Arian Smith NFL Draft 2025: Scouting Report for Georgia WR

HEIGHT: 6'0"

WEIGHT: 179

HAND: 9"

ARM: 31¼"

WINGSPAN: 77"

40-YARD DASH: 4.36

3-CONE: 6.82

SHUTTLE: 4.19

VERTICAL: 38"

BROAD: 12'7"

POSITIVES

— Elite top-end speed to take the top off the defense.

— Dangerous manufactured-touch weapon in space.

— Ball-tracking on downfield targets.

NEGATIVES

— Unreliable hand-catcher with an alarming drop rate (17 percent in 2024)

— Inconsistent route-runner who does not maintain speed through his breaks.

— Play strength to make contested catches through contact.

NOTES

— Born Oct. 11, 2001

— 4-star recruit in 2020 class, per 247Sports

— 2021 Finished eighth in the 100 meters at the SEC Outdoors; Ran first leg in the school-record setting 4x100 meter relay;

OVERALL

Arian Smith is the epitome of top-end speed.

Smith brings actual track-and-field-sprinter speed to the gridiron. He is accustomed to making big, explosive plays over the top of the defense.

Smith’s speed will force defenses to play with a safety over the top. The corner is likely burnt toast if Smith faces press alignment and wins in the contact window.

His speed should incentivize his offensive coordinator to design ways other than deep shots to get him the ball. If Smith is targeted on short routes, he will need a manufactured run lane post-catch so he can accelerate into the open field for a potential explosive yards-after-the-catch opportunity.

Smith is one of the most unreliable pass-catchers in this draft class. He drops passes at an alarming rate. There’s no confidence when the ball is heading in his direction. Smith drops uncontested catches that will make you scratch your head.

Smith's lack of strength at the catch point is no better. He is not going to bring down many highly contested catches. His route-running for a small, slender build is uninspiring. He doesn’t break with sharpness or maintain speed through the top of his routes.

Despite being a speed demon with immense success as a sprinter on the track, Smith is missing key components to be a consistent target in the NFL. His speed could be enticing to teams toward the back end of the draft to take a flyer on his elite, unteachable trait.

GRADE: 5.6 (Backup/Draftable — 6th/7th Round)

OVERALL RANK: 287

POSITION RANK: WR43

PRO COMPARISON: Kolby Listenbee

Written by B/R NFL Scout Dame Parson