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Tennessee football: Five best NFL Draft landing spots for Trey Smith

By Caleb Calhoun

Tennessee offensive lineman Trey Smith (73) walks off the field for the final time after a SEC game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas A&M Aggies held at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, December 19, 2020.Kns Vols Football Texas A M Bp
Tennessee offensive lineman Trey Smith (73) walks off the field for the final time after a SEC game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas A&M Aggies held at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, December 19, 2020.Kns Vols Football Texas A M Bp /
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Nov 15, 2020; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants head coach Joe Judge coaches during the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 15, 2020; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants head coach Joe Judge coaches during the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports /

Assuming his medical issues are cleared, Tennessee football offensive lineman Trey Smith will be a beloved addition to any team. The 6’6″ 330-pound four-year starter and three-time All-SEC lineman is one of those great NFL Draft stories, coming back from blood clots twice and staying through his senior season to fulfill a promise to his late mother to graduate.

All of that makes Smith one of the top players for Vol fans to root for. However, if he’s going to make it, he’s got to be successful on the field. His profile as an elite interior lineman can be defined by power. He needs to go to a team that needs more power on the inside.

Ideally, a focus on guards who can run-block would be his best situation, but Smith can cover all aspects of playing guard. As a projected pick in one of the first two rounds, a team that takes him will take him out of an immediate need. With that in mind, these are the five best NFL Draft landing spots for the former Tennessee football offensive lineman.

5.) New York Giants

This isn’t just because Jeremy Pruitt is now an assistant with the team, although Pruitt probably has plenty of favorable things to say about Smith. The New York Giants need immediate help on the offensive line. Their only guard who wasn’t a disaster last year was Kevin Zeitler, and he has now left to join the Baltimore Ravens.

Although Daniel Jones needs more protection from his interior line, Smith would still be a valuable addition. He can still develop into a guy who provides that, especially given his frame, so landing in New York with a former coach who can vouch for him may be the perfect situation.

New York was in the top half of teams in yards per carry last year, but Smith could make that rushing attack elite as well. Imagine just how great Smith could be blocking for Saquon Barkley once he gets fully healthy. That combined with connections and him fulfilling a need makes this one of the best place he could end up.

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