-wendell-smallwood-running-back-redskins-week-1-eagles-brett-toth |
===Pittsburgh Steelers===
On July 28, 2020, Smallwood signed with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=July 28, 2020 |title=Steelers sign Smallwood |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-sign-smallwood |
===Jacksonville Jaguars===
On October 6, 2021, Smallwood was signed by the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] to the practice squad.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2021 |title=Roster Moves: Jaguars sign RB Wendell Smallwood to practice squad |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-moves-jaguars-sign-rb-wendell-smallwood-to-practice-squad |
===Washington Football Team===
On November 2, 2021, Smallwood was signed to the [[Washington Football Team]]'s practice squad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Motley |first=King |date=November 2, 2021 |title=Washington signs RB Wendell Smallwood to practice squad |url=https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/washington_signs_rb_wendell_smallwood_to_practice_squad/s1_16457_36315692 |
==NFL career statistics==
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Smallwood is the son of Nichelle Barber and Wendell Smallwood. Growing up, he was a Philadelphia Eagles fan, his favorite player being [[Duce Staley]], who became his position coach upon Smallwood being drafted by the Eagles.<ref name="Eaglesbio" />
In July 2014, Smallwood was arrested in [[Delaware]] on [[Criminal charge|charges]] of [[witness tampering]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2014 |title=RB Wendell Smallwood arrested |url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11217514/wendell-smallwood-west-virginia-mountaineers-arrested-witness-tampering-charge |
In November 2024, Smallwood was charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/wendell-smallwood-covid-tax-fraud/</ref> These charges may result in Smallwood facing up to 50 years in prison. Authorities also believe Smallwood of being involved in a conspiracy to defraud COVID-19 relief programs.<ref>https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2024/11/21/former-eagles-running-back-wendell-smallwood-jr-wilmington-native-charged-with-covid-fraud/76459248007/</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{twitter|WSmallwood28}}
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