[3][4][5] On November 29, 2016, Smoot was named Third-team All-Big Ten Conference by the coaches and media.

He decided to stay for his senior year and was the 24th overall prospect on Todd McShay's big board heading into 2017.

He also participated at Illinois' Pro Day and chose to perform the bench and have another attempt at the vertical.

[14] On July 21, 2023, after spending four months without a team, the Jaguars re-signed Smoot, who had been rehabbing an Achilles tendon injury he suffered late in the 2022 season.

[17] On October 19, 2021, Smoot helped his wife Aumari deliver the couple's second child at home, after she fell on the way to the hospital.