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Za'Darius Smith

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Za'Darius Smith

Za'Darius Smith (born September 8, 1992) is an American former professional football linebacker and defensive end who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the East Mississippi Lions and Kentucky Wildcats. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL draft. He also played for the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles.

Infobox

Position
Linebacker / Defensive end
Born
(1992-09-08) September 8, 1992 (age 33)Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight
270 lb (122 kg)
High school
Greenville (Greenville, Alabama)
College
East Mississippi CC (2011–2012)Kentucky (2013–2014)
NFL draft
2015: 4th round, 122nd overall pick
Total tackles
343
Sacks
70.5
Pass deflections
16
Forced fumbles
10
Fumble recoveries
2

Tables

· College career › College statistics
Solo
Solo
Season
Solo
Team
Ast
Conf
Cmb
Class
TfL
Pos
Sck
GP
PD
Tackles
FR
Tackles
FF
2013
2013
Season
2013
Team
Kentucky
Conf
SEC
Class
JR
Pos
DE
GP
12
Tackles
24
Tackles
35
Tackles
59
Tackles
7
Tackles
6.5
Int & Fum
1
Int & Fum
1
Int & Fum
0
2014
2014
Season
2014
Team
Kentucky
Conf
SEC
Class
SR
Pos
DE
GP
12
Tackles
26
Tackles
34
Tackles
60
Tackles
7
Tackles
4.5
Int & Fum
2
Int & Fum
1
Int & Fum
0
Career
Career
Season
Career
Team
24
Conf
50
Class
69
Pos
119
GP
14
Tackles
11.0
Tackles
3
Tackles
2
Tackles
0
Season
Team
Conf
Class
Pos
GP
Tackles
Int & Fum
Solo
Ast
Cmb
TfL
Sck
PD
FR
FF
2013
Kentucky
SEC
JR
DE
12
24
35
59
7
6.5
1
1
0
2014
Kentucky
SEC
SR
DE
12
26
34
60
7
4.5
2
1
0
Career
24
50
69
119
14
11.0
3
2
0
Pre-draft measurables · Professional career › Pre-draft
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in(1.94 m)
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in(1.94 m)
Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in(1.94 m)
Weight
274 lb(124 kg)
Arm length
32+5⁄8 in(0.83 m)
Hand span
10 in(0.25 m)
40-yard dash
4.73 s
10-yard split
1.70 s
20-yard split
2.73 s
20-yard shuttle
4.64 s
Three-cone drill
7.42 s
Vertical jump
29.0 in(0.74 m)
Broad jump
9 ft 5 in(2.87 m)
Bench press
23 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day
Height
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Bench press
mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in(1.94 m)
274 lb(124 kg)
32+5⁄8 in(0.83 m)
10 in(0.25 m)
4.73 s
1.70 s
2.73 s
4.64 s
7.42 s
29.0 in(0.74 m)
9 ft 5 in(2.87 m)
23 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day
· NFL career statistics
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Career high
Legend
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Career high
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
BAL
Games
15
Games
0
Tackles
30
Tackles
20
Tackles
10
Tackles
5.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
BAL
Games
13
Games
4
Tackles
20
Tackles
10
Tackles
10
Tackles
1.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
BAL
Games
14
Games
4
Tackles
24
Tackles
15
Tackles
9
Tackles
3.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
BAL
Games
16
Games
8
Tackles
45
Tackles
26
Tackles
19
Tackles
8.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
GB
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
55
Tackles
41
Tackles
14
Tackles
13.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
GB
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
52
Tackles
35
Tackles
17
Tackles
12.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
2
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
GB
Games
1
Games
0
Tackles
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
MIN
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
44
Tackles
32
Tackles
12
Tackles
10.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
5
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
CLE
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
27
Tackles
18
Tackles
9
Tackles
5.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
CLE
Games
9
Games
9
Tackles
23
Tackles
15
Tackles
8
Tackles
5.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
DET
DET
Year
DET
Team
8
Games
7
Games
12
Tackles
7
Tackles
5
Tackles
4.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
PHI
Games
5
Games
2
Tackles
10
Tackles
3
Tackles
7
Tackles
1.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
145
Games
98
Games
343
Tackles
223
Tackles
120
Tackles
70.5
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
16
Interceptions
10
Fumbles
2
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
PD
FF
FR
2015
BAL
15
0
30
20
10
5.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
2016
BAL
13
4
20
10
10
1.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
1
0
2017
BAL
14
4
24
15
9
3.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
1
0
2018
BAL
16
8
45
26
19
8.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
1
0
2019
GB
16
16
55
41
14
13.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
1
0
2020
GB
16
16
52
35
17
12.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
4
2
2021
GB
1
0
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2022
MIN
16
16
44
32
12
10.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
5
1
0
2023
CLE
16
16
27
18
9
5.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
3
1
0
2024
CLE
9
9
23
15
8
5.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
DET
8
7
12
7
5
4.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
2025
PHI
5
2
10
3
7
1.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
Career
145
98
343
223
120
70.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
16
10
2
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
BAL
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
GB
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
7
Tackles
5
Tackles
2
Tackles
2.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
GB
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
5
Tackles
3
Tackles
2
Tackles
1.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
GB
Games
1
Games
0
Tackles
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
1.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
MIN
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
3
Tackles
2
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
CLE
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
DET
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
0
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Total
Total
Year
Total
Team
9
Games
8
Games
18
Tackles
12
Tackles
6
Tackles
4.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
PD
FF
FR
2018
BAL
1
1
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2019
GB
2
2
7
5
2
2.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2020
GB
2
2
5
3
2
1.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2021
GB
1
0
1
1
0
1.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2022
MIN
1
1
3
2
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2023
CLE
1
1
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2024
DET
1
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
9
8
18
12
6
4.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0

References

  1. The Montgomery Advertiser
    https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/rankinfile/2018/04/24/montgomery-nfl-latest-zadarius-smith-nfl-draft-zadarius-smith/538232002/
  2. Kentucky.com
    https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-football/article44504664.html
  3. ESPN.com
    https://www.espn.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/86438/uks-smith-takes-unlikely-path-to-stardom
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    https://www.sports-reference.com/cfbconferences/sec/2013-leaders.html
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  40. "Just landed back in GreenBay‼️ I Can't wait to get back on the field with my bros💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 #GoPackGo"
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  41. "Matt LaFleur on Za'Darius Smith possibly returning: "We're certainly hopeful. I really don't have anything to comment on right now. We have to get him back in the building and see where he's at.""
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