#23

Tykee Smith

DB · Georgia · Sr. · #23

All-Conf HMTampa Bay — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 26, #89 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Tykee Smith

DB · Georgia · Sr · #23

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#527 national
CFB
College
Georgia
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 · #89
Tampa Bay · 2024

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-SEC

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Tampa BayEntering 3rd NFL season

#89Rd 3 · Pick 26
Tampa BayEntering 3rd NFL season
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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy
2022Georgia15-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced
2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-SEC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Georgia70468.52.024--
2022Georgia26202.52.01----
2021Georgia540.00.0------
Career1017011.04.034--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023

W 31–23

at Georgia Tech

7 TOT  ·  2 SOLO  ·  1 TFL

How he plays

Play style

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Rover

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

S

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Christian Izien’s 2021 season.

Christian Izien

81%match

Rutgers · 2021

#2

Ji'Ayir Brown

Penn State · 2022

All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 24
75%
#3

Elijah Hicks

California · 2021

NFL Rd 7
66%
#4

Qwuantrezz Knight

UCLA · 2021

63%
#5

Henry Blackburn

Colorado State · 2023

59%

Matches Christian on

Tackle volume
Class year
TFL rate
Based on 6 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaiden Francois's senior season at Duke (2025).

Jaiden Francois

89%match

Duke · 2025

#2

Seyi Oladipo

Boise State · 2024

All-Mountain West
86%
#3

Drue Watts

Memphis · 2025

83%
#4

Jaylon Jimmerson

Sam Houston · 2024

82%
#5

Fred Perry

West Virginia · 2025

All-Conference USA
82%

Matches Jaiden on

Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Opponent-adjusted stats · senior cohort across all seasons

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books

+10009.1% implied