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Tyler Smith

Guard, Dallas Cowboys · #73.

Player facts

Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Guard
Number: 73
Born: Apr 3, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Fort Worth, TX, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 328 lbs
College: Tulsa
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

About

Tyler Smith (born April 3, 2001) is an American professional football guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tyler Smith (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Smith grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and attended North Crowley High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football for the Abilene Christian Wildcats. Smith decommitted and signed to play at Tulsa over offers from Houston, Navy, and New Mexico.

College career

Smith redshirted the 2019 season, playing in the final four games with two starts as a true freshman. In 2020, Smith started all nine games at left tackle for Tulsa during the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and was named first-team all-American Athletic Conference (AAC). He also was named to the 2020 FWAA all-freshman team. In 2021, he started 12 of the Golden Hurricane's 13 games and was named second team All-AAC as a redshirt sophomore. Following the end of the season, he announced that he would forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL draft.

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