Ryan Smith waited 16 months to play cornerback in an NFL game. Now that he's finally getting his shot, he's getting it in a big way.
It was worth the wait for Smith, who was drafted in the fourth round in 2016 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and told that he would be playing safety. Smith had started out as a safety at North Carolina Central, an FCS school that last had a player drafted in 2007, but switched to cornerback – the position he truly loves – as a junior.
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As a Buccaneer rookie, Smith carved out a significant role on special teams but didn't get on the field at safety.