Tremon Smith

Tremon Smith (born July 20, 1996) is an American football cornerback and kick returner for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Central Arkansas, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Tremon Smith

No. 35 – Indianapolis Colts
Position:	Cornerback Running Back Kick returner
Personal information
Born:	July 20, 1996 Anniston, Alabama
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Saks (Saks, Alabama)
College:	Central Arkansas
NFL Draft:	2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196
Career history
Kansas City Chiefs (2018–2019) Green Bay Packers (2019) Philadelphia Eagles (2019–2020)* Indianapolis Colts (2020–present)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles: 10 Pass deflections: 1 Interceptions: 0 Forced fumbles: 0 Fumble recoveries: 1 Return yards: 1,369 Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Smith attended Saks High School in Saks, Alabama, where he played high school football.[1] Smith led the team to the semi-finals at quarterback, safety, kick returner, punt returner, in 2013

College career

Smith played college football at Central Arkansas. In 2017, Smith had 41 tackles and five interceptions, earning him a selection as a third-team FCS All-American. In his four years at Central Arkansas, Smith had 15 interceptions.[2]

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Smith was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round (196th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[3] He primarily played on special teams (particularly as a kick returner) during his rookie season, but also saw some playing time on defense as a cornerback. During the 2018 season, he had 33 returns for 886 yards, averaging 26.8 yards per return.[4] He was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team as a returner.[5]

Prior to the 2019 season, the Chiefs moved Smith from cornerback to running back;[6] after the preseason, however, he was moved back to cornerback.

Smith was waived by the Chiefs on September 14, 2019.[7]

Green Bay Packers

Smith was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers on September 17, 2019.[8] He was waived on October 14 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[9][10] He was promoted to the active roster on October 29.[11] On December 2, 2019, Smith was waived by the Packers.[12]

Philadelphia Eagles

On December 4, 2019, Smith was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 6, 2020.[14] He was waived on July 26, 2020.[15]

Indianapolis Colts

On August 16, 2020, Smith signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[16] He was waived on September 5, 2020,[17] and re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[18] He was promoted to the active roster on September 22, 2020.[19]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions						Fumbles
		GP	GS	Comb	Total	Ast	Sack	Int	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	PD	FF	FR
2018	KC	14	1	5	4	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2019	KC	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	GB	7	0	3	2	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		22	1	8	6	2	0.0	0	0		0	0	1	2	0
Source: NFL.com

Postseason

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions						Fumbles
		G	GS	Comb	Total	Ast	Sack	Int	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	PD	FF	FR
2018	KC	2	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1
Total		2	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References

1. "Tremon Smith, Saks , Cornerback". 247Sports. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
2. "Tremon Smith – 2017 – University of Central Arkansas". ucasports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
3. "Chiefs draft FCS cornerback who says he idolized Eric Berry". KansasCity.com. April 28, 2018.
4. "Tremon Smith 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
5. "2018 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
6. "Camp Buzz: Chiefs move CB Tremon Smith to RB". National Football League.
7. Goldman, Charles (September 14, 2019). "Chiefs release Tremon Smith, elevate Byron Pringle from practice squad". ChiefsWire. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
8. "Packers claim CB Tremon Smith off waivers". packers.com. September 17, 2019.
9. "Packers sign TE Evan Baylis to active roster". Packers.com. October 14, 2019.
10. "Packers sign WR Ryan Grant". packers.com. October 16, 2019.
11. "Packers sign CB Tremon Smith to active roster". Packers.com. October 29, 2019.
12. "Packers release CB Tremon Smith". Packers.com. December 2, 2019.
13. "Eagles sign CB Tremon Smith to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. December 4, 2019.
14. "Eagles sign eight practice squad players to futures deals". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. January 6, 2020.
15. Johnson, Vaughn (July 26, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles waive 5 players ahead of veteran reporting day". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
16. "Colts Sign Free Agent CB Tremon Smith; Waive DE Kendall Coleman". Colts.com. August 16, 2020.
17. Walker, Andrew (September 5, 2020). "Colts Announce Final 2020 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
18. "Roster Moves: T Chaz Green Brought Back To Active Roster, DT Sheldon Day To IR, 14 Signed To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
19. "Roster Moves: S Ibraheim Campbell & CB Tremon Smith Elevated To Active Roster; WR Parris Campbell & S Malik Hooker Placed On IR; TEs Hale Hentges & Ethan Wolf Signed To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 22, 2020.

External links

• Kansas City Chiefs bio
• Central Arkansas Bears bio