Harrison Smith

• Voted as a Pro Bowl starter in 2019, his 5th consecutive season earning Pro Bowl honors.

• Is the longest-tenured Vikings player in 2021 at 10 seasons.

• Ranks 3rd all-time in Vikings history in tackles among DBs with 867 career tackles.

• Is the only player in franchise history with 4 career INT returns of 50+ yards.

• Has 13.5 career sacks, a franchise record among DBs.

• Ranks 7th all-time in team history in career INTs with 28. 

OFF THE FIELD

• Married wife, Madison, in Spring 2021.

• Hosts annual Kickin' It With Harrison dodgeball event at the team's headquarters that welcomes Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Twin Cities, an organization he supports year-round.

• Regularly visits the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center with teammates.

• Earned his pilot's license at a local Minnesota airport, attending classes and lessons during the offseason.

• Flew a 1944 B-25 Mitchell Bomber during a visit to the Fagan Fighters World War II Museum in Granite Falls, MN in 2019.

• Graduated with a management-entrepreneurship degree in 2011 and played senior season as a graduate student.

• His grandfather served in the U.S. Navy.

• His aunt, Elaine Hendrix, is an actress and has appeared in such films and shows as Friends, NCIS, and The Parent Trap.

• Voted as a Pro Bowl starter in 2019, his 5th consecutive season earning Pro Bowl honors.

• Is the longest-tenured Vikings player in 2021 at 10 seasons.

• Ranks 3rd all-time in Vikings history in tackles among DBs with 867 career tackles.

• Is the only player in franchise history with 4 career INT returns of 50+ yards.

• Has 13.5 career sacks, a franchise record among DBs.

• Ranks 7th all-time in team history in career INTs with 28. 

OFF THE FIELD

• Married wife, Madison, in Spring 2021.

• Hosts annual Kickin' It With Harrison dodgeball event at the team's headquarters that welcomes Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Twin Cities, an organization he supports year-round.

• Regularly visits the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center with teammates.

• Earned his pilot's license at a local Minnesota airport, attending classes and lessons during the offseason.

• Flew a 1944 B-25 Mitchell Bomber during a visit to the Fagan Fighters World War II Museum in Granite Falls, MN in 2019.

• Graduated with a management-entrepreneurship degree in 2011 and played senior season as a graduate student.

• His grandfather served in the U.S. Navy.

• His aunt, Elaine Hendrix, is an actress and has appeared in such films and shows as Friends, NCIS, and The Parent Trap.

HONORS

• Named 1st-Team All-Pro in 2017 by the AP, PFWA and Sporting News.

• Named 2nd-Team All-Pro in 2018 by the AP.

• Earned Pro Bowl honors in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

• Named to the All-NFL and All-NFC team by PFWA in 2017.

• The 2017 and 2020 Vikings Defensive Player of the Year as recognized as part of the annual Minnesota Football Honors.

• Named All-Rookie in 2012 by Pro Football Weekly/PFWA.

• Voted the Vikings Rookie of the Year in 2012.

• NFC Defensive Player of the Week at Green Bay (12/23/17).

PRO

• Selected #29 overall in 2012 by the Vikings.

• Became just the 3rd Notre Dame player and 3rd DB chosen by the Vikings in the 1st round in team history.  

• Signed contract extension in 2016 offseason.

• Has more sacks (13.0) than any other DB in franchise history.

• Has 4 career INT return TDs, a Vikings franchise record.

• Tied Vikings rookie record with 2 INT return TDs on the season and was 1 shy of the team record for a season.

• Became 1st Vikings rookie safety to start all 16 games.

2020: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Started all 16 games for the 5th time in his career. 

• Capped season by leading team with 9 tackles and grabbing 5th INT of the season at Detroit (1/3/21), the 28th of his career. 

• Had 3rd INT of 2020 on Monday Night at Chicago (11/16).

• Snared 1st INT of the season vs. Tennessee (9/27) and grabbed 2nd INT of season vs. Detroit (11/8).  

• Started season-opener vs. Green Bay (9/13), his 9th straight Vikings opening-day start. 

2019: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Started all 15 games in which he appeared, finishing with 84 tackles and set career-highs with 3 FF and 2 FR.

• Led the Vikings in Week 1 with 9 tackles against Atlanta (9/8), moving into 5th place all-time among Vikings DBs with 703 career tackles in what was his 100th career game.

• In his 100th career start, became the 1st Viking since Antoine Winfield (10/6/08 at New Orleans) to record a PBU, FF, FR and TFL in a game, doing so at Green Bay (9/15) all in the 1st half.

• Had 7 solo tackles at Detroit, topping 500 career solo tackles.

• Led the defense with 8 tackles (6 solo) at Kansas City (11/3), while recording his 13th-career sack and 1 FF.

• Made 4 total tackles (2 solo) and 1 QBH vs. Denver (11/17) before exiting with a hamstring injury.

• Grabbed the 22nd INT of his career vs. Detroit (12/8), moving into a tie for 7th on the franchise INT list.

• Recorded 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FR, 1 INT and 1 PD at LA Chargers (12/15), en route to surpassing Antoine Winfield for 3rd-most tackles by a defensive back in franchise history.

• Set career high with his 3rd FF of season vs. Green Bay (12/23).

• Led the Minnesota with a postseason career-high 11 tackles (8 solo) in its Wild Card win at New Orleans (1/5/20) 

• Had 8 tackles in the Divisional game at San Francisco (1/11/20).

2018: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Started all 16 games for the 2nd consecutive season and the 4th time in his career, earning 2nd-Team Associated Press All-Pro honors and his 4th consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl.

• Set career highs in solo tackles (75) and TFLs (11) and tied career highs in sacks (3.0) and QBHs (10).

• Became the 1st player since Landon Collins and Ryan Shazier in 2016 to record 3 INTs and 3.0 sacks in a single season.

• Became the only player in franchise history with 4 career INT returns of 50+ yards by intercepting Sam Darnold in Week 7.

• Awarded NFC Defensive Player of the Week vs. San Francisco (9/9), where he became the Vikings career sacks leader by a DB (10.0) when he caught Jimmy Garoppolo in the 4th quarter. Also had 8 tackles (7 solo) and a game-sealing interception. 

• Recorded his 3rd sack of the season vs. Arizona (10/14), tying his career-high season total set in 2014.

• Totaled 5 tackles (3 solo) 1 QBH, 2 PD and 1 INT at NY Jets (10/21). Returned his 3rd quarter INT of Sam Darnold 52 yards, the 4th INT return of 50+ yards in his career, a franchise record.

• Grabbed his 3rd INT of the year vs. New Orleans (10/28), forcing Drew Brees' 1st INT of the 2018 season and becoming the 10th Viking with 20+ INTs.

• Notched 7 tackles (6 solo), 1 PBU and 2 TFL at Detroit (12/23), the only NFL DB with 3 games of at least 2 TFL in 2018.

• Recorded his 11th TFL of the season vs. Chicago (12/30), setting a new single-season high.

2017: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Started all 16 games for the 3rd time in his career and totaled 93 tackles with a team-high 5 INTs, earning AP All-Pro honors, a trip to the Pro Bowl and All-NFL and All-NFC honors by PFWA.

• Became the 2nd DB in 2017 to record a sack and an INT in the same game, totaling 5 tackles (4 solo) 1.5 sacks, 2 TFL, 4 QBH, 1 INT and 2 PD vs. Green Bay (10/15).

• Recorded a 10 tackles (7 solo), 2 QBHs, a TFL and a PBU vs. Cleveland (10/29) at Twickenham Stadium in London, England as a part of the NFL's International Series.

• Posted 4 tackles (2 solo) and a TFL vs. Cincinnati (12/17) to help the Vikings clinch the NFC North title.

• Had a standout performance at Green Bay (12/23) as the Vikings forced their 1st shutout of the Packers since 1971, totaling 7 tackles (6 solo) and 2 INTs.

• Made 6 tackles (4 solo), 1 sack, 1 TFL and 1 QBH vs. New Orleans (1/14/18) in the Vikings Divisional Round victory.

• Had 6 solo tackles at Philadelphia (1/21/18) in NFC title game.

2016: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Played through an ankle injury and totaled 104 tackles and 2.0 sacks in 14 games, all starts, to earn his 2nd career Pro Bowl.

• Had 9 tackles (6 solo), 1 TFL and 1 PD at Tennessee (9/11), the 1st game in his home state since high school.

• Posted his 2nd double-digit tackle performance of the season, tallying 10 total tackles (9 solo) and his 2nd sack of the year vs. Arizona (11/20).

• Returned from injury at Green Bay (12/24) and registered 4 solo tackles to surpass 500 tackles in his career.

2015: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Named to Pro Bowl for 1st time in his career.

• Vikings defense set the tone for NFC North Champions, ranking #5 in the NFL in scoring defense and jumping to #12 in the NFL in passing defense, #13 in total defense.

• Started all 13 regular-season games he played (missing 3 due to injury) and Wild Card Playoff game.

• Notched season-high 11 tackles vs. San Diego (9/27) and season-high 8 solos vs. San Diego (9/27) and at Oakland (11/15).

• Sacked Matthew Stafford at Detroit (10/25) and shared sack of Aaron Rodgers at Green Bay (1/3/16) with DT Tom Johnson.

• Set Vikings record by returning his 4th career INT TD vs. NY Giants (12/27/15), breaking old mark of 3 shared by 8 players.

2014: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Led the team with a career-high 5 INTs, that ranked tied for 3rd in the NFL and tied for 2nd in the NFC.

• His 150 INT return yards was 2nd-best in the NFL.

• Led the team in tackles for the 1st time in his career.

• Only player in the NFL to have at least 3 INTs and 3 sacks.

• Helped Vikings pass defense from 31st in 2013 to 7th in 2014.

• Career-long INT return for a TD Week 1 at St. Louis (9/7) when taking back an Austin Davis pass 81 yards for a TD, 9th-longest INT return in team history.

• Tied for the franchise record with 3 INTs returned for TD.

2013: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Averaged more than 8 tackles per game.

• Intercepted multiple passes (2) for the 2nd time in his career, finishing 2nd on the team. 

• Snagged 1st INT of season at Chicago (10/15).

• Suffered injured toe vs. Carolina (10/13) and was placed on Injured Reserve for Recall.

• Missed 8 games from injury yet ranked 5th on team in tackles.

2012: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Record-setting season earned All-Rookie Team honors.

• Started all 16 games and Wild Card playoff game.

• Tied Vikings rookie record with 2 INT-return TDs and was 1 shy of overall club record for a season.

• Ranked tied for 3rd in NFL with pair of INT-return scores and ranked 2nd among NFL rookies.

• Led all NFL safeties with 2 INT return TDs.

• Ranked 2nd on team with 129 tackles and led team with 87 yards on INT returns and tied team-high with 3 INTs.

• Set Vikings record with 16 starts by a rookie safety, passing previous high of 14 by Chuck Lamson in 1962.

• Ranks 3rd in INT return yards by a Vikings rookie.

• Had 10+ tackles in 5 games on the season and season-high 12 stops at Green Bay (12/2) and at St. Louis (12/16).

• Notched lone sack at Houston (12/23), catching Matt Schaub.

COLLEGE

• Started in 47 of his 51 collegiate contests.

• Is the only player in Irish history to register more than 200+ tackles (309), 15+ TFL (18.5) in a career.

• Was the lone captain of the 2011 Fighting Irish, an honor only bestowed on 4 players at Notre Dame in the past 40 years

• Made 15 starts at LB before making switch to DB in 2009.

• Started final 38 games.

• Ranks 2nd in ND history with 28 career PBU.

• Set school record with 3 INTs in a game vs. Miami in Sun Bowl.

PREP

• Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee in 2006 at Knoxville Catholic HS.

• Honored as 2006 American General Tennessee Mr. Football Back of the Year after rushing for 1,340 yards and 19 TDs.

• Named 2006 Tennessee Class 3A All-State DB.

• East Tennessee HS Player of the Year in 2007.

• Earned Tennessee Class 3A 1st-Team All-State as a junior.

• Played basketball.