Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Minnesota
Terell Smith
DB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Snellville, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Terell Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Terell Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Snellville, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Terell Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 165
- NFL Team
- Chicago Bears
Terell Smith, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Minnesota. Terell Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 109
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 16
Quick Answers
Terell Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · DB
- Career Tackles
- 109
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Gwinnett · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- South Gwinnett · 24 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 5 · Pick 31 · Chicago Bears
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DB 241st (top 26%) · Big Ten 97th (top 16%) · National 968th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Minnesota | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 41 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 5 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 7 | 16 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 21.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 38 | 4.5 | 2 | - | 5 | 0 | 68.8 |
Related Context
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Terell Smith played DB for Minnesota. Across 5 tracked seasons, Terell Smith recorded 109 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 13.5 primary output with 24.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
24.5
Usage
10.5
Consistency
63.1
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico State: 2. Western Illinois: 1. Colorado: 2. Michigan State: 0. Purdue: 2. Illinois: 0. Penn State: 1. Rutgers: 0. Nebraska: 2. Northwestern: 1.5. Iowa: 2. Wisconsin: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico State: 0 by 20. Western Illinois: 1 by 14.2. Colorado: 2 by 28.3. Michigan State: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 7 by 49.2. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 4 by 26.7. Rutgers: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 4 by 36.7. Northwestern: 3 by 27.5. Iowa: 2 by 28.3. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Wisconsin | W 23-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs IowaSplash game | L 10-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Northwestern | W 31-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 20-13 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Rutgers | W 31-0 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Penn State | L 17-45 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Illinois | L 14-26 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs PurdueSplash game | L 10-20 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Michigan State | W 34-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 49-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Western Illinois | W 62-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs New Mexico StateSplash game | W 38-0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Terell Smith story
Terell Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Snellville, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Terell Smith's career was his defensive production: 109 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Minnesota. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Terell Smith's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Minnesota.
The arc is straightforward: Terell Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Minnesota | 11 | 26.3 | 5.5 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 26.3 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 9.5 | 1.4 | -10 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 12.5 | 2.7 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 3 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Minnesota | 13.5 | 24.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Fresno State
Week 2 · W 21-14
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Iowa
Week 12 · L 10-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Colorado
Week 3 · W 49-7
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio State
Week 1 · L 31-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#5
vs New Mexico State
Week 1 · W 48-10
3
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Minnesota
13.5 primary output · 24.5 efficiency · 10.5 usage
68.8
#2
2018 Postseason · Minnesota
51.3
11 primary · 26.3 efficiency · 5.5 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Minnesota
51.3
11 primary · 26.3 efficiency · 5.5 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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