Tyler Smith (American football)
No. 73 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
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Position: | Offensive guard | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | April 3, 2001||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 332 lb (151 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | North Crowley (Fort Worth) | ||||||
College: | Tulsa (2019–2021) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2022 / round: 1 / pick: 24 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024 | |||||||
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Tyler Smith (born April 3, 2001) is an American professional football offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit]Smith grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and attended North Crowley High School.[1] He was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football for the Abilene Christian Wildcats. Smith decommitted and signed to play at Tulsa over offers from Houston, Navy, and New Mexico.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Smith redshirted the 2019 season, playing in the final four games with two starts as a true freshman.[4] In 2020, Smith started all nine games at left tackle for Tulsa during the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and was named first-team all-American Athletic Conference (AAC).[5] He also was named to the 2020 FWAA all-freshman team.[6] In 2021, he started 12 of the Golden Hurricane's 13 games and was named second team All-AAC as a redshirt sophomore. Following the end of the season, he announced that he would forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL draft.[7]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
324 lb (147 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
10+3⁄4 in (0.27 m) |
5.02 s | 1.70 s | 2.89 s | 4.65 s | 7.78 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) |
8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
25 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9][10] |
Smith was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round (24th overall) in the 2022 NFL draft.[11] As a rookie, he started in all 17 games in the 2022 season.[12] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[13] In the 2023 season, he appeared in and started 14 games.[14]
Professional statistics
[edit]Legend | |
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First Team All-Pro | |
Second Team All-Pro | |
No type penalty | |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Offense | ||||||||
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GP | GS | Snaps | Pct | Holding | False start | Decl/Pen | Acpt/Pen | ||||
2022 | DAL | 17 | 17 | 1,144 | 99% | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | ||
2023 | DAL | 14 | 14 | 941 | 97% | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||
Career | 31 | 31 | 2,085 | - | 12 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
References
[edit]- ^ Hibbard, Robb (April 28, 2022). "NFL Draft: Three things to know about Tyler Smith, Tulsa football". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ Hill Jr., Clarence E. (April 12, 2022). "He started out in Fort Worth peewee football. Now Tyler Smith is an NFL draft prospect". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ Shipley, John (April 15, 2022). "2022 NFL Draft Profiles: Does Tulsa OL Tyler Smith Make Sense For the Jaguars?". SI.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ "Tyler Smith - Football". University of Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ Eatman, Nick (April 15, 2022). "Possible Pick: Tulsa's Smith Has Guard-Tackle Flex". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ "2020 FWAA Freshman All-American Team Revealed". sportswriters.net. January 18, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ Love, Ryan (April 27, 2022). "NFL Draft: TU tackle Tyler Smith poised for early rounds". KJRH.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ "Tyler Smith Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Tyler Smith, Tulsa NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys select Tyler Smith with No. 24 pick in 2022 draft". NFL.com. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Drummond, K.D. (April 28, 2022). "Cowboys draft Tulsa offensive lineman Tyler Smith with No. 24 pick". Cowboys Wire. USA Today. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Tyler Smith 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "2022 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Tyler Smith 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.