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Eric Smith

Michigan State · Safety · 2002-05

COV
72
TAK
68
RNG
62

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Smith was the No. 97 overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 8th-highest safety rating at Michigan State since 1990 and No. 65 among all safeties of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2005
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2006
    • No. 97 overall pick, NFL Draft

Michigan State Teammates

  1. 91Greg Jones2007-10LB
  2. 86Javon Ringer2005-08RB
  3. 74Jonal Saint-Dic2007EDGE
  4. 74Otis Wiley2005-08S
  5. 72Blair White2007-09WR
  6. 71Devin Thomas2006-07WR
  7. 71Jehuu Caulcrick2004-07RB
  8. 70Drew Stanton2002-06QB
  9. 69Mark Dell2007-10WR
  10. 68Brian Hoyer2004-08QB

Full Michigan State all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 91Eric BerryTennessee · 2007-09S
  2. 91Mark BarronAlabama · 2009-11S
  3. 90Michael HuffTexas · 2004-05S
  4. 90Taylor MaysUSC · 2006-09S
  5. 86Craig SteltzLSU · 2007S
  6. 86Earl ThomasTexas · 2008-09S
  7. 86Eric WeddleUtah · 2003-06S
  8. 86Greg BlueGeorgia · 2004-05S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Eric Smith (safety)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.