Trey Smith (offensive lineman)

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Trey Smith
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Smith with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021
No. 65 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1999-06-16) June 16, 1999 (age 25)
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  / round: 6 / pick: 226
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2024
Games played:55
Games started:55
Player stats at PFR

Henry Louis "Trey" Smith III (born June 16, 1999) is an American professional football guard for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers before he was selected by the Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

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Early life

A native of Humboldt, Tennessee, Smith attended the University 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 by ESPN. [2] He chose Tennessee over scholarship offers from Ohio State, Ole Miss, and Alabama. [3]

College career

In his true 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 the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) Second Team. [5]

After starting the first seven games of this sophomore season at left tackle, Tennessee's medical staff discovered blood 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 freshman Wanya Morris took over as left tackle. [9] He was named to the All-SEC First Team. Despite some speculation that he would enter the 2020 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]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+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 s1.75 s3.01 s4.82 s7.43 s31.0 in
(0.79 m)		9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		32 reps
All values from Pro Day [12] [13]

Smith was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round, 226th overall, of the 2021 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 in Super Bowl LVII and solidified an offensive line that gave up zero sacks in the game as the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia 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 the San Francisco 49ers 25–22 in Super Bowl LVIII. [24]

Personal life

Smith is a Christian. [25]

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  3. ↑ "Trey Smith, University School Of Jackson , Offensive Tackle". 247Sports.com . Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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  6. ↑ Low, Chris (October 25, 2018). "Vols' Trey Smith has recurrence of blood clots in lungs". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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