2027 NFL Scouting Report: Jeremiah Smith

Prospect Summary:

There is no doubt that Smith is an elite receiver prospect with special talent for the NFL. He has excellent size with the speed to challenge defenses vertically. To go along with size and speed, Smith is an extraordinary route-runner. He is very smooth with excellent feet to avoid extra steps and cut crisply in and out of breaks. Along with his fluid athleticism, Smith has a burst out of the break and that leads to him being a nightmare for defensive backs to cover. Smith is a phenom with an extraordinary ability to create separation and quickly get open.

Smith’s ability to get open quickly on short to intermediate routes is extraordinary. For a big body receiver, he has shocking twitch and burst as a route-runner. With sudden acceleration, Smith will dart past defensive backs out of breaks to get open for his quarterback. He is rare and dynamic with his ability to uncover quickly on short routes that set up easy completions with him tacking on more yards after the catch. He has the size and wingspan to give his quarterback a big target and box out defenders from the ball. On top of his size and speed, Smith has excellent hands and he is a natural hands catcher. With his size, burst, and hands, Smith is an elite possessional receiver. He is outstanding at moving the chains and he should produce some huge reception and yardage totals as a pro receiver.

Smith has the speed to stretch defenses vertically and in the open field he can run away from defenders. While he may not the speed of a Jamison Williams or Tyreek Hill, Smith is plenty fast enough to be a deep threat receiver. Smith has a second gear that employs as a route runner and when he has the ball in his hands as a runner. Smith is not super elusive after the catch and is more of a North-South runner, but he can dodge some tacklers and power his way through tackles to finish falling forward for more yardage or banging over the goal line. Downfield he also is dangerous with his size to make catches over defensive backs and he is superb operating along the sideline.

For the NFL, Smith looks like an elite No.1 receiver. He could be a Pro Bowl wideout early in his career and I think Smith has the ability to be one of the best players at his position in the league. Smith reminds this analyst of Julio Jones and I think Smith could be a superstar receiver like Jones was during his career with the Falcons.