The Buccaneers of Tampa Bay wrote Tykee Smith of Georgian Security with the 89th choice in total in the third round of the NFL 2024 draft, and with its winning pedigree as in Bulldog, the team hoped that it could enter and have an immediate impact on a defense that needed help.
Smith was one of two national georgia championships and raised 70 plated, four interceptions and two bags in his last season with the Bulldogs before declaring the draft of the NFL.
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Smith started six games in 13 appearances for the BUCs during his recruit season and won two interceptions, seven defended passes and three forced escaped while becoming a must in secondary.
He also collected seven plated with five solo in the defeat of the Tampa Bay joker against Washington commanders in the playoffs.
Matt Holder of Bleacher Report offered a list of the best kept secret of each team, and Smith is this man for the Buccaneers.
“Smith has shown a lot of promises during his season recruited to Tampa Bay. The choice of third round of 2024 transported some interceptions and seven defended passes to obtain a solid defense note of 69.0 pff during the regular season, and he was even better against the race with a brand of 88.1 and four plated for the loss. Georgia’s product.
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If Smith can become this “pro-Bol-Calibre” player for the Bucs that Carte, he will be another excellent discovery of the Director General Jason Licht.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 2nd year defender, Tykee Smith, receives the praise of the analyst appeared for the first time on Athlon Sports on May 22, 2025
