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Miller’s time in the NFL feels dangerously close to being up. The former second-round pick hasn’t played a regular-season snap since 2021 and has spent time on the Steelers, 49ers, Colts, and Chiefs from 2022-2024. Miller signed a futures contract with the Chiefs in January but was likely released to make room for an incoming class of rookie picks and UDFAs. In addition to Miller, the Chiefs also parted ways with WR Shi Smith and DE Jordan Smith.

Smith measured in at 6-foot-6, 264 pounds and his 40-yard dash landed in the 42 percentile of all defensive ends. While his height, weight and arm length (33 5/8") are above average for the position, his 16 bench press reps (8th percentile) 4.75 (fourth percentile) second short shuttle and 7.82 3-cone (third percentile) were, frankly, terrible. This season the redshirt junior defensive end appeared in nine games for the conference champion Blazers, accounting for 43 total tackles (9.5 for loss), 4.5 sacks, one interception, eight quarterback hurries and one pass breakup. Tony Pauline had given Smith a third round grade earlier in the preseason, but that estimate seems generous after his lackluster pro day performance. Smith is likely a mid-Day 3 prospect at this point.

Smith (6'7/255) began his college career at Florida, but had to go the junior college route after getting into some off-field trouble in Gainesville. From there it was off to UAB, where he established himself as one of the best defenders in Conference USA. This season the redshirt junior defensive end appeared in nine games for the conference champion Blazers, accounting for 43 total tackles (9.5 for loss), 4.5 sacks, one interception, eight quarterback hurries and one pass breakup. Given his size and athletic ability, Smith will be an intriguing prospect for teams in need of a potentially impactful edge rusher. Smith stands to go either late on Day 2 or early on Day 3 of this spring’s draft, and Pro Football Network draft analyst Tony Pauline has given him a third-round grade.

Smith is a former Florida defender who transferred to a junior college after his involvement in the infamous credit card scam in 2017, and after moving to the Blazers before the 2019 season, he posted an impressive eight sacks and 14 tackles for loss. “He earned the highest run-defense grade among players at his position (92.7), making him one of two edge rushers who recorded run-defense and pass-rush grades above 90.0,” Treash writes. With an impressive 6-foot-7, 250-pound frame, Smith is surely intriguing to NFL teams with that size and production. He might be the best defender in the Conference USA next year.

Smith is a part of the nine Gators charged with third-degree felonies, the latest including two fraud complaints and two for larceny grand theft. Smith allegedly stole credit card information to pay for computers, parking and to an apartment complex. All nine players remain suspended.

Smith (6'5/240) was one of nine Florida players suspended for the 2017 season due to his role in an alleged credit card fraud scam. While he didn’t dive deep on that in his transfer announcement, he did acknowledge that part of the decision to move on from the Gators had to do with his “recent actions.” He also cited the team’s coaching change from HC Jim McElwain to Dan Mullen. Smith was a three-star recruit coming out of high school in 2016. Unless he drops down from the FBS with his transfer, he’ll have to sit out the 2018 campaign to satisfy NCAA regulations.