A five-year Alabama defensive tackle and national champion who the Colts drafted in the sixth round in 2025.
Tim Smith spent five seasons in the trenches for Alabama, including a stop on the Crimson Tide's 2020 national championship team, before the Indianapolis Colts drafted him in 2025. At 6-foot-4 and over 300 pounds, he now looks to carve out a long-term role on the Colts' defensive line.
Path to the league
Smith played for Alabama from 2020 to 2024, appearing in 64 games with 32 starts and totaling 125 tackles and 6.5 sacks. He was part of the Crimson Tide's 2020 national championship squad and closed out his college career with a Senior Bowl appearance before the Indianapolis Colts selected him with the 190th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Smith's final Alabama season was his best statistically, with a career-high 35 tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks. At the combine he measured 6-foot-4 and 302 pounds with 33-inch arms, testing traits that made him a coveted developmental interior lineman.
2025 season recap
Smith signed a four-year rookie contract with the Colts in May 2025 but was waived in the final round of roster cuts that August, rejoining the team's practice squad the next day. He spent his rookie season developing on the practice squad before signing a reserve/future contract with Indianapolis in January 2026.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Tim Smith (defensive tackle)
- ESPN: Tim Smith
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Defensive Tackle
- Group
- defense
- College
- Alabama
- Hometown
- Gifford, FL, USA
- Age
- 24
- Status
- active
