Henry Louis "Trey" Smith III (born June 16, 1999) is an American football offensive guard for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee before he was drafted by the Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
_(cropped).jpg) Smith with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021 | |||||
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| Position: | Offensive guard | ||||
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| Born: | June 16, 1999 Humboldt, Tennessee | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 335 lb (152 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | University (Jackson, TN) | ||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 6 / pick: 226 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2021 | |||||
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High school career
A native of Humboldt, Tennessee, Smith attended the University School of Jackson, where he was a three-time All-State offensive lineman.[1]
Regarded as a five-star recruit, Smith was ranked as the No. 1 prospect overall in the class of 2017 by ESPN.[2] He chose Tennessee over scholarship offers from Ohio State, Ole Miss, and Alabama.[3]
College career
In his true freshman year at Tennessee, Smith started all twelve games; first at right guard, later at left tackle.[4] For his efforts in the 2017 season, he was named to the All-SEC Second Team.[5]
After starting the first seven games of this sophomore season at left tackle, Tennessee's medical staff discovered blood clots in Smith's lungs and ruled him out indefinitely.[6] The issue had originally been discovered in February 2018, before the Volunteers' spring practice but thought to have been resolved.[7] Smith missed the remainder of the 2018 season.
Cleared to return for his junior season, Smith was moved to left guard as true freshman Wanya Morris took over as left tackle.[8] He was named to the All-SEC First Team. Despite some speculation that he would enter the 2020 NFL Draft, Smith announced that he would remain in Tennessee for his senior year.[9]
Professional career
Smith was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round, 226th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft. He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.[10]
References
- ^ "Trey Smith, Tennessee Volunteers, Offensive Guard". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Trey Smith - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Trey Smith, University School Of Jackson , Offensive Tackle". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ Adams, John (November 28, 2017). "UT Vols: Team record shouldn't prevent Trey Smith from being All-SEC". Knoxville News Sentinel. Gannett. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "2017 All-SEC Football Team announced". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ Low`, Chris (October 25, 2018). "Vols' Trey Smith has recurrence of blood clots in lungs". ESPN.
- ^ Low, Chris (July 31, 2018). "Vols' Trey Smith says he had blood clots in lungs; now cleared to play". ESPN.
- ^ Henley, Gene (October 19, 2019). "Wanya Morris, Trey Smith have been offensive line's left-side leaders for Tennessee Vols". Chattanooga Times Free Press.
- ^ "Vols' Trey Smith to stay for senior year". wate.com. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Chiefs trade for Vikings cornerback Mike Hughes, sign draft picks". Fox4KC.com.
External links
- Trey Smith on Twitter
- Tennessee Volunteers bio
- Farrell, Mike (January 6, 2017). "UA All-America Analysis: Trey Smith". Rivals.com – via YouTube.
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