Durham Smythe
TE
#81
Experience: 8 years
Height: 6-5
Age: 30
Weight: 248 lbs
College: Notre Dame
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/22/2025 | @Chiefs | W 29 - 27 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | 08/17/2025 | Bills | W 38 - 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 08/10/2025 | Dolphins | T 24 - 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER
- Veteran tight end entering his eighth season in the NFL and first season in Chicago
- Over his first seven NFL seasons, all with the Dolphins (2018-24), has played in 112 games with 74 starts
- Career totals include 132 receptions for 1,228 yards and three receiving touchdowns as well at four attempts for four yards and a touchdown on the ground
- originally entered the NFL as a 4th round pick (123rd overall) of the Dolphins in the 2018 NFL Draft
2024 SEASON (DOLPHINS)
- Played in all 17 games with four starts
- Totaled nine catches for 53 yards
2023 SEASON (DOLPHINS)
- Played in 16 regular season games with 14 starts
- Established new career highs in receptions (35) and receiving yards (366)
- Added three catches for 12 yards in the Dolphins Wild Card game against the Chiefs
2022 SEASON (DOLPHINS)
- Played in 16 games with a career high 15 starts
- Collected 15 receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown..
- Added his first career rushing touchdown in Week 5
- Had one catch for 20 yards in the Dolphins' Wild Card matchup at the Bills
2021 SEASON (DOLPHINS)
- Played in all 17 games, getting the starting nod in 12 of them
- Totaled 34 catches for 357 yards, both career best marks at the time
2020 SEASON (DOLPHINS)
- Played in 15 games accumulating 13 starts
- Saw new career best marks in receptions (26) and yards (208)
2019 SEASON (DOLPHINS)
- Played in each of the Dolphins 16 games with 14 starts at tight end
- Had seven catches for 65 yards
2018 SEASON (DOLPHINS)
- Played in 15 games with two starts as a rookie
- Caught six passes for 50 yards
TRANSACTIONS
- 06/06/2018: Signed/draft choice to Dolphins
- 03/16/2022: Re-signed with Dolphins
- 04/03/2023: Re-signed with Dolphins
- 02/14/2025: Cut by Dolphins
- 03/11/2025: Signed with Bears
COLLEGE
- Spent five seasons at Notre Dame (2013-17) playing in 41 games for the Fighting Irish
- Over the course of his career collected 28 receptions for 381 yards and six touchdowns
- During his senior season set career highs with 15 catches for 244 yards
- Was named to the watch list for the Mackey Award, given to the nation's most outstanding tight end, his senior season
PERSONAL
- A native of Belton, Texas, he attended Belton High School
- Caught 37 passes for 547 yards and six TDs as senior in 2012
- Rated number two on Waco Tribune-Herald list of Central Texas prospects for 2012
- Two-time first-team tight end on Texas District 8-5A squad in 2012 and 2011
- Rated sixth tight end nationally by 247Sports and 15th tight end by Rivals
- Played defensive end as a high school freshman before moving to tight end
- Father Roy was offensive lineman on 1980 Baylor Southwest Conference champion football squad