{"id":77800,"date":"2025-04-26T12:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T16:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=77800"},"modified":"2025-04-26T12:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T16:58:08","slug":"jets-draft-georgia-wr-arian-smith-to-add-speed-and-special-teams-firepower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2025\/04\/26\/jets-draft-georgia-wr-arian-smith-to-add-speed-and-special-teams-firepower\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets Draft Georgia WR Arian Smith to Add Speed and Special Teams Firepower"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Jets continued adding offensive firepower on Day 3 of the NFL Draft, selecting Georgia wide receiver Arian Smith in the 4th round. Known for his blazing speed \u2014 Smith clocked a 4.36-second 40-yard dash \u2014 he immediately brings big-play potential and special-teams value to the roster.<\/p>\n

Smith, standing 6’0″ and weighing 197 pounds, was ranked as the 20th-best receiver in the draft by Dane Brugler of The Athletic. He was also one of the players the Jets brought in for a Top-30 visit during the pre-draft process, signaling the team’s strong interest.<\/p>\n

While Smith has clear strengths, including being described as “feisty” and “surprisingly competitive” as a blocker, he also comes with some concerns. He recorded 10 drops during the 2024 season, raising questions about his hands at the next level. Still, his upside as a vertical threat and ability to contribute as a gunner on special teams. This gives him a strong chance to carve out a role early in his NFL career.<\/p>\n

Dane Brugler<\/a><\/strong> summed it up best in his draft guide, “The Beast”:<\/p>\n

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“Overall, Smith is a vertical target who lacks polish and catch-point consistency, but he has the type of speed to pop a big play or two each game. His potential role as a gunner and decoy will boost his chances of sticking on the back end of an NFL roster.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Smith joins a wide receiver room that needs some help. Garrett Wilson<\/a> is a true # 1, but behind that, you have Allen Lazard, Malachi Corley, Xavier Gipson and a few other recent additions. Who will step up, and provide a layer of explosiveness for quarterback Justin Fields to work with?<\/p>\n

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Arian Smith College Stats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Season<\/th>\nGames Played<\/th>\nReceptions<\/th>\nReceiving Yards<\/th>\nYards per Reception<\/th>\nReceiving Touchdowns<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2020<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n43.0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n34.0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n198<\/td>\n28.3<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n153<\/td>\n19.1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n817<\/td>\n17.0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Career<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n47<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n68<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1,356<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n19.9<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The New York Jets continued adding offensive firepower on Day 3 of the NFL Draft, selecting Georgia wide receiver Arian Smith in the 4th round. Known for his blazing speed \u2014 Smith clocked a 4.36-second 40-yard dash \u2014 he immediately brings big-play potential and special-teams value to the roster. Smith, standing 6’0″ and weighing 197 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":77802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-77800","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft"},"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Arian-Smith.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peLffi-keQ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}