{"id":42803,"date":"2018-04-25T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=42803"},"modified":"2021-03-14T16:55:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T20:55:22","slug":"durham-smythe-2018-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/04\/25\/durham-smythe-2018-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Durham Smythe 2018 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview
\nPosition<\/strong>: Tight end
\nHeight<\/strong>: 6’5″
\nWeight<\/strong>: 253 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Notre Dame Fighting Irish<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\n40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.81 seconds
\nBench press<\/strong>: 18 reps
\nVertical jump<\/strong>: 31 inches
\nBroad jump<\/strong>: 9 feet, 2 inches
\nThree-cone drill<\/strong>: 7.17 seconds
\n20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.23 seconds (third among tight ends)
\n60-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 11.86 seconds (third among tight ends)<\/p>\n

Durham Smythe 2018 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n

A native of Belton, TX, Durham Smythe<\/a><\/strong>‘s father Roy played collegiately at Baylor and was part of the school’s last outright league title as part of the old Southwest Conference in 1980. The younger Smythe made a name for himself at tight end in high school and received scholarship offers from all five Big 12 schools in his home state, including Baylor. But he spurned them all in favor of Notre Dame, making up a fairly impressive 2013 recruiting class for Brian Kelly<\/a><\/strong> and the Irish.<\/p>\n

Smythe sat out his first year in South Bend and had a fairly limited role as a redshirt freshman and sophomore. He managed just four receptions for 25 yards in that time, though he did tally his first career touchdown catch on a fake field goal in the second game of the 2015 season, a win over Virginia. But in that same game, he suffered injuries to his knee and shoulder which ultimately ended his season.<\/p>\n

Smythe’s most productive campaign from the standpoint of finding the end zone came in 2016. It was then that he logged four touchdown grabs on just nine catches all season. What makes that feat all the more interesting is that in the games he scored, all of his catches resulted in touchdowns. As a senior the following year, Smythe realized career highs in receptions (15), receiving yardage (244) and yards per catch (16.3) but managed just a lone touchdown.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h2>\n