Personal information | |||
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Born: | Moultrie, Georgia, U.S. | April 19, 1997||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Colquitt County (Moultrie, Georgia) | ||
College: | Arkansas (2016–2019) | ||
Position: | Nose tackle | ||
Undrafted: | 2020 | ||
Career history | |||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Fredrick "T. J." Smith (born April 19, 1997) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Arkansas and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Chargers in 2020. [1]
Smith was born in Moultrie, Georgia to Frederick and Avis Smith. Smith originally attended North Stanly High School, where he was all-state for North Carolina high school football. Leading into his senior year, Smith transferred to Colquitt County High School. He helped Colquitt County win the state title in their respective region. [2]
Rated as the 142nd best player in the nation by ESPN, Smith chose to attend Arkansas after changing his original commitment to Vanderbilt. Smith redshirted his freshman year and in his redshirt freshman year, Smith only played in five games and had minimal statistics. In his sophomore year, Smith started all twelve games and improved his tackle amount from four in the year prior to twenty-six. In his junior year, Smith once again played in all twelve games. Smith's contributions in his Junior year helped Arkansas tally a team total of 882 tackles that year. In his senior and final year, Smith for a third time started all twelve games, although his tackle amount decreased from the previous two years. [3]
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 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) | 296 lb (134 kg) | 34 in (0.86 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.00 s | 1.69 s | 2.84 s | 4.59 s | 7.47 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 29 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [4] |
After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, Smith was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent. Smith spent the entirety of the 2020 NFL season on the practice squad and was released before the 2021 regular season. [5]
Midway through the 2021 NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings signed Smith to their practice squad. [6] Smith was then elevated to the active roster before the week 12 game against the San Francisco 49ers. [7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 10, 2022. [8] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 20, 2023. [11] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and signed to the practice squad the next day. [12] [13] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30.
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