Tye Smith
Not to be confused with Ty Smith.
| No. 21 Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 3, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Raleigh (NC) Wakefield | ||||||||||
| College: | Towson | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 170 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2015 | |||||||||||
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Tye Smith (born May 3, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.[1][2] He played college football at Towson.[3][4]
Early years
Smith attended Wakefield high school in Raleigh, North Carolina where he graduated in 2011.[5]
College career
Towson
Smith committed to Towson University where he enrolled in July of 2011.[5] Smith was enrolled at Towson from 2011 to 2014 and played all four years.[6]
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 0 in | 195 lb | 4.6 s | 1.6 s | 2.67 s | 3.36 s | 6.97 s | 36.5 in | 10 ft 4 in | 15 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine | |||||||||||||||||||
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Smith was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the 5th round, with the 170th overall pick, of the 2015 NFL draft.
References
- ↑ Wilson, Aaron (May 2, 2015). "Seahawks draft Towson cornerback Tye Smith in fifth round". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ Rubens, Daniel (May 2, 2015). "Seattle Seahawks add Towson cornerback Tye Smith in fifth round of NFL draft". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ Wilson, Aaron (May 2, 2015). "Towson cornerback Tye Smith hoping for faster times at upcoming Pro Day". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ Needelman, Joshua (March 24, 2015). "Towson's Ryan Delaire, Tye Smith Remain Focused On NFL Draft". pressboxonline.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- 1 2 "Tye Smith". 247.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ "24 Tye Smith". Towson Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
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