He was selected by the Bengals in the seventh round of the 1989 NFL draft after playing college football at Utah State University.
Kendal Carson Smith was born on November 23, 1965, in San Mateo, California.
[2] For the 1989 season, Smith earned PCAA Offensive Player of the Year, first-team All-PCAA, and Associated Press third-team All-American honors.
[3] He played in the Blue–Gray Football Classic and East-West Shrine Game after his senior year.
[3] Smith was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round, with the 194th overall pick, of the 1989 NFL draft.
[6] He appeared in nine games, starting two, for the Bengals in 1990 and caught seven passes for 45 yards before being placed on injured reserve on Novembe 23, 1990.