Defensive back, Georgia, 2018–22
Christopher Smith
- Number
- No. 29
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
- Born
- May 1, 2000, in Atlanta, Georgia
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Christopher Smith played defensive back at Georgia (2018–22). He was a consensus All‑American in 2022. The Las Vegas Raiders took Smith in round 5, No. 170 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2021 and 2022; SEC champions, 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia | 29 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Georgia | 29 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Georgia | 29 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Georgia | 29 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Georgia | 29 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Georgia 13 games, 46 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Oregon | W 49–3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Samford | W 33–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at South Carolina | W 48–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Kent State | W 39–22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Missouri | W 26–22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Auburn | W 42–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 55–0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Florida | W 42–20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Tennessee | W 27–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Mississippi State | W 45–19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | at Kentucky | W 16–6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 37–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. LSU | W 50–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 Georgia 12 games, 34 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Clemson | W 10–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. UAB | W 56–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.South Carolina | W 40–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atVanderbilt | W 62–0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. Arkansas | W 37–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atAuburn | W 34–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Florida | W 34–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Missouri | W 43–6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atTennessee | W 41–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Alabama | L 24–41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 34–11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs.Alabama | W 33–18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2020 Georgia 9 games, 26 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | atArkansas | W 37–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Auburn | W 27–6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Tennessee | W 44–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atKentucky | W 14–3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Florida | L 28–44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Mississippi State | W 31–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atSouth Carolina | W 45–16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atMissouri | W 49–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Cincinnati | W 24–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 Georgia 5 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atVanderbilt | W 30–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Murray State | W 63–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atTennessee | W 43–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Kentucky | W 21–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Missouri | W 27–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Georgia 2 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 49–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 45–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–27).
| Drill | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅝″ |
| Weight | 192 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 75″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.45 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.41 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 9 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Raiders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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