Former Georgia Bulldog Reshad Jones was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth-round of the 2010 NFL Draft, Seven years later, another former Bulldog will hope to leave his mark with the organization.

Maurice Smith was one of 14 undrafted rookie free agents the Dolphins signed immediately after this year’s draft. Despite the depth in their secondary, Smith has made an impact early on with the Dolphins.

During OTAs and minicamp, Dolphins defensive coordinator Matt Burke said Smith’s play stood out to him.

“This might be like recency bias but ‘Mo’ (Maurice) Smith has done a pretty solid job,” Burke said. “He’s a headsy player and he’s another guy where we’re moving around a little bit and he’s been able to sort of take to that to some extent.”

Smith began his career with the University of Alabama but transferred after not playing a lot during his first three collegiate seasons. SEC allowed Smith to move to Georgia for his senior season in 2016.

In his final year of eligibility, Smith recorded 32 tackles, two interceptions and three pass breakups. Smith played cornerback and safety while in college, so his versatility works in his favor.

Outside of Jones and Michael Thomas and Nate Allen, the Dolphins won’t have a lot of experience at the safety position to begin the 2017 season (T.J. McDonald will be suspended for the first eight games of the season). So Smith will have an opportunity to remain with the Dolphins organization in some capacity after training camp.