Telvin
Smith.
Telvin
Smith.
Florida St.· 6'3"· 218 lb· 4.52s 40
Telvin Smith is an ideal fit for an attacking 4-3 defense that prioritizes speed and penetration at the linebacker position, allowing him to play sideline-to-sideline.
He can immediately step in as a starting Will linebacker, excelling in coverage and pursuit; his ceiling is a Pro Bowl-level defensive playmaker.
A 3-4 two-gap scheme would severely limit his effectiveness due to his smaller stature and lack of ideal strength for shedding blocks.
Smith's elite speed and coverage skills make him a valuable asset in schemes that allow him to play fast and clean.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.52sp50
- Vertical
- 31.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 119inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Florida State | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Florida State | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.