Chris Smith II

TRANSACTION: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the fifth round (170th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft, April 29, 2023.

TRANSACTION: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the fifth round (170th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft, April 29, 2023.

AT A GLANCE

• Played in 56 games with 31 starts over five seasons at Georgia (2018-22), totaling 132 tackles (87 solo), six INTs, 10 passes defensed, five tackles for loss, one sack, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble.
• Named First Team Associated Press All-American and First Team All-SEC in 2022 after recording 61 tackles, five tackles for loss, three INTs, five passes defensed and one fumble recovery.
• Allowed just a 50.0 passer rating, the second-best mark among SEC safeties in 2022 (min. 25 targets per PFF).

COLLEGE: Spent five years at Georgia (2018-22), appearing in 56 games with 31 starts…Totaled 132 tackles (87 solo), six INTs, 10 passes defensed, five tackles for loss, one sack, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble…In 2022, started in all 15 games and finished with 61 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack, a team-high three INTs, five passes defensed, one fumble recovery and a 96-yard TD return of a blocked field goal…Named Associated Press and All SEC First Team…Finalist for Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation's top defensive player…Tallied six tackles, one INT and one pass defensed against Oregon...Recorded five tackles and recovered a fumble against Vanderbilt...Posted seven tackles and one sack against Florida...Recorded five tackles and two passes defensed at Mississippi State...Posted seven tackles at Kentucky...Returned a blocked FG 96 yards for a TD and added one INT and one pass defensed in the SEC Championship against LSU...Posted eight tackles against Ohio State in the CFP Semifinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl...Credited three tackles and one forced fumble in the CFP National Championship win over TCU...Played in games with 11 starts in 2021…Compiled 35 tackles, four passes defensed and three INTs…Posted three tackles and returned an INT 74 yards for a TD against Clemson…Registered one INT at Vanderbilt…Recorded two tackles at Auburn…Finished with seven tackles, two passes defensed and one INT in CFP Championship Game against Alabama…In 2020, played in all 10 games with five starts and recorded 26 tackles…Posted five tackles against South Carolina...Recorded four tackles against Mississippi State...Totaled three tackles and one pass defensed against Cincinnati...Posted three tackles against Auburn…Recorded four tackles at Arkansas...credited with a fourth-quarter…Notched a special teams tackle against Tennessee…Recorded four stops on special teams at Kentucky...Posted three tackles against Florida…In 2019, appeared in all 14 games and totaled seven tackles…Posted two tackles against Tennessee…Recorded one tackle on special teams against Kentucky…In 2018, saw action in five games and recorded four tackles…Recorded three tackles against Middle Tennessee State…Posted one tackle against Georgia Tech.

PERSONAL: Attended Hapeville Charter Academy in Atlanta, Ga. …Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com...Ranked as the No. 30 cornerback nationally…Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN.com...Helped lead team to a 14-1 season and the GHSA Class AA title in 2017...Honored as the 2017 Class 2A Defensive Player of the Year by the Georgia Sports Writers Association, in addition to being named to the GSWA 2017 Class 2A All-State First-Team defense...Named to the AJC 2017 All-State Class 2A First-Team defense, as well as the AJC's All-Metro (Atlanta/South Fulton) Team...Recorded five INTs and nine passes defensed as a senior...Named to the AP 2016 All-State Class 2A First-Team defense… Also competed in the 100 meters for the track team.