He was part of a team that won the school's first SEC championship in 15 years and also the Sugar Bowl against the University of Miami.
He started 4 additional games after Mark Tuinei suffered a knee injury against the Minnesota Vikings.
He showed pass protection to be his strength, shutting out All-Pro Dexter Manley in the thirteenth game.
In the fifth game he suffered broken ribs that contributed to rookie Dave Widell passing him on the depth chart.
In 1991, Smith after being waived in training camp on August 26,[7] was re-signed to play left tackle and on October 13, against the New Orleans Saints he was named the starter, after Ron Heller moved to the right side to take over the benched number one draft choice Antone Davis.
On October 25, 1992, against the Phoenix Cardinals, Smith took over the left tackle position over an injured Heller and started the next 3 games.
Less than three weeks after his 46th birthday, Smith slipped into a coma shortly after checking into the University of Tennessee's Medical Center with pancreatic problems.