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Tyler Smith (American football)
American football player (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tyler Smith (born April 3, 2001) is an American professional football offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Early life
Smith grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and attended North Crowley High School.[1] He was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football for the Abilene Christian Wildcats. Smith decommitted and signed to play at Tulsa over offers from Houston, Navy, and New Mexico.[2][3]
College career
Smith redshirted the 2019 season, playing in the final four games with two starts as a true freshman.[4] In 2020, Smith started all nine games at left tackle for Tulsa during the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and was named first-team all-American Athletic Conference (AAC).[5] He also was named to the 2020 FWAA all-freshman team.[6] In 2021, he started 12 of the Golden Hurricane's 13 games and was named second team All-AAC as a redshirt sophomore. Following the end of the season, he announced that he would forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL draft.[7]
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Professional career
Smith was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round (24th overall) in the 2022 NFL draft.[11] As a rookie, he started in all 17 games in the 2022 season.[12] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[13] In the 2023 season, he appeared in and started 14 games.[14]
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