#95

Harrison Smith

P · Vanderbilt · Jr. · #95

Minnesota — drafted 2012, Rd 1, Pick 29, #29 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Harrison Smith

P · Vanderbilt · Jr · #95

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Vanderbilt
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
R1 · #29
Minnesota · 2012

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MinnesotaEntering 15th NFL season

#29Rd 1 · Pick 29
MinnesotaEntering 15th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 24–21

at Colorado State

66 LONG  ·  6 IN 20  ·  45 AVG

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Steady

Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.

P

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Riley Riethman’s 2021 season.

Navy · 2021

#2

Derek Adams

Northwestern · 2021

70%
#3

Bernardo Rodriguez

North Texas · 2021

67%
#4

Jack Brooks

South Alabama · 2021

66%
#5

Nick Mihalic

Western Michigan · 2021

65%

Matches Riley on

Height
Yards / punt
Weight

Differs from Riley on

Class year (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Daton Montiel's sophomore season at Florida International (2022).

Florida International · 2022

#2

Michael Hayes

Georgia State · 2021

77%
#3

Angus Davies

Tulsa · 2024

72%
#4

Derek Adams

Northwestern · 2021

72%
#5

Riley Riethman

Navy · 2022

All-AAC
69%

Matches Daton on

Weight
In-20 rate
Yards / punt

Differs from Daton on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books

+10009.1% implied