Special-teams first safety with pro-day juice and transferable experience
Herman Smith III’s 2024 season at Colorado was defined by reliability on special teams: he played in all 12 regular-season games, logged 162 special-teams snaps, and finished with 5 tackles. The main selling point is his versatility and effort—he’s a 6-foot, 190-pound safety who has bounced from Jackson State to Idaho State to Colorado and still found ways to impact games, while reports from his Big 12 pro day described him as “very fluid and explosive” in drills. For a team, he fits as an experienced depth defender and immediate coverage-unit contributor.
