Smith was active for eight games in 2023 but did not see game action ... Was inactive for all but one game in 2022 regular season, but played in each of Cincinnati's three postseason contests as three starters on offensive line were injured ... A 2021 fourth-round draft pick of Bengals, he battled injuries throughout rookie season but played in two games (one start at LOT) ... Has lined up at both G and OT ... Spent five seasons (2016-20) at East Carolina, playing G and OT early in career before settling at LT in third season.
Selected by Cincinnati in fourth round of 2021 NFL Draft (139th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-17-21.
2021—Played in two regular-season games (one start at LOT) and two postseason games as a rookie for Cincinnati ... Suffered right knee injury in practice on Oct. 13, and spent eight games (Games 6-13) on Reserve/Injured ... Made NFL debut on Dec. 19 at Denver, in his first week after coming off of Reserve/Injured, and played three offensive snaps ... Made first career start at LOT and played 47 of 54 offensive snaps in season finale at Cleveland, as Cincinnati rested starters for playoffs ... Active/DNP for Cincinnati's first two postseason contests, then saw brief action in both AFC Championship at Kansas City and Super Bowl LVI vs. L.A. Rams.
2022—Played in one regular-season game and all three postseason contests for Cincinnati ... Inactive for 15 games ... Lined up for six offensive snaps and three special teams snaps on Sept. 18 at Dallas ... Played 11 offensive snaps in postseason.
2023—Did not play ... Active/DNP for eight games ... Inactive for nine games.
Spent five seasons (2016-20) at East Carolina ... Saw time at both OT and G early in his career, before settling as team's starting LT his third year ... Played in 33 career games, with 30 starts (29 at LT, one at LG) ... NCAA granted him a fifth year of eligibility via a medical hardship waiver prior to his final season in 2020, but then suffered a season-ending injury in season-opener at UCF ... Started 24 games at LT from 2018-19.
Hometown is Augusta, Ga. ... Attended Grovetown (Ga.) High School ... Earned all-county, all-area and all-region honors as both a junior and senior ... Also participated in wrestling ... Graduated from East Carolina in Dec. 2020 with degree in economics ... First name is pronounced "dee-AHN-tay."
