 Smith (32) with the Bears in 2024 | |||||||||||
| No. 32 –Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | (1999-07-27)July 27, 1999 (age 25) Snellville, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | South Gwinnett (Snellville) | ||||||||||
| College: | Minnesota (2018–2022) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023: 5th round, 165th pick | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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Terell Smith (born July 27, 1999) is an American professionalfootballcornerback for theChicago Bears of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football atMinnesota.
Smith was born on July 27, 1999, inSnellville, Georgia, and attendedSouth Gwinnett High School.[1][2] He committed to playcollege football for theMinnesota Golden Gophers at theUniversity of Minnesota.
Smith became a starter at cornerback early into his freshman season at Minnesota.[3] He finished the season with 43 tackles, one interception, and eight passes broken up.[4] Smith saw limited playing time as a backup over the next two seasons afterBenjamin St-Juste transferred into the program and became an immediate starter. He redshirted his junior season. He entered his redshirt junior year as a starter but was benched halfway through the season[5] Smith regained his starting spot as a senior and finished the season with 38 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks with two interceptions and five passes broken up.[6]
| 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 ft0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.41 s | 1.50 s | 2.52 s | 4.30 s | 7.00 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 14 reps | |
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Smith was drafted by theChicago Bears in the fifth round, 165th overall, of the2023 NFL draft.[9]