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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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913220925/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2130261-west-virginia-rb-wendell-smallwood-accused-of-witness-intimidation |archive-date=September 13, 2016 |access-date=September 4, 2016 |website=BleacherReport.com}}</ref> (born January 20, 1994) is a former [[American football]] [[running back]]. He played [[college football]] at [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] and was selected in the fifth round of the [[2016 NFL
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==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/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317041419/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/wendell-smallwood-1/gamelog/2013/ |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |access-date=March 16, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> As a sophomore, he played in all 13 games and made nine starts. He had 722 rushing yards on 148 carries and two touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chatmon |first=Brandon |date=July 28, 2015 |title=Versatile Wendell Smallwood could be a key to West Virginia's offense |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/101390/verstile-wendell-smallwood-could-to-be-a-key-to-west-virginias-offense |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914232434/http://www.espn.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/101390/verstile-wendell-smallwood-could-to-be-a-key-to-west-virginias-offense |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |access-date=January 7, 2016 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> He also recorded 31 receptions, fifth most in school history for a single season.<ref name="Eaglesbio" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wendell Smallwood 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/wendell-smallwood-1/gamelog/2014/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317041414/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/wendell-smallwood-1/gamelog/2014/ |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |access-date=March 16, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> As a junior in 2015, Smallwood rushed for a [[Big 12 Conference]]-leading 1,519 yards on 238 carries with nine touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Big 12 Conference Leaders |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-12/2015-leaders.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317041425/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-12/2015-leaders.html |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |access-date=March 16, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wendell Smallwood 2015 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/wendell-smallwood-1/gamelog/2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107114438/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/wendell-smallwood-1/gamelog/2015 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=November 7, 2017 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> With 2,462 rushing yards in his collegiate career, he finished ninth in school history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Virginia Mountaineers Rushing |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-virginia/rushing.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317041410/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-virginia/rushing.html |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |access-date=March 16, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> After the season, he decided to forego his senior season and entered the [[2016 NFL
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===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 [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. Due to an ankle injury limiting starter [[Ryan Mathews (American football)|Ryan Mathews]] to only two carries, Smallwood was the featured back for the Eagles, recording 89 yards and the touchdown on 17 carries. In Week 6 against the [[Washington Redskins]], he scored his first kickoff return touchdown and the NFL's first kickoff return touchdown of the season. He was placed on [[injured reserve]] on December 12, 2016, finishing his rookie season with 312 rushing yards and a touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McPherson |first=Chris |date=December 12, 2016 |title=Eagles Place Three On Injured Reserve |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Place-Three-On-Injured-Reserve/0fd52cfd-9c44-429d-aac2-0567b04ec9fc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215170404/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Place-Three-On-Injured-Reserve/0fd52cfd-9c44-429d-aac2-0567b04ec9fc |archive-date=December 15, 2016 |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wendell Smallwood 2016 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmalWe00/gamelog/2016/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317035816/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmalWe00/gamelog/2016/ |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |access-date=March 16, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
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