Harrison Smith

Minnesota Vikings

Pos S

Updated October 2, 2026

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Model Score

89.0 MODEL

2018

94.2

2019

96.0

2020

89.0

2021

89.0

2022

85.0

2023

79.9

2024

84.0

2025

73.3

2026

89.0

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Six Pro Bowls plus 2017 1st-team All-Pro plus 14 years at one team plus the Notre Dame 29th overall draft pedigree establishes Smith as one of the all-time-great safeties of his generation. The 2026 question is whether Smith extends through age 37 or whether the structural late-career closure finally takes hold.

Smith came out of Notre Dame as the Minnesota Vikings' 1st-round pick (29th overall) in 2012. He has made six Pro Bowls (2015, 2017, 2019-2022) plus earned 2017 1st-team All-Pro recognition. He has been a one-team player for 14 NFL seasons and is widely considered a Hall-of-Fame trajectory safety.

Strengths

Six Pro Bowls (2015, 2017, 2019-2022) plus 2017 1st-team All-Pro plus 14 years at one team plus the Notre Dame 29th overall draft pedigree establishes Hall-of-Fame trajectory S résumé.
Notre Dame ACC 29th overall draft pedigree plus 14 years of Vikings elite production gives him the rare durability-and-excellence career foundation.

Concerns

Age 36 plus 14 years of S wear puts the late-career structural closure question on every 2026 projection.
Minnesota's broader defensive identity around Brian Flores's exotic scheme plus the multi-year offensive transition compresses the structural support around Smith.

What to watch: Whether Smith extends through age 37 in 2026 plus holds tier 5 or better, the threshold for closing the elite Hall-of-Fame S career case.