_(cropped).jpg) Smith with theKansas City Chiefs in 2021 | |||||||
| No. 65 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | (1999-06-16)June 16, 1999 (age 26) Humboldt, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 321 lb (146 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | University(Jackson, Tennessee) | ||||||
| College | Tennessee (2017–2020) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 6th round, 226th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||
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Henry Louis "Trey" Smith III (born June 16, 1999) is an American professionalfootballguard for theKansas City Chiefs of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theTennessee Volunteers before he was selected by the Chiefs in the sixth round of the2021 NFL draft.
A native ofHumboldt, Tennessee, Smith attended theUniversity 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 byESPN.[2] He choseTennessee over scholarship offers fromOhio State,Ole Miss, andAlabama.[3]
In histrue 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 theAll-Southeastern Conference (SEC) Second Team.[5]
After starting the first seven games of this sophomore season at left tackle, Tennessee's medical staff discoveredblood 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.[8]
Cleared to return for his junior season, Smith was moved to left guard as true freshmanWanya Morris took over as left tackle.[9] He was named to the All-SEC First Team. Despite some speculation that he would enter the2020 NFL draft, Smith announced that he would remain in Tennessee for his senior year.[10] He started all ten games and earned first-team All-SEC honors for the Volunteers in his last season.[11]
| 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 ft5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) | 321 lb (146 kg) | 33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 5.11 s | 1.75 s | 3.01 s | 4.82 s | 7.43 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 32 reps | |
| All values fromPro Day[12][13] | ||||||||||||
Smith was drafted by theKansas City Chiefs in the sixth round, 226th overall, of the2021 NFL draft.[14][15] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.[16] He was named the Chiefs starting right guard immediately as a rookie.[17] He started all 17 regular season games and three playoff games for the Chiefs as a rookie.[18] He was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team for the 2021 season.[19] In 2022, Smith started 16 regular season games and the Chiefs' three playoff games.[20] Smith started at right guard inSuper Bowl LVII and solidified an offensive line that gave up zero sacks in the game as the Chiefs defeated thePhiladelphia Eagles 38–35.[21][22] In the 2023 regular season, Smith started in all 17 games.[23] Smith won his second straight championship when the Chiefs defeated theSan Francisco 49ers 25–22 inSuper Bowl LVIII.[24] In 2024, Smith helped the Chiefs reachSuper Bowl LIX where they lost 40–22 to the Eagles.
In February 2025, the Chiefs placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Smith.[25] On July 15, Smith signed a four-year, $94 million contract extension with $70 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid guard in the NFL.[26]
Smith is aChristian.[27] He made a guest cameo as himself on2024Hallmark Channel original film,Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story.[28]