1. Harrison Smith was born on February 2,1989 and is an American professional football safety for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
44 Facts About Harrison Smith
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Harrison Smith played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft with the 29th overall pick.
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In 2017, Smith was graded the third-best player in the NFL by Pro Football Focus.
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Harrison Smith was named to his third straight Pro Bowl on January 22,2018, and was named first-team All-Pro.
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Harrison Smith followed with a 4th consecutive Pro Bowl in 2019 and second-team All-Pro.
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Harrison Smith was named Gatorade Football Player of the Year in Tennessee in 2006.
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Harrison Smith had a career-best leap of 2.03 meters in the high jump.
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Harrison Smith chose Notre Dame over numerous Power 5 offers.
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Harrison Smith recorded 69 tackles including 6.5 tackles for loss.
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Harrison Smith recorded 90 tackles including three tackles for loss.
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Harrison Smith was ranked the second best strong safety, behind Alabama's Mark Barron, and the 46th best prospect by NFLDraftScout.
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Harrison Smith was invited to attend the 2012 NFL Combine as a free safety and completed the entire workout and every positional drill.
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Harrison Smith was satisfied enough with his combine performance that he chose to only partake in positional drills at Notre Dame's Pro Day.
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Harrison Smith received positive reviews from analysts and scouts for his size, athletic ability, play recognition, intelligence, tackling ability, reaction time, consistency, and production.
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Harrison Smith mainly received negative reviews on his man to man coverage ability.
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Harrison Smith was named the starting free safety to begin the regular season.
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Harrison Smith made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Vikings' season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Harrison Smith finished his rookie season with 104 combined tackles, one sack, three interceptions, and two touchdowns.
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Harrison Smith returned as the starting free safety the following season.
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On October 18,2013, Harrison Smith was placed on injured-reserve after suffering an injury to his left foot during a Week 6 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
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On December 14,2013, after missing 8 games, Harrison Smith was activated to the 53-man roster.
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Harrison Smith started only seven games in the 2013 season due to his foot injury and made 58 combined tackles and two interceptions.
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Harrison Smith resumed as the starting free safety under new head coach Mike Zimmer.
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Harrison Smith started all 16 games and finished his first year under head coach Mike Zimmer with 92 combined tackles, nine deflected passes, three sacks, five interceptions, and a touchdown.
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Harrison Smith set a Vikings' franchise record with four interceptions returned for touchdowns in a career.
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Harrison Smith started 13 games for the Vikings in the 2015 season and missed Weeks 12,14, and 15 due to a knee injury.
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Harrison Smith finished the season with 66 combined tackles, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions, and a touchdown.
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On January 31,2016, Harrison Smith played in his first Pro Bowl, as an alternate for the injured Earl Thomas.
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Harrison Smith was ranked 73rd on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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Harrison Smith missed Weeks 14 and 15 with a high ankle sprain that was initially thought to possibly be a season-ending injury that required surgery.
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Harrison Smith finished the season with 91 tackles, two sacks, and two deflected passes in 14 starts.
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Harrison Smith was ranked 74th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
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Harrison Smith would have what would be considered the best season of his career in 2017.
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Harrison Smith was graded the third-best player in the NFL by Pro Football Focus.
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Harrison Smith was named to his third straight Pro Bowl on January 22,2018, and was named first-team All-Pro.
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Harrison Smith was nominated for NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
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Harrison Smith was ranked 46th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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In week 5 against the Eagles, Harrison Smith had 4 tackles and sealed the game with a big hit late in the 4th quarter to prevent a third-down conversion.
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Harrison Smith finished the year with 85 tackles, a sack, and three interceptions, while being selected to his fifth straight Pro Bowl.
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In Week 4 against the Texans, Harrison Smith was ejected after initiating a helmet to helmet hit on tight end Jordan Akins.
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In 14 appearances and starts in the 2022 season, Harrison Smith had 85 total tackles, five interceptions, ten passes defended, and one forced fumble.
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In 2023, Harrison Smith played in 17 games recording 93 tackles, 3 sacks and 3 forced fumbles.
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Harrison Smith had one sack, 87 tackles, three interceptions, ten passes defended, and one fumble recovery.
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On March 12,2025, Harrison Smith re-signed with the Vikings on a one-year, $10.25 million contract.