Aldon Jacarus Smith (born September 25, 1989) is an American football outside linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers seventh overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Smith was born in Greenwood, Mississippi. He attended Raytown High School in Raytown, Missouri, where he played for the Raytown Bluejays high school football team. As a senior, he recorded 60 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, while adding 7 forced fumbles, 1 blocked punt, and 1 safety on defense, while on offense he caught 34 passes for 570 yards and 4 touchdowns as a tight end.