Derron
Smith.
Derron
Smith.
Fresno St.· 5'10"· 200 lb· 4.61s 40
Derron Smith is a strong fit for a Cover-2 or Cover-3 zone-heavy scheme that values strong run support and the ability to play downhill.
Year 1 could involve special teams and dime package snaps, with a ceiling as a starting strong safety in a zone-heavy scheme.
Smith's value diminishes in a true single-high safety scheme that demands elite deep range and coverage fluidity from its free safety.
His instincts and physicality make him an asset near the line of scrimmage, while his athletic limitations make him a liability in deep man coverage.
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
- 4.61sp50
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- Broad jump
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- Shuttle
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- Bench
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| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Fresno State | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Fresno State | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Fresno State | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Fresno State | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 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.