2) Irv attended the University of Alabama from 2016-2018 before declaring for the NFL Draft after his junior season. In Smith's junior season, he posted 44 catches for 710 yards and 7 touchdowns while earning his second SEC championship (2016, 2018).
3) At just 20 years old, Irv Smith Jr. was drafted in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft (50th overall) by the Minnesota Vikings. He went on to have 36 receptions for 311 yards and 2 touchdowns in his rookie season with the Vikings.
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Irv Smith Jr.: Beating the Saints in the playoffs.
Danny's Follow Up: I did not think the Vikings were going to win that game and I thought the Saints were unstoppable. They went 13-3 because of Michael Thomas, Alvin Kamara and the rest of the team. That was a really good win for the Vikings.
Jordan: What other sports did you play growing up?
Irv Smith Jr.: I played basketball and started playing football in 8th grade.
Jordan's Follow Up: Basketball is my favorite sport to play. I'm sure he was hard to stop being that tall and strong.
Irv Smith Jr.: I played basketball and started playing football in 8th grade.
Jordan's Follow Up: Basketball is my favorite sport to play. I'm sure he was hard to stop being that tall and strong.
On Saturday, January 24th, we made our return to the Super Bowl Experience. Our second major event of the day was heading to the autograph stage where Vikings TE Irv Smith Jr. and Steelers WR Diontae Johnson were meeting fans. Irv was a must see for Danny because Danny loves his Alabama Crimson Tide players and he loves to ask if they know his favorite player Ha Ha! Of course, Irv knows Ha Ha and that made Danny's day to know they were friends.
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The three of us believe Irv Smith Jr. is ready for a huge year in his second season in the NFL. He has tremendous speed and size for a tight end and I think he could make the jump to be considered one of the top targets in football in 2020. As a Bears fan, I hope he has a tremendous year against the rest of the NFL but when he plays Chicago two times next season he is welcome to take it easy on the navy and orange. Irv Smith Jr. was a cool guy all the way around and we wish him a long and successful career in the National Football League.
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