Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1997
- Draft
- 1997Rd 3, Pk 80
- College
- Arizona State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1997
- Draft
- 1997Rd 3, Pk 80
- College
- Arizona State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 173
- TOT
- 1,092
- SOLO
- 798
- AST
- 294
- SACK
- 13.5
- INT
- 4
- PD
- 35
- FF
- 6
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- TOT
- 42
- SOLO
- 29
- AST
- 13
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 0
What were Derek Smith's career stats?
Derek Smith played 12 seasons for the Commanders, the 49ers and the Chargers. He recorded 1,092 tackles, 13.5 sacks and 4 interceptions. His best season was 2005: 116 tackles and 0.0 sacks.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1997 to 2008
All-time career rank
- 35th in tackles (1,092)
Among the 9,225 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on Derek Smith
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