The trust in his arm is warranted.

Smith earned a perfect 99.9 deep passing grade from Pro Football Focus in his three seasons as the Seattle Seahawks’ starter. He also threw for 40 touchdown passes traveling over 10 air yards in his two seasons under Pete Carroll, according to Next Gen Stats, ranking second in the NFL.

But for Smith, in his first training camp with the Raiders, his previous accomplishments don’t matter.

“Every day is about proving yourself,” Smith said. “In this league, every day you’ve got to prove yourself, not only to your guys but to the rest of the league and to yourself. And so for me, when you’re coming to a new team, you’ve got to set the standard, set the example, and it’s through hard work. I wanted to make sure that my guys know that I was going to be here 100 percent of the time, going to put all the work in, going to maximize our resources and just really put our best foot forward.”

While Smith continues to win over a new locker room, Carroll knows exactly what he’s getting. The two are entering their fifth training camp together, as Smith first joined the Seahawks in 2019 as backup to Russell Wilson.

But more than what Carroll expects Smith to bring on the field, the head coach is looking at him as someone to help build a new culture in Las Vegas.

“He’s been with us, he knows, and he’s such an all-in guy that there’s no questioning what his commitment is and his conviction,” Carroll said. “That just helps the message embedded even more so. It’s why he’s so valuable to us.”

The Raiders are quite a young roster, lacking years of experience in several position groups, which makes Smith even more vital at the quarterback position. He’s coming off three winning seasons as the Seahawks’ starter and doesn’t anticipate much to change though he’s in a new uniform.

“As a great man once said, ‘Just Win Baby.’ That’s what we’re here to do,” Smith said. “We’re here to win. And again, it’s about what we do every single day, winning habits, creating a winning mentality. That’s something we’re doing already. We’ve just got to take it one day at a time, one step at a time.”