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Tykee Smith

Starter

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Tykee Smith is the starting SS for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Tykee Smith this week

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play next in Week 6, at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Tykee Smith is listed as the starter at SS going into that game.

At SS for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miles Killebrew is next in line behind him.

Tykee Smith's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 24-16 at DAL (Oct 8); L 14-17 vs GB (Oct 4); L 16-23 vs MIN (Sep 27).

Tykee Smith wears No. 23, is 25 years old, is listed at 5' 10", 202 lbs, has 3 years of NFL experience, came out of Georgia.

Is Tykee Smith playing this week?

Tykee Smith is expected to start at SS for Tampa Bay Buccaneers. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

TB SS Depth

1Tykee SmithStarter
2Miles Killebrew

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Starting Lineup

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Age
25
Height
5' 10"
Weight
202
Experience
3 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026TB5173001
    2025TB166062113
    2024TB12344027
    Career3 yrs33111132321

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    17
    -0.4/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    3
    Games
    33
    Tackles
    111

    #92 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Tykee Smith is rated 82 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 63rd of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 76% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    73rd percentile
    Beats 73% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 16 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,187 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 89 · 2024 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 8W@ DALTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 24-16

    Oct 4Lvs GBTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 14-17

    Sep 27Lvs MINTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 16-23

    Sep 20Lvs CLETKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    3
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 19-23

    Sep 13L@ CINTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 27-33

    Tykee Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Tykee Smith plays 98% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share98%

    College

    Georgia

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