Leslie O'Neal vs Neil Smith

Leslie O'NealNeil Smith

Leslie O'Neal and Neil Smith compared on their NFL careers: Leslie O'Neal played 13 seasons, 1986 to 1999, Neil Smith 13 seasons, 1988 to 2000. Leslie O'Neal has 334 tackles to Neil Smith's 278. Neil Smith won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Leslie O'Neal and Neil Smith career totals
196GP191
0YDS0
1TD1
9AVG17

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Leslie O'Neal and Neil Smith postseason
6GP13
0YDS0
0TD0
3AVG0

Where each stands all time

Leslie O'Neal and Neil Smith all-time places
Leslie O'NealAll-time rankNeil Smith
15th (132.5)Sacks38th (104.5)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Leslie O'Neal: 0 championships; Defensive Rookie of the Year
  • Neil Smith: 2 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Leslie O'Neal and Neil Smith season by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st1986012.52198802.50
2nd198804.00198906.50
3rd1989012.50199009.50
4th1990013.50199108.00
5th199109.001992014.51
6th1992017.0019934615.01
7th19935612.0019944411.51
8th19946012.5019955212.00
9th19954612.501996406.00
10th1996557.001997348.50
11th19974210.011998264.01
12th1998464.501999316.50
13th1999295.50200050.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT