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Round Five – 166th Overall
Tanzel Smart, DT, Tulane (6-foot-1, 296 pounds)
This is the point in the draft where you find players that could start as situational contributors and possibly mature into strong rotational players or even starters.
Tanzel Smart is a high-motor defensive tackle that has shown he can rush the passer from the inside while also holding up well enough against the run.
Scouts have questioned how effective Smart can be at the pro level given his playing at Tulane didn’t allow him to go up against the cream of the college crop on a weekly basis.
Still, he was able to rack up 176 tackles (40 for loss) and nine sacks in three years and was twice named an All-American Conference first-team pick.
If he had better measurables, he would probably be drafted higher. But he’s guy that can come in and offer help as a situational pass rusher.
