Tyler Smith (American football)

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.

Tyler Smith

Smith in 2022
No. 73 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:	Offensive guard
Personal information
Born:	(2001-04-03) April 3, 2001 (age 23) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	332 lb (151 kg)
Career information
High school:	North Crowley (Fort Worth)
College:	Tulsa (2019–2021)
NFL draft:	2022: 1st round, 24th pick
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (2022–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pro (2023) 2× Pro Bowl (2023, 2024) PFWA All-Rookie Team (2022) First-team All-AAC (2020) Second-team All-AAC (2021)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024
Games played: 47 Games started: 47 Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m)	324 lb (147 kg)	34 in (0.86 m)	10+3⁄4 in (0.27 m)	5.02 s	1.70 s	2.89 s	4.65 s	7.78 s	27.5 in (0.70 m)	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)	25 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9][10]

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]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Offense
		GP	GS	Snaps	Pct	Holding	False start	Decl/Pen	Acpt/Pen
2022	DAL	17	17	1,144	99%	6	5	3	11
2023	DAL	14	14	941	97%	6	2	1	10
2024	DAL	16	16	1,055	96%	1	1	3	2
Career		47	47	3,140	-	13	8	7	23