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Tye Smith

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Minnesota Vikings · CB

Tye Smith recorded 26 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks.

▶Best highlights

2.5

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

26

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tye Smith's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2017
TENNESSEETITANS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 6, 2018

Tennessee Titans vs Kansas City Chiefs

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2018

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2019
TENNESSEETITANS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 19, 2020

Tennessee Titans vs Kansas City Chiefs

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2020

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2017
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 13, 2018

Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2018

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2019
TENNESSEETITANS
BALTIMORERAVENS
JAN 11, 2020

Tennessee Titans vs Baltimore Ravens

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2020

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
LOS ANGELESRAMS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 24, 2017

Los Angeles Rams vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2017

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tye Smith's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2017
LOS ANGELESRAMS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 24, 2017

Los Angeles Rams vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2017

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 interception · 14 interception return yards

Regular Season
2017
TENNESSEETITANS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 8, 2017

Tennessee Titans vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 8, 2017

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 pass defended

Regular Season
2020
TENNESSEETITANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 13, 2020

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2020

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2019
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 8, 2019

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2019

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tye Smith's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2010–2016

01
SEASMITH—Tye Smith
SEAWILSON3Russell Wilson
SEASHERMAN25Richard Sherman

Defense, competition and a first championship

Seattle Seahawks · The Legion of Boom

Pete Carroll built a young, physical roster that overwhelmed Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII and returned the next year before a goal-line interception.

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Franchise era

2016–2021

02
TENSMITH—Tye Smith
TENHENRY22Derrick Henry
TENTANNEHILL17Ryan Tannehill

A throwback runner controls modern playoff games

Tennessee Titans · Henry's power contender

Henry's rushing titles and Tannehill's revival carried Tennessee to the 2019 AFC Championship Game and consecutive division titles.

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Franchise era

2014–2021

03
MINSMITH—Tye Smith
MINSMITH22Harrison Smith
MINHUNTER99Danielle Hunter

A complete roster produces the Minneapolis Miracle

Minnesota Vikings · Zimmer's defense

Mike Zimmer built an elite defense, and Stefon Diggs's last-second touchdown sent the 2017 Vikings to the NFC Championship Game.

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Franchise era

2022–present

04
MINSMITH—Tye Smith
MINJEFFERSON18Justin Jefferson
MINHOCKENSON87T.J. Hockenson

An elite receiver leads a changing offense

Minnesota Vikings · The Jefferson transition

Jefferson's record pace and a season of improbable comebacks carried Minnesota into its post-Peterson, post-Zimmer transition.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons26 career games46 career solo tacklesCollege: TowsonDrafted by: SEADraft pick: 170Jersey: 54 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 27, 2015Most recent: Jan 9, 2022

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history