Ryan Smith (born September 7, 1993) is a German professional American football cornerback who is a free agent.

Ryan Smith was born in Augsburg, Germany on September 7, 1993, to parents Damon and Traci Richardson, and raised in Clinton, Maryland, where he spent the majority of his childhood.

Smith was selected to the College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision Freshman All-America team.

[6] Throughout training camp, Smith competed for backup safety against Isaiah Johnson, Kimario McFadden, and Elijah Shumate.

[7] Head coach Dirk Koetter named Smith the backup free safety behind Bradley McDougald to begin the regular season.

[8] On September 25, Smith made his professional regular season debut as the Buccaneers lost 37–32 against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3.

[10] During training camp, Smith competed to be the third cornerback on the depth chart against Javien Elliott, Jude Adjei-Barimah, Robert McClain, and Josh Robinson.

[11] HC Koetter named Smith to the roster spot to begin the regular season, behind Brent Grimes and Vernon Hargreaves.

[12] On September 24, 2017, Smith earned his first career start in place of Grimes who was sidelined due to a shoulder injury.

[16] He finished the 2017 NFL season with 62 combined tackles (51 solo), 5 pass deflections, and two forced fumbles in 15 games with 10 starts.

[9] Smith made the effort to retain his role as a starting cornerback during training camp, but saw heavy competition from Hargreaves, as well as the Buccaneers' second round selections in the 2018 NFL draft, M. J. Stewart and Carlton Davis.

[17] Koetter named Smith the fourth cornerback on the depth chart to start the regular season, behind Grimes, Hargreaves, and Davis.

[18] In Week 2, Smith collected a season-high nine combined tackles and made two pass deflections during a 27–21 victory against the Philadelphia Eagles.