His career did not take off with the Jacksonville Jaguars, but Saivion Smith has found a new home in the National Football League. The former junior college star and Alabama cornerback signed with the Dallas Cowboys on Friday – according to Michael Gehlken of NFL.com.
Cowboys have signed CB Saivion Smith, team announced. He joins S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix as ex-Alabama DBs added to Dallas secondary. Smith a former top LSU recruit who left for a junior college before transferring to Tuscaloosa. Spent rookie offseason with Jaguars in 2019.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) April 10, 2020
Smith joins another former Crimson Tide standout in Ha’Sean “HaHa” Clinton-Dix.
After spending his freshman season at LSU and playing at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the native Floridian signed in Alabama’s 2018 recruiting class. In his lone season with the Tide, Smith totaled 60 tackles, five pass breakups and a team-high three interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) in 15 games.
He helped the program win a Southeastern Conference Championship and make its fifth consecutive appearance in the College Football Playoff.
Despite not being selected through seven rounds of the 2019 NFL Draft, the Jaguars signed Smith as an undrafted free agent.
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Hopefully, he will be a quality piece for the Cowboys in the secondary.
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