 Smith at the2025 Senior Bowl | |
| No. 39 – Kansas City Chiefs | |
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Roster status | Practice squad |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2002-04-12)April 12, 2002 (age 23) Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Airline (Bossier City, Louisiana) |
| College | Southern Arkansas (2021–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Melvin Smith Jr. (born April 12, 2002) is an American professionalfootballcornerback for theKansas City Chiefs of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theSouthern Arkansas Muleriders.
Smith was born in Bossier City, Louisiana and played high school football as a cornerback andfree safety for the Airline Vikings.[1]
Smith enrolled atSouthern Arkansas University and joined the Southern Arkansas Muleriders as adefensive back for the 2021 season.[2] Smith was a four-year starter and was twice-named GAC First Team for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. He was named First Team Division II All-American for the 2023 season and named Second Team Division II All-American for the 2024 season. He finished his career in 2024 with record totals of 168 tackles including 110 solo tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, 9 interceptions, 46 pass break-ups and 1 forced fumble.[3] He accepted an invitation to play in the 2025 Southern Arkansas Senior Bowl.[4]
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.39 s | 1.49 s | 2.52 s | 4.19 s | 7.13 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 13 reps | |
| All values fromPro Day[5][6] | ||||||||||||
On March 24, 2025, Smith accepted a try-out invitation with theKansas City Chiefs.[7] On April 27, 2025, Smith signed with the team as an undraftedfree agent following the2025 NFL draft.[8] Smith was named part of the practice squad after the active roster was finalized on August 27.[9]