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Terell Smith Pittsburgh Steelers · #32

Cornerback · 6' 0", 204 lbs · Snellville, GA · Age 27

Terell Smith is a Cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, drafted 165th overall, 2023. In 2024 he recorded 19 tackles and 1 interceptions.

CornerbackDrafted 165th overall2-yr veteran
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Terell Smith
Season avg19 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int
Career avg68 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
19tkl
0sacks
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Scouting report

Terell Smith — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Terell Smith is a Cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, drafted 165th overall, 2023. In 2024 he recorded 19 tackles and 1 interceptions.
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Coverage
A-
Ball skills
C
Run support
B-
Coverage
Strong · defense
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A-
Ball skills
Excellent · defense
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C-
Tackling
Average · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Terell Smith stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #685 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
49Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Terell Smith — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Tackling
19 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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A+
Coverage
4 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Terell Smith

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2025  modeled
5
pd
4–5
1
int
0–1
29
tackles
17–41
0
ff
0–1
13
games
13–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 4 → projected 5 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.7 pd
Everything it reads
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2 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 12 / 14
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Terell Smith career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202312496010
202414194100
Career266810110.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Pittsburgh Steelers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
72off index
88def index
+26net
74%playoff odds
64roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C+ (72), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 54, pass rush 76, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Terell Smith

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-07-27

The beginning

Terell Smith is a Cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, in his 4th NFL season.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Turning pro

Drafted 165th overall, 2023 as a Cornerback.

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Terell Smith is a Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback, drafted 165th overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2023–2024) he has recorded 68 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 19 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception in 2024.

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Smith's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
204 lbs
Draft
165th overall, 2023
Born
Snellville, GA
Age
27
Jersey
#32
Background

Terell Smith is from Snellville, GA and is 27 years old. He was drafted 165th overall, 2023 and plays cornerback at 6' 0", 204 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2023–2024) he has recorded 68 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interceptions. Smith is currently on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster.

The person

Terell Smith is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 68 tackles with 1 interceptions and 10 passes defensed across 2 seasons (2023–2024).

Coverage production1 career interceptions and 10 passes defensed.
Tackling68 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking1 forced fumbles.
Draft pedigree165th overall, 2023.
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FAQ

Terell Smith — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Terell Smith, answered.

What position does Terell Smith play?
Terell Smith is a Cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
When was Terell Smith drafted?
Terell Smith was drafted 165th overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Terell Smith played?
2 (2023–2024).
What are Terell Smith's career stats?
He has recorded 68 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.
Terell Smith career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
4
since 2023
Games missed
8
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk10 · Ankle2024 Wk8 · Hip2024 Wk6 · Hip (Out)2024 Wk5 · Hip (Out)2024 Wk4 · Hip (Out)2023 Wk11 · Illness

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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