Tremon Smith

Tremon Smith (born July 20, 1996) is an American football cornerback and kick returner for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He is a former Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers corner back in the NFL. He played college football at Central Arkansas, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Tremon Smith
No. 38 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Cornerback
Running Back
Kick returner
Personal information
Born: (1996-07-20) July 20, 1996
Anniston, Alabama
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Saks (Saks, Alabama)
College:Central Arkansas
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:8
Pass deflections:1
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Return yards:1,189
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Smith attended Saks High School in Saks, Alabama, where he played high school football.[1] Smith led the team to the semi-finals at quarterback, safety, kick returner, punt returner, in 2013

College career

Smith played college football at Central Arkansas. In 2017, Smith had 41 tackles and five interceptions, earning him a selection as a third-team FCS All-American. In his four years at Central Arkansas, Smith had 15 interceptions.[2]

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Smith was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round (196th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[3] He primarily played on special teams (particularly as a kick returner) during his rookie season, but also saw some playing time on defense as a cornerback. During the 2018 season, he had 33 returns for 886 yards, averaging 26.8 yards per return.[4] He was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team as a returner.[5]

Prior to the 2019 season, the Chiefs moved Smith from cornerback to running back;[6] after the preseason, however, he was moved back to cornerback.

Smith was waived by the Chiefs on September 14, 2019.[7]

Green Bay Packers

Smith was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers on September 17, 2019.[8] He was waived on October 14 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[9][10] He was promoted to the active roster on October 29.[11] On December 2, 2019, Smith was waived by the Packers.[12]

Philadelphia Eagles

On December 4, 2019, Smith was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 6, 2020.[14]

NFL career statistics

Regular season
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCombTotalAstSackIntYardsAvgLongTDPDFFFR
2018KC 1415410.000000120
2019KC 100000.000000000
2019GB 703210.000000000
Total2218620.00000120
Source: NFL.com

Postseason
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GGSCombTotalAstSackIntYardsAvgLongTDPDFFFR
2018KC 201100.0000.000001
Total201100.00000001
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References
  1. "Tremon Smith, Saks , Cornerback". 247Sports. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. "Tremon Smith – 2017 – University of Central Arkansas". ucasports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  3. "Chiefs draft FCS cornerback who says he idolized Eric Berry". KansasCity.com. April 28, 2018.
  4. "Tremon Smith 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  5. "2018 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  6. "Camp Buzz: Chiefs move CB Tremon Smith to RB". National Football League.
  7. Goldman, Charles (September 14, 2019). "Chiefs release Tremon Smith, elevate Byron Pringle from practice squad". ChiefsWire. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  8. "Packers claim CB Tremon Smith off waivers". packers.com. September 17, 2019.
  9. "Packers sign TE Evan Baylis to active roster". Packers.com. October 14, 2019.
  10. "Packers sign WR Ryan Grant". packers.com. October 16, 2019.
  11. "Packers sign CB Tremon Smith to active roster". Packers.com. October 29, 2019.
  12. "Packers release CB Tremon Smith". Packers.com. December 2, 2019.
  13. "Eagles sign CB Tremon Smith to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. December 4, 2019.
  14. "Eagles sign eight practice squad players to futures deals". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. January 6, 2020.
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