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Henry Louis "Trey" Smith III has gone through much adversity since high school but continues to battle. His mother, Dorsetta, passed away from congestive heart failure when he was at the University School at Jackson in Tennessee. While there, he excelled on the gridiron, winning the Mr. Football Award twice and garnering a first-team All-American and top-10 overall recruit rating nationally. The Volunteers kept him in-state, and he received second-team All-SEC, Freshman All-American, and SEC All-Freshman recognition as a 12-game starter (eight at right guard, four at left tackle). After the season, however, he was diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs. Smith fought through that malady to return for the 2018 campaign but had to stop after seven starts at left tackle as doctors believed the clots had returned. However, additional study of those test results showed that doctors might have actually seen scar tissue from the previous clots. Smith worked hard in the offseason, losing 40 pounds, and he garnered 2019 first-team All-SEC honors after moving inside to left guard, where he started 12 of 13 games played. He was a first-team all-conference selection again in 2020, starting all 11 games at left guard for the Volunteers. He received the Jason Witten Award for leadership on the field and community service off the field, as well as the Fritz Pollard Trophy for extraordinary courage and community values. He accepted an invitation to the Senior Bowl. -- by Chad Reuter
Overview
When putting together a guard built for an NFL power-based scheme, the blueprint would probably look like Smith. He's big, wide, strong, long and will flash an aggressive streak when he gets geared up. The lack of body control and technique he put on tape suggests it may be difficult for him to overcome his limited athleticism. An offseason of fundamentals work should help Smith become more efficient into first contact, which will really unlock his power at the point of attack. He's been one of the more talked about guard prospects over the last few years but might be in for a bumpy beginning as he adjusts to the athletes and technicians he will face as a pro. Strengths
Elite size and length for the position.
Frame is broad and thick.
Very heavy-handed with plus upper-body strength.
Able to throw a sack of bricks at opponent when he punches.
Has physical potential to become dominant with better technique.
Drive power to turn base blocks out of the gap.
Can bang and cave his down-blocks.
Knock-back pop on both first and second levels.
Good job of finding targets on his short pulls.
Sets a very firm anchor against bull rushers.
Has faced off against a variety of current pro defenders during career.
Weaknesses
Lack of range shows up in run game and pass sets.
Long first step, causing him to overshoot his landmark and lose positioning.
Needs better footwork and hand clinch for improved sustain.
Will cheat secure block to save time getting up to linebacker on combos.
Plays with hitch and outside hands with pass punch.
Below-average body control and recovery potential.
Loses balance and positioning against rush counters.
Struggles to redirect weight after biting on fakes in pass pro.
Slide quickness to cut off the gaps is a concern.
Has dealt with blood clotting issues.
Sources Tell Us
"I guess you don't like big, aggressive guards, Lance? I know he has things to work on, but they can be coached up. The (history of blood clots) is a much bigger issue than anything on tape for me." -- Personnel executive for NFC team
I’m so happy for @TreySmith73 going to the @chiefs. Finally. Chiefs Kingdom got an awesome player and fantastic human!!
Originally Posted by O.city:
Humphrey is a 2nd round, highly touted C prospect who started at a high end college in a big offense.
Smith was supposedly a top 50 pick hampered with injury issue. Same with Niang.
It's not like you're starting 3 late round dudes.
Nobody has arguing about the talent. They’re just saying if you have 3 rookies the chances of 1/3 blowing an assignment and competing whiffing goes up exponentially and we have to protect the franchise at all costs.
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
I agree for the most part.
The Chiefs did not lose a game last year when Remmers started at RT. overall he was our most consistent OL by years end.
I get the excitement but Niang hasn’t played football in 2 years. I think it’s going to be hard to beat out Remmers which was why they told his agent he would start.
Andy knows that this is a new OL in at least 4 spots minimum. He’s not gonna throw out multiple starting rookies at the same time against our biggest competition and quality DL’s slated early in the season.
I could definitely see Trey Smith starting if injuries continue to happen. Otherwise I think it’s gonna be Long, LDT or Blythe in front of him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
The Chiefs did not lose a game last year when Remmers started at RT. overall he was our most consistent OL by years end.
I get the excitement but Niang hasn’t played football in 2 years. I think it’s going to be hard to beat out Remmers which was why they told his agent he would start.
Andy knows that this is a new OL in at least 4 spots minimum. He’s not gonna throw out multiple starting rookies at the same time against our biggest competition and quality DL’s slated early in the season.
I could definitely see Trey Smith starting if injuries continue to happen. Otherwise I think it’s gonna be Long, LDT or Blythe in front of him.
It doesnt get brought up often but, Andy also helped Remmers like hes never helped anyone before. At least that i remember in KC. [Reply]
At this point I'm extremely glad we aren't relying on Niang to be our starting left tackle remember when we were all trying to talk ourselves into that [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
The Chiefs did not lose a game last year when Remmers started at RT. overall he was our most consistent OL by years end.
I get the excitement but Niang hasn’t played football in 2 years. I think it’s going to be hard to beat out Remmers which was why they told his agent he would start.
Andy knows that this is a new OL in at least 4 spots minimum. He’s not gonna throw out multiple starting rookies at the same time against our biggest competition and quality DL’s slated early in the season.
I could definitely see Trey Smith starting if injuries continue to happen. Otherwise I think it’s gonna be Long, LDT or Blythe in front of him.
Yep.
When I said "for the most part" the one thing I was thinking was that LDT might actually start over Blythe. Other than that, I totally agree. [Reply]
If Trey Smith is healthy, he's going to get a crack at starting. He's blown the Chiefs away to this point, and while those three guys are valuable, they don't have anywhere near the upside
Wylie, LDT and Allegretti regularly got their shit pushed in during pass protection by more physical defensive players. Plus, they could rarely create any space for our running game.
Smith has said he credits his high school coach telling him was not physical enough- so he flipped the switch-"And it stayed Flipped!" He wants to punish guys on every play.
Wylie should be cut, LDT and Allegretti should be backups. None of the 3 have the same attitude as Smith. [Reply]
No one has brought up if the Chiefs will insert Trey at LG and move Thuney at RG when Niang is the RT. If KC is afraid of inexperience on the right side of the line then is one way to remedy it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
No one has brought up if the Chiefs will insert Trey at LG and move Thuney at RG when Niang is the RT. If KC is afraid of inexperience on the right side of the line then is one way to remedy it.
There's a reason nobody has brought that up. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy:
There's a reason nobody has brought that up.
Which is what, because if you're filled with uncertainty and Trey's natural position is LG and Thuney is a proverbial swiss army knife this is the way to go if you're afraid of said inexperience. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
No one has brought up if the Chiefs will insert Trey at LG and move Thuney at RG when Niang is the RT. If KC is afraid of inexperience on the right side of the line then is one way to remedy it.
Doubtful, Brown and Thuney need to protect Mahomes's blindside. If teams can't get any pressure on the left side, Mahomes is going to pick them apart.
Niang will be a backup to start.
Brown, Thuney, Creed, Trey, Remmers - that will be the starters-imo. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Halfcan:
Doubtful, Brown and Thuney need to protect Mahomes's blindside. If teams can't get any pressure on the left side, Mahomes is going to pick them apart.
Niang will be a backup to start.
Brown, Thuney, Creed, Trey, Remmers - that will be the starters-imo.
Some are pissing their pants about the idea of a very "green" right side this is one solution [Reply]