Terrance Smith (linebacker)

Terrance Smith (born May 3, 1993) is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL Draft.

Terrance Smith
Smith with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017.
No. 54 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-03) May 3, 1993
Decatur, Georgia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Southwest DeKalb
(Decatur, Georgia)
College:Florida State
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:36
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

High school career

Smith attended Southwest Dekalb High School in Decatur, Georgia. As a junior, he recorded 120+ tackles, 15 sacks and 15 tackles-for-loss. As a senior, he recorded 60 tackles and 10 sacks in just nine games. He was rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, their 18th overall outside linebacker. He was rated four-stars and ranked the 21st overall defensive end by Scout.com. 247Sports.com rated him a three-star recruit, he was also ranked the 26th overall outside linebacker by ESPN. He was #27 on the SuperPrep Georgia 83, #34 on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's top 50 recruits list. While at Southwest Dekalb, he also was a sprinter/jumper on the school's track & field team.[1]

College career

Smith then attended Florida State University where he majored in social science. As a true freshman in 2011, he appeared in the first two games of the season, recording one tackle,[2] before suffering an injury. He was given a medical redshirt. In 2012, as a redshirt freshman, he appeared mostly on special teams. He recorded nine tackles (eight solo.) and 1.5 tackles-for-loss.[2] As a redshirt sophomore in 2013 he appeared in 13 games (10 starts). He recorded 59 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss, two sacks, one interception and three passes defensed. For the season, he was named All-ACC honorable mention. In 2014 as a redshirt junior, he recorded 86 tackles (53 solo.), 4.5 tackles-for-loss, one sack, two interceptions, one pass defensed and one forced fumble. He was named Second-team All-ACC. During his injury shortened 2015 season, he started nine games, missing four due to an ankle injury. He recorded 64 tackles (33 solo.), 3.5 tackles-for-loss, and one sack. After the season, he appeared in the 2016 East–West Shrine Game.[1]

Career statistics
SeasonDefenseInterceptionsFumbles
YearTeamGPGSTack.Solo.Ass.SacksTFLINTYDSTDFFFR
2011FSU 201010000000
2012FSU ----98101.500000
2013FSU 131059343522.5132000
2014FSU 121286533314.5297010
2015FSU 9964333113.500000
Career363121912891412.03122010

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		 235 lb
(107 kg)		 33 3⁄4 in
(0.86 m)		 9 7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 4.77 s 1.65 s 2.77 s 4.49 s 7.14 s 34 1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		 10 ft 00 in
(3.05 m)		 19 reps
All values from 2016 NFL Scouting Combine (except shuttle and cone, from Florida State pro day).[3][4]

Kansas City Chiefs

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Smith was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on May 6, 2016.[5] On September 3, he was waived during final cuts.[6] On September 5, he was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad.[6] On November 1, he was promoted to the Chiefs' active roster.[7]

On October 23, 2018, Smith was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[8]

Miami Dolphins

On August 11, 2019, Smith was signed by the Miami Dolphins.[9] He was released on August 31, 2019.[10]

Arizona Cardinals

On November 16, 2020, Smith was signed to the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals.[11] He was elevated to the active roster on December 19 for the team's week 15 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[12] On January 2, 2021, Smith was promoted to the active roster for week 17 against the Los Angeles Rams. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.[13]

Personal life

Smith is the son of former Clemson wide receiver, Terry Smith.[1]

Smith's cousin is current Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.[14]

References
  1. "Terrance Smith Biography". Seminoles.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  2. "Terrance Smith College stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  3. "Terrance Smith, DS #23 OLB, Florida State". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  4. "Terrance Smith Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  5. Thorman, Joel (May 2, 2016). "Chiefs give Florida State UDFA LB Terrance Smith a nice signing bonus". ArrowheadPride.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  6. "Terrance Smith Transactions". FoxSports.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  7. Thorman, Joel (November 2, 2016). "ILB Terrance Smith joins Kansas City Chiefs 53-man roster". ArrowheadPride.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  8. "Surprise! Chiefs place OL Jordan Devey and LB Terrance Smith on IR". ArrowheadPride.com. October 23, 2018.
  9. "Dolphins Sign Terrance Smith, Waived/Injured Jonathan Woodard". MiamiDolphins.com. August 11, 2019.
  10. "Dolphins Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". MiamiDolphins.com. August 31, 2019.
  11. "Cardinals sign Stephone Anthony and Terrance Smith to the practice squad". Revenge of the Birds. SB Nation. November 16, 2020.
  12. Urban, Darren (December 19, 2020). "Cardinals Place Zane Gonzalez, Jordan Phillips On IR; Sign D.J. Foster". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  13. Urban, Darren (January 5, 2021). "Cardinals Sign 15 Players To 'Futures' Contracts". AZCardinals.com.
  14. Hale, David M. (October 24, 2013). "Smith not ashamed of father's name". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
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