| No. 32 – Los Angeles Rams | |||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | (2000-05-01)May 1, 2000 (age 25) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Hapeville Charter(Union City, Georgia) | ||||
| College | Georgia (2018–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 5th round, 170th overall pick | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2025 | |||||
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Christopher Paul Smith II (born May 1, 2000) is an American professionalfootballsafety for theLos Angeles Rams of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theGeorgia Bulldogs, earningunanimous All-American honors in 2022 and winning twoCFP national championships.
Smith attendedHapeville Charter Career Academy inUnion City, Georgia. As a senior, Smith recorded five interceptions and seven pass break-ups with 54 tackles.[1] As a three-star recruit, Smith chose to playcollege football at theUniversity of Georgia, following teammate William Poole.
Smith played sparingly in his first two seasons at Georgia.[2] Smith would play in all ten games in 2020, and he would increase his production after starterRichard LeCounte got into a motorcycle accident in 2020.[3][4] In 2021, Smith would become the full time starter. In week one againstClemson, Smith intercepted Clemson quarterbackDJ Uiagalelei, and returned it 74 yards for the only touchdown of the game, which resulted in a 10–3 Georgia victory.[5] Over the course of the season, Smith played in 12 games amassing 34 tackles, and recording three interceptions.[6] In the2022 College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Smith would tally one interception and a career high seven tackles in Georgia's win.[7] Shortly after the game, Smith announced he would return to Georgia using the extra year of eligibility given by theNCAA because of the shortened 2020 season due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[8] In his final season at Georgia, Smith recorded 50 tackles and three interceptions, while being named aunanimous All-American alongside former teammateJalen Carter.[9] During the2022 SEC Championship Game, afterNazir Stackhouse blocked a 33-yard field goal attempt, Smith returned the blocked kick 95-yards for a touchdown.[10] Georgia would go on to win the game 50–30, before winning their secondNational Championship in consecutive years, by a score of65–7. At the season's end, Smith announced that he would enter the2023 NFL draft.[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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft10+5⁄8 in (1.79 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.62 s | 1.56 s | 2.62 s | 4.41 s | 7.45 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | 15 reps | |
| Sources:[12][13] | ||||||||||||
Smith was selected by theLas Vegas Raiders in the fifth round with the 170th overall pick in the2023 NFL draft.[14]
On November 18, 2025, Smith was waived by the Raiders.[15]
On November 19, 2025, Smith was claimed off waivers by theLos Angeles Rams.[16]