Lunchbreak: Harrison Smith Ranked as NFL's 3rd-Best Safety

Gary Grambling and Andy Benoit host The MMQB Podcast and are going through NFL rosters to unveil their top 10 players at each position.The duo released their safety rankings on Monday and are big fans of Harrison Smith, as they had the two-time Pro Bowler at No. 3 on their list.

Smith had 104 total tackles (according to coaches’ tally) and added four tackles for loss with 2.0 sacks and a fumble recovery in 2016. He played and started in 14 games.

Benoit and Grambling had high praise for the former first-round pick.

“Let’s start with the basics … he doesn’t miss open field tackles. He can pursue and still make the tackle,” Benoit said. “He’s become a little more versatile under Mike Zimmer,…