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Terell Smith

Cornerback · Minnesota

A Minnesota product working to reclaim his role in the Bears' secondary after a season lost to a torn patellar tendon.

Terell Smith is a cornerback for the Chicago Bears who spent his first two NFL seasons developing into a reliable rotational piece before injury sidelined his 2025 campaign. A five-year college veteran at Minnesota, he's known for physical, competitive coverage.

★ Fifth-round pick, 2023 NFL Draft

★ 109 career tackles and four interceptions across five seasons at Minnesota

★ 68 tackles and 10 pass deflections across his first two NFL seasons

Path to the league

Smith played five seasons at Minnesota, where he totaled 109 tackles and four interceptions for the Golden Gophers. The Chicago Bears selected him in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the 165th overall pick.

Career highlights

Over his first two NFL seasons, Smith appeared in 26 games for the Bears and produced 68 tackles, 10 pass deflections, four tackles for loss, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, establishing himself as a dependable depth piece in Chicago's cornerback room.

2025 season recap

Smith's 2025 season was wiped out before it started after he suffered a torn patellar tendon in the preseason. He missed the entire year rehabbing the injury and enters the following offseason looking to reclaim the role he had built in the Bears' secondary.