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Preston SmithWWikipediaβ
DE (DL) Β· 6β²5β³ 265 lb Β· Born 1992-11-17 Β· College: Mississippi State Β· Played 2015β2025 Β· Drafted 2015 round 2, pick 38 by Washington Redskins Β·
IDs
ESPN=2577446, NFLVERSE=00-0031935, NFLVERSE=SMI576520, OTC=3886, PFR=SmitPr00
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Defense
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | DE | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | DE | 15 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | DE | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | DE | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | DE | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | DE | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | DE | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | DE | 16 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | DE | 17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | DE | 16 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | DE | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 163 | 0 | 71 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 0 |
Teams
Advanced stats
Coverage & pass rush
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | Yds | Y/Tgt | TD | Rat | ADOT | Blitz | Hurry | QBKD | Sk | Prs | Tkl | MTkl | MTkl% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | LOLB | 16 | 12 | 9 | 75.0% | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 42.4 | 2.0 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 4.0 | 26 | 53 | 9 | 14.5% | |
| 2019 | LOLB | 16 | 16 | 11 | 68.8% | 88 | 5.5 | 0 | 56.2 | 3.6 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 12.0 | 34 | 56 | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 2020 | LOLB | 16 | 18 | 13 | 72.2% | 124 | 6.9 | 1 | 109.5 | 2.7 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 4.0 | 16 | 42 | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 2021 | LOLB | 16 | 6 | 5 | 83.3% | 26 | 4.3 | 1 | 124.3 | 0.5 | 61 | 11 | 8 | 9.0 | 28 | 38 | 9 | 19.1% | |
| 2022 | LB | 17 | 7 | 6 | 85.7% | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | 111.3 | -2.1 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 8.5 | 27 | 59 | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 2023 | LB | 17 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 42.7 | 3.3 | 56 | 4 | 10 | 8.0 | 23 | 48 | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 2024 | 2TM | LDE | 17 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 70.1 | 5.0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4.5 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 5.9% |
| 2024 | LDE | 9 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 56.2 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2.5 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 2024 | LB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 79.2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 2025 | DE | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 79.2 | -2.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% |
Pro Football Reference advanced statistics (2018 on), via nflverse.
Snap counts
| Year | Team | G | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0% | 509 | 48% | 173 | 38% | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 59 | 79% | 1 | 3% | |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0% | 768 | 70% | 87 | 20% | |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0% | 754 | 68% | 79 | 17% | |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0% | 834 | 81% | 2 | 0% | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 52 | 95% | 3 | 11% | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 46 | 75% | 1 | 4% | |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0% | 870 | 84% | 35 | 8% | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 49 | 76% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 39 | 76% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0% | 814 | 79% | 9 | 2% | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 44 | 81% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 0% | 689 | 68% | 13 | 4% | |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0% | 825 | 80% | 78 | 18% | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 53 | 83% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0% | 732 | 66% | 4 | 1% | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 55 | 58% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | 308 | 54% | 1 | 0% | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | 161 | 30% | 3 | 1% | |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 0% | 283 | 32% | 0 | 0% |
Games with a snap count on file (2012 on); percentages are the average share per game.
Depth chart history
| Year | Team | Listed at | Weeks as starter | Weeks listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | WLB, OLB | 0 | 18 | |
| 2016 | SLB | 18 | 18 | |
| 2017 | SLB | 18 | 18 | |
| 2018 | SLB | 18 | 18 | |
| 2019 | OLB | 18 | 18 | |
| 2020 | OLB | 18 | 18 | |
| 2021 | OLB | 19 | 19 | |
| 2022 | OLB | 19 | 19 | |
| 2023 | OLB | 19 | 19 | |
| 2024 | DE | 10 | 10 | |
| 2024 | LOLB | 0 | 10 |
Regular-season depth charts (2001 on). A starter is a first-string listing that week.
Contracts
| Signed | Team | Yrs | Value | Per year | Guaranteed | Cap% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | $52.0M | $13.0M | $12.2M | 6.2% | current | |
| 2021 | 2 | $20.5M | $10.2M | $6.5M | 5.6% | ||
| 2019 | 4 | $52.0M | $13.0M | $16.0M | 6.9% | ||
| 2015 | 4 | $5.8M | $1.4M | $3.6M | 1.0% |
Career contract value $130.3M (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is the average per year against that season's salary cap.
Combine
| Year | Pos | School | Ht | Wt | 40 | Bench | Vert | Broad | 3-cone | Shuttle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | DE | Mississippi State | 6β²5β³ | 271 | 4.74 | 24 | 34.0 | 121 | 7.07 | 4.28 |
Traded
| Date | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | details |
Injury reports (23)
| Year | Wk | Team | Injury | Game status | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | Oblique | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2016 | 3 | Ankle | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2016 | 12 | Back | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2016 | 14 | Groin | Questionable | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2017 | 8 | Groin | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2019 | 9 | Hip | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2019 | 10 | Hand | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2019 | 12 | Hand | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2019 | 19 (DIV) | Ankle | Limited Participation in Practice | ||
| 2019 | 20 (CON) | Ankle | Limited Participation in Practice | ||
| 2020 | 7 | Shoulder | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 8 | Shoulder | Limited Participation in Practice | ||
| 2020 | 9 | Shoulder | Limited Participation in Practice | ||
| 2020 | 10 | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2021 | 1 | Head | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2021 | 7 | Oblique | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2021 | 8 | Oblique | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2022 | 9 | Shoulder / Neck | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2022 | 10 | Neck | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2022 | 11 | Shoulder | Limited Participation in Practice | ||
| 2023 | 8 | Illness | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2023 | 18 | Ankle | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2023 | 19 (WC) | Ankle | Limited Participation in Practice |