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FINS FACT
Justin grew up in the Southeast Georgia town of Ellabell with a population of about 2,500. Nevertheless, his mother, Terri White, drove him 30 miles each way so that he could attend Southeast Bulloch High School in Brooklet, Ga., the same school where his mother, his grandparents and all of his cousins went. The school had a total enrollment of about 450 when Justin was there, and he is the only player in school history to have received a football scholarship to a Division I-A school. In fact, in 2006, the school retired his #78 jersey.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Signed a five-year contract with the Dolphins as an unrestricted free agent from San Francisco on March 1, 2008 ... Originally a second-round draft choice (46th overall) of San Francisco in 2004, the sixth offensive lineman selected overall.
PRO
2009 - Started 12 games at left guard this season, played three games in a reserve role while hampered by a shoulder injury, and was inactive on Nov. 15th vs. Tampa Bay due to that injury ... Was part of offensive line that helped the Dolphins rush for 250 yards on Oct. 4th vs. Buffalo (the most rushing yards by Miami since Dec. 1, 2002 when they rushed for 270 yards at Buffalo) and 239 yards on Sept. 21st vs. Indianapolis ... Started at left guard in season opener on Sept. 13th at Atlanta ... It was his first regular season game action since Nov. 30, 2008 ... Was placed on Injured Reserve on Dec. 4, 2008 with an ankle injury he sustained on Nov. 30, 2008.
2008 - Started the first 12 games of the year at left guard ... Part of a Dolphins offensive line that led to 216 yards rushing at New England (9/21) and 222 rushing yards (11/16) vs. Oakland ... Suffered an injury to his right ankle and leg that sidelined him for the remainder of the game at St. Louis (11/30) ... Was placed on injured reserve on December 4th due to the ankle ... Underwent surgery on Dec. 4 at Broward General Medical Center to address that injury.
2007 - Started the first eight games of the year at right guard ... Sustained a right shoulder injury in game at Atlanta (11/4) and was placed on injured reserve on November 8 ... In the eight games that Smiley started, the 49ers averaged 4.2 yards per rush attempt.
2006 - Started all 16 games at right guard ... Key part of a line that led a running game which ranked third in the NFC and sixth in the NFL, as it averaged 135.8 yards per outing ... In addition, average per rush attempt of 4.9 was second-best in the NFC and in the NFL ... Unit led the way for Frank Gore, who topped the NFC with 1,695 yards rushing and eight TDs on 312 attempts, as he set a 49ers' single-season rushing record ... Gore's total included a franchise single-game record of 212 yards rushing in a 20-14 win over Seattle on November 19 ... As a team, San Francisco surpassed the 100-yard rushing plateau 11 times on the season while they eclipsed the 200-yard mark twice ... In addition, the 49ers allowed only 35 sacks on the season, while they did not yield one in four games and permitted just one on three occasions.
2005 - Opened all 16 contests at left guard ... Along with RT Kwame Harris, was one of only two 49ers offensive players to start every game at the same position in ‘05 ... Part of a line that helped pave the way for rookie running back Frank Gore to amass a rushing average of 4.8 yards per carry, as he was the NFL's third-leading rusher among rookies with 608 yards and three TDs on 127 attempts, despite missing two games ... In game at Tennessee (11/27), made a touchdown saving tackle of Titans LB Keith Bulluck at the 7-yard line following an interception, forcing Tennessee into settling for a field goal four plays afterward.
2004 - Started nine of the 16 games in which he played at right guard as a rookie ... Initial start of NFL career came in week three contest at Seattle (9/26), the first of nine straight games in which he would start ... The 49ers produced a minimum of 317 total net yards in five of his nine starts, including a high of 448 yards in a 31-28 overtime win over Arizona (10/10).
COLLEGE
Was a three-year letterman (2001-03) at Alabama ... Started 36 games over those three seasons and did not allow a sack ... Was a two-time recipient of the team's Sylvester Croom Commitment to Excellence Award and won the Mal Moore Leadership Award in his final year ... Was a consensus first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 2003 when he opened every game at left guard ... Redshirted as a true freshman in 2000 ... Entered the draft with one year of eligibility still remaining ... Holds the school weight room record in hang clean with a 415-pound lift ... Majored in criminal justice.
PERSONAL
Married to, Missy, a former San Francisco 49ers cheerleader ... Couple has two sons, Justin Jr. and Jett ... Attended Southeast Bulloch High School in Brooklet, Ga., where he lettered as a defensive lineman ... Cousin, Dusty Ziegler, was an offensive lineman at Notre Dame and then went on to a career in the NFL with Buffalo and the Giants ... Is an avid outdoorsman, enjoys hunting, fishing and camping in spare time ... Also took up playing the drums in 2007 ... Participated in the Miami Dolphins Foundation's Kids Fishing Clinic and Fishing Tournament ... Took part in a Special Olympics walk ... Full name is Justin Smiley, born November 11, 1981 in Ellabell, Ga.
