Torrey Smith was two years ahead of Dexter McDougle at Stafford (Va.) High School, and then again at the University of Maryland, to which Smith helped recruit McDougle.
Smith was a little less than six months ahead of McDougle in getting to the Eagles.
“I’ve known Torrey since I was, like, 13 or 14,” McDougle said Tuesday, after practicing with the team that traded for him over the weekend, the Eagles sending safety Terrence Brooks to the Jets. “He had a lot of influence [on McDougle going to Maryland].We’re from the same hometown. We’re real similar people.