Thomas Smith

Buffalo Bills 28th pick

DB · North Carolina · 1993–2001

Draft Details

Year

1993

Round

Round 1

Pick

28th overall

Team

Buffalo Bills

Position

College

North Carolina

Thomas Smith Career Stats

Primary starter for 7 seasons.

Career Totals

Games	Def INT
137	6

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	INT	PD	FF
1999	BUF	16	36	5	1	1	9	0
2000	CHI	16	55	5	4	0	10	1
2001	IND	11	17	2	0	0	3	0
Since 1999		43	108	12	5	1	22	1

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Season-by-season detail is available from 1999 on; career totals above cover the full career.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Thomas Smith is a former defensive back out of North Carolina, selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 28th overall pick (round 1) in the 1993 NFL Draft. He played 137 regular-season games from 1993 to 2001. From 1999 on, he played for the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts.

More from the 1993 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	NE	Drew Bledsoe	QB	Washington State
1	2	SEA	Rick Mirer	QB	Notre Dame
1	3	ARI	Garrison Hearst	RB	Georgia
1	4	NYJ	Marvin Jones	MLB	Florida State
1	5	CIN	John Copeland	NT	Alabama; Hinds CC
1	6	TB	Eric Curry	DE	Alabama
1	7	CHI	Curtis Conway	WR	USC; El Camino
1	8	NO	Willie Roaf	OT	Louisiana Tech
1	9	ATL	Lincoln Kennedy	OT	Washington
1	10	LA	Jerome Bettis	RB	Notre Dame

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