Tykee Smith
23-Year-Old
2023 Defense Stats
TCKL
0
SACKS
0.0
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2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The Buccaneers invested a third-round pick this April in Smith, who posted 140 tackles, including 21.5 for loss and five sacks, eight interceptions (including a pick-six) and a pair of forced fumbles over a 51-game college career at West Virginia and Georgia. The promising rookie will have the luxury of learning from the star safety tandem of Jordan Whitehead and Antoine Winfield, and while the veteran duo will block his path to meaningful snaps, Smith should begin laying a foundation for future IDP success. Read Past Outlooks
Tampa Bay bound
The Buccaneers selected Smith in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 89th overall.
ANALYSIS
Smith took a circuitous route to draft night. After starring at West Virginia early in his career with All-American accolades, Smith transferred to Georgia, where he had a brutal stretch of injury luck. A foot injury kept him out to start 2021, and then he suffered a torn ACL. After playing a rotational role in 2022, Smith secured a starting job at nickel in 2023 and got himself back on the NFL radar. Physicality is the name of his game, as he got in on 70 tackles as a fifth-year senior and showed coverage chops with four picks. He tested well at the combine, and if the injury woes are truly behind him, Smith is an asset at nickel or safety.
Smith took a circuitous route to draft night. After starring at West Virginia early in his career with All-American accolades, Smith transferred to Georgia, where he had a brutal stretch of injury luck. A foot injury kept him out to start 2021, and then he suffered a torn ACL. After playing a rotational role in 2022, Smith secured a starting job at nickel in 2023 and got himself back on the NFL radar. Physicality is the name of his game, as he got in on 70 tackles as a fifth-year senior and showed coverage chops with four picks. He tested well at the combine, and if the injury woes are truly behind him, Smith is an asset at nickel or safety.
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Measurables Review
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How do Tykee Smith's measurables compare to other safeties?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
5' 10"Weight
202 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.46 secVertical Jump
36.0 inBroad Jump
120 inHand Length
9.25 inArm Length
31.63 in