Bears selected Minnesota CB Terell Smith with the No. 165 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
A former track star who won the Georgia 100-meters championship with an incredible 10.39 time, Smith (6’0/205) has elongated 32.875” arms and a rocked-up frame that is befitting of a box safety. As a true freshman in 2019 he led the Gophers with nine PBU in addition to missing just three of 44 tackle attempts. Unfortunately, Smith played just 489 total snaps over the next three years due to injury until he finally stayed healthy in 2022, which allowed him to lead Minnesota in PBU for a second time. He ran a 4.41s 40 yard dash (91st percently) with a 1.50s 10-yard split (96th percentile) for a combined 8.67 relative athletic score. Aggressive at the line with the speed to play catchup when needed, Smith does a great job of using the sideline to his advantage, a skill he put to good use at the Shrine Bowl where he alerted scouts to his intriguing potential. He’ll join a Bears secondary that was among the worst in the NFL last season.
