Christopher Smith S Georgia | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Christopher Smith S Georgia
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Draft Year: 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 time: 4.62 seconds (30%*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 22.10 DOB: 05/01/2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Percentile calculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
historically in the player's position group (Higher value represents better perfomance).
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| Draft Year: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 time: 4.62 seconds (30%*) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 22.10 DOB: 05/01/2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
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*Percentile calculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
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| Overall Rating: | 85.0 / 100 | |
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| Game performance weighted rating | ||
| QB Rating When targeted: | 51.5 | |
| Tackling: |
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71% |
| Run Defense: |
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85% |
| Coverage: |
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82% |
| Zone: |
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78% |
| Man/Press: |
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82% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
3rd
Overall Rank:
#82
Position rank:
#19
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| College Games: 46 College Snaps: 1852 | ||
ESPN RATING: 79/100
College Combine Results
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OVR Rank:
#236
Pos Rank:
#47
State Rank:
#56
College Combine Results
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247 RATING: 89/100
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| Ovr Rank: #306 Pos Rank: #30 | ||
RIVALS RATING: 5.8 (95%)
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Draft Profile: Bio
Christopher Smith attended Hapeville Charter High School and was rated a 4-star prospect by 247 Sports with a scout's rating of 0.890, going unranked by ESPN. Following high school, Smith opted to join Georgia after being heavily recruited.In 2018 as a freshman Smith saw action in 5 games and played a total of 63 snaps at safety for the Bulldogs. He recorded only 4 tackles, no assists, while adding 2 stops. In coverage Smith notched up no pass breakups, no interceptions, and an unimpressive QB rating when targetted of 158.3.
As a sophomore in 2019 he played in 7 games and logged 78 snaps for the Bulldogs. He made only 4 tackles, 2 assists, and had no stops. In coverage he totaled no pass breakups, no interceptions, and a very good QB rating when targetted of 56.3.
In 2020 as a junior Smith played in 9 games and contributed on 415 snaps. He chalked up 19 tackles, 9 assists, and added 4 stops. In the secondary Smith forced one pass breakup, no interceptions, and gave up a very good QB rating when targetted of 69.8.
In 2021 as a senior Smith saw action in 12 games while playing 597 snaps. He logged 30 tackles, 4 assists, and made 9 stops. In coverage Smith had 2 pass breakups, 3 interceptions, and surrendered an outstanding QB rating when targetted of 53.8.
In 2022 as a fifth year senior Smith saw action in 13 games while playing 699 snaps. He logged 41 tackles, 10 assists, and made 15 stops. In coverage Smith had 4 pass breakups, 3 interceptions, and surrendered an outstanding QB rating when targetted of 50.6.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Has good football awareness to read and react quickly and stay balanced and patient in space.
- His ball skills are very good. Smith tracks the ball well downfield and has the hands and coordination to come away with interceptions even when Smith isn’t targeted often.
- Has the change-of-direction ability to mirror underneath but did solid work out of press and off coverage.
- Does a good job getting his head around in time when playing with his back to the line of scrimmage. Has the ability to cover quickness underneath.
- An instinctive center fielder who flies around the field, has the tools to make up for a relative lack of size.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Inconsistent getting off of blocks. Can be a step slow to react when a quarterback comes back to his side of the field late in progression.
- Needs to tighten his angles in pursuit. Needs to show better tackling technique to consistently finish.
- Plays out of control too often, laying a lot of big hits but also missing a lot of tackles along the way. Smith also needs to do a better job reading routes when sitting back as a single-high safety.
- Needs to develop a better understanding of route combinations and better overall vision.
- Very average timed speed - will need help covering deep
Christopher Smith percentiles vs other Safety's (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Christopher Smith (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
81.8
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
21.0