{"id":109260,"date":"2021-04-02T08:16:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T12:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=109260"},"modified":"2021-04-05T12:49:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T16:49:28","slug":"trey-smith-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/04\/02\/trey-smith-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Trey Smith 2021 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Trey Smith 2021 NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Position<\/strong>: Offensive Guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Height<\/strong>: 6\u20195\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong>: 321 pounds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>School<\/strong>: University of Tennessee<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pro Day Performance Data<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>40-yard dash<\/strong>: 5.11<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Vertical jump<\/strong>: 31\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Broad jump<\/strong>: 9\u20194\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>225 Lb. Bench Reps<\/strong>: 32\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\">More 2021 NFL Draft Profiles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trey Smith Draft Profile<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trey Smith is a big-bodied mauler and could end up being one of the elite guards to come from this deep class of offensive linemen. However, his status didn\u2019t come without trials and tribulation. At the University School of Jackson in Humboldt, TN, Smith was a <a href=\"https:\/\/allfortennessee.com\/2016\/12\/06\/tennessee-football-trey-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">three-time All-State<\/a> lineman. Ranked as the nation\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/football\/recruiting\/player\/_\/id\/205309\/trey-smith\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">number-one recruit<\/a> out of high school, Smith experienced a rocky rise through Tennessee\u2019s program. Initially, things were off to a hot start for the young offensive lineman. During his freshman season, he started 12 games, first at right guard, then earned the honor of moving to left tackle. Smith earned All-SEC Second Team honors for his campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his sophomore season, however, things became murky surrounding Smith\u2019s future. After starting seven games at left tackle, the Tennessee medical staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/24264048\/tennessee-volunteers-lineman-trey-smith-shares-life-blood-clots-diagnosis-like\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found something concerning<\/a>. They found blood clots in his lungs, which ruled him out indefinitely. Soon enough, however, Smith was back on the field and didn\u2019t miss a start in his junior and senior seasons and <a href=\"https:\/\/allfortennessee.com\/2021\/02\/27\/tennessee-football-trey-smith-early-nfl-draft-prediction\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he thrived<\/a>. In consecutive campaigns, the mauling guard earned All-SEC First Team honors and is a premium guard prospect in this year&#8217;s draft. Now, he\u2019s showing off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockytopinsider.com\/2021\/03\/25\/tennessee-releases-numbers-and-highlights-from-vols-pro-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">slightly slimmed frame<\/a> with improving speed to professional coaches around the league. While he has medical red flags, the raw talent and power will certainly have teams enamored with his potential.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengths<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extremely powerful and tends to blowback opposing pass rushers, even against elite competition<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absorbs bull rushes with ease thanks to his strength\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moves well on pulls and plays where he needs to block in the second level<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sets up his frame well, plays with a strong base<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looks comfortable taking on multiple pass rushers in a pinch<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excels in the hand-to-hand combat it takes to compete with pass rushers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plays smart football, successful at identifying blitzes and stunts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weaknesses<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tends to overextend and lose his center of gravity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shorter wingspan contributes to issues with his reach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doesn\u2019t always fire out of his stance, losing a little power<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ends up on the ground a little too often<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comes up too high in his stance a little too often<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally needs to learn the intricacies of the guard position<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical concerns will certainly have teams asking questions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>NFL Comparison<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/O\/OsemKe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kelechi Osemele<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Teams With Need at Position<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_self\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_self\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_self\"> Tennessee Titans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_self\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_self\">New England Patriots<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chargers\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_self\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_self\">Houston Texans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Bears<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Projection<\/strong>: Early Third Round<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;6052&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bottom Line on Trey Smith<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trey Smith should have no shortage of suitors in the 2021 NFL Draft. Currently, the league is desperate for line help. Like many others in his class, Smith seems like he could be a day-one starter for a guard-needy club. Granted, he will slip a bit, as he won\u2019t play tackle, the more valuable position for teams. Despite that, he\u2019ll be one of the fastest guards off the board as long as teams feel comfortable with his medical. Given his combination of size and strength, whoever grabs Smith might view him as a steal. Besides, it takes someone of Smith\u2019s ilk to hold back the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DonaAa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Donald<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CoxxFl00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fletcher Cox<\/a> types of the world. Given his credentials and background as a top prospect, teams will likely see him as a source of untapped potential.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While his talent is clear, the medical red flags are real concerns. Lung issues are a big deal, football or not, and it will be important for teams to set Smith up for long-term health. If teams feel like that isn&#8217;t something they are equipped to handle, he might wind up off of their draft boards. Regardless, there should be enough teams in the market for guard help for Smith to find a home on day two. He might not end up in the second round but won\u2019t last long on the board one way or another. Smith is a mauler and could wind up the best guard in his class. Certainly, he has some of the most talent among all blockers in the 2021 NFL Draft pool. Still, teams need to work with Smith to improve his overall technique. With that being said, working with a professional-level offensive line coach could cause Smith to quickly ascend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>More 2021 NFL Draft Profiles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"iOc04fDPTIVXHWfRAxUYHQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1286756379\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'iOc04fDPTIVXHWfRAxUYHQ',sig:'QHj7Q6M19vmZ_G0NhaJ5IuYN_cARjEvAoycQTaZdT30=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1286756379',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trey Smith is a big-bodied mauler and could end up one of the elite guards in this deep class of offensive linemen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3734,"featured_media":109395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[6669,7240],"class_list":["post-109260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2021-nfl-draft","tag-trey-smith"],"modified_by":"Justin Patrick, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3734"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}