Draft Profile: Bio

Terell Smith attended South Gwinnett High School and was rated a 3-star prospect by 247 Sports with a scout's rating of 0.870, going unranked by ESPN. Following high school, Smith opted to join Minnesota after being heavily recruited.

In 2018 as a freshman Smith saw action in 11 games and played a total of 573 snaps at cornerback for the Golden Gophers. He recorded 41 tackles, no assists, while adding 12 stops. In coverage Smith notched up 8 pass breakups, one interception, and QB rating when targetted of 107.5.

As a sophomore in 2019 he played in 8 games and logged 140 snaps for the Golden Gophers. He made just 9 tackles, no assists, and had 3 stops. In coverage he totaled no pass breakups, no interceptions, and QB rating when targetted of 96.3.

In 2020 as a junior Smith played in 5 games and contributed on 69 snaps. He chalked up just 3 tackles, no assists, and added no stops. In the secondary Smith forced no pass breakups, no interceptions, and gave up a disapointing QB rating when targetted of 158.3.

In 2021 as a senior Smith saw action in 9 games while playing 280 snaps. He logged 12 tackles, 3 assists, and made 3 stops. In coverage Smith had 2 pass breakups, one interception, and surrendered a disapointing QB rating when targetted of 115.2.

In 2022 as a fifth year senior Smith saw action in 12 games while playing 573 snaps. He logged 36 tackles, 4 assists, and made 15 stops. In coverage Smith had 4 pass breakups, 2 interceptions, and surrendered QB rating when targetted of 63.8.