Terell Smith
Terell Smith
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the Minnesota secondary. The receipt: 7 tackles against Purdue — Week 5, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Minnesota, 97 tackles — drafted at #165 overall by Chicago.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
ChicagoEntering 4th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022
W 23–16
at Wisconsin
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Camby Goff’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Julian Neal's graduate season at Fresno State (2024).
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