| SECONDARY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DESMON SMITH | CORNERBACK | ||
| HT/WT: 6-2/191 | FORTY: 4.56 | ||
| HIGH SCHOOL: Permian (Odessa, TX) | |||
| OFFERS: Air Force, Colorado State, Houston, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico State, North Texas, Ohio, Rice, SMU, Texas State, Texas-San Antonio, Texas Tech, Toledo, Washington State | |||
| RECRUITING SERVICE: | RANKING: | POSITION RANK: | STATE RANK: |
| Rivals |  5.6 |
N/A | N/A |
| Scout | |
N/A | N/A |
| 24/7 Sports | 87 |
53 | 76 |
| ESPN | 75 |
61 | 124 |
| VIDEO: Hudl | |||
| CUMULATIVE RANKING: 0.8307 | |||
| PROFILE DATE: November 18, 2015 | |||
The Player Speaks: Red Raider Sports’ Landon Wright talked with Smith, who said that he it is his versatility that Kevin Curtis like as a future defensive back for Texas Tech:
“I’ve built a good relationship with them,” Smith said. “They’ve got big things planned for the program as a defense. They plan to use me as a safety or corner, whatever fits the scheme the best that week.”
“That’s going to be at any college. If I go in, it’s not going to be handed to me. They all say you can get playing time early, if I come in and work and show I know what I’m doing, I’m going to play, there’s no doubt about it.”
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Scouting Report: I can’t figure out where Smith will play, but I’d guess that he might play a bit of both spots at Texas Tech by the time it’s all said and done. Smith already has excellent size for his age I really see him transitioning to a safety position by the time it’s all said and done. I think he has decent speed, but it’s not elite, although that’s where the additional height comes into play. He makes some plays as a result his size, but son of a gun, it seems like the receivers he is playing are not really elite. Either way he’s making plays rather than not making plays and that’s a good thing. Given his size, he does a terrific job of supporting the run. There is a second video of Smith that I think exhibits some of those traits that you want in a cornerback, i.e., supporting the run, some real quickness in jumping on the receiver, tackling in open space and not allowing the receiver to go much further.
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