“The thing that kept me motivated was seeing myself do well, just seeing myself make plays out there on the field. Then I've had a ton of great coaches who have continued to let me know that I'm capable.”

American professional football quarterback

Eugene Cyril “Geno” Smith III is an American professional football quarterback. He is known for his time in college football with the West Virginia Mountaineers and for playing in the National Football League, including with the New York Jets. Smith earned first-team All-Big East honors in 2011 while at West Virginia. He was selected by the Jets in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft, started for the team in his first two seasons, and was later benched and released in 2016 after injuries and uneven play. He then spent two seasons as a backup with the New York Giants and the Los Angeles Chargers.