Za'Darius Smith stats

Falcons

Defensive End · #55

Age 34 · 6' 4" · 270 lbs

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Za'Darius Smith recorded 8 tackles and 4.5 sacks in 7 games of 2026 for the Atlanta Falcons. Last game: .

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Totals

GP
7
TOT
8
SOLO
6
AST
2
SACK
4.5
INT
0
PD
1
FF
0

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.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.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.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2015BAL153020105.5010
2016BAL132010101.0011
2017BAL14241593.5011
2018BAL164526198.5021
2019GB1655411413.5001
2020GB1652351712.5024
2021GB11100.0000
2022MIN1644321210.0051
2023CLE16271895.5031
2024CLE/DET173522139.0010
2025PHI510371.5000
2026ATL78624.5010

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season

GP
152
TOT
351
SOLO
229
AST
122
SACK
75.0
INT
0
PD
17
FF
10

Career Postseason

GP
9
TOT
18
SOLO
12
AST
6
SACK
4.0
INT
0
PD
1
FF
0

Per game

GP
7
TOT
1.1
SOLO
0.9
AST
0.3
SACK
0.6
INT
0
PD
0.1
FF
0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.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.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2015BAL152.01.30.70.400.10.0
2016BAL131.50.80.80.100.10.1
2017BAL141.71.10.60.300.10.1
2018BAL162.81.61.20.500.10.1
2019GB163.42.60.90.800.00.1
2020GB163.32.21.10.800.10.3
2021GB11.01.000.000.00.0
2022MIN162.82.00.80.600.30.1
2023CLE161.71.10.60.300.20.1
2024CLE/DET172.11.30.80.500.10.0
2025PHI52.00.61.40.300.00.0
2026ATL71.10.90.30.600.10.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season, Per game

GP
152
TOT
2.3
SOLO
1.5
AST
0.8
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0.1
FF
0.1

Bio

Age
34 yearsSep 8, 1992
Height
6' 4"
Weight
270 lbs
Experience
11 yearsDebut 2015
Birthplace
Greenville, AL
Draft
2015Rd 4, Pk 122
College
Kentucky
Salary
$6 million2026

Against other defensive ends

2026 regular season, 77 NFL defensive ends with 6+ games.

  • Sacks4.5

    Higher than 89% of the other 76 NFL defensive ends.

  • Tackles8

    Higher than 14% of the other 76 NFL defensive ends.

  • Passes Defended1

    Higher than 62% of the other 76 NFL defensive ends.

Latest performance

Za'Darius Smith

Nov 01 · @ TB · L 16-0

TOT
0
SOLO
0
AST
0
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

Snap counts, 2026

24% of his club's defensive snaps a game (113 in 7 games); 13% in week 8.

His defensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1PIT1624%0
2CAR2842%0
3GB3350%0
4NO11%0
6CHI1621%0
7SF1117%0
8TB813%0

NFL snap counts, every player

Injury history

Za'Darius Smith has been on the NFL’s game-status report 4 weeks since 2026.

His weeks on the injury report by season
SeasonOutD / QInjuries listed
202604Neck, Concussion, Shoulder

From the weekly injury reports clubs file (nflverse), regular season and playoffs; a practice-only listing counts no week. A player moved to injured reserve leaves the report, so a season-ending injury shows only up to that move.

2015 NFL combine

DE, 6'4", 274 lb · Kentucky

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.83s67th
Vertical jump29"23rd
Broad jump9' 5"56th
Bench press (225 lb)23 reps30th
3-cone drill7.42s56th
20-yard shuttle4.66s29th

Percentile: the share of DEs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2015 combine

Games

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vs CINSun, Nov 08

vs CIN since 2015

9
GP
18
TOT
8
SOLO
2.5
SACK
0
INT
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Nov 01atTBL 16-00000
Sun, Oct 25vsSFW 29-201110
Sun, Oct 18vsCHIL 31-231110
Mon, Oct 05atNOW 45-240000
Thu, Sep 24atGBW 35-141000
Sun, Sep 20vsCARL 34-3210.50

What are Za'Darius Smith's career stats?

Za'Darius Smith has played 12 seasons for the Ravens, the Packers, the Vikings, the Browns, the Eagles and the Falcons. He has recorded 351 tackles and 75 sacks. His best season so far is 2019: 55 tackles and 13.5 sacks.

Best single games

  • Tackles: 8 vs ATL on Oct 5, 2020, W 30-16
  • Sacks: 3.5 @ MIN on Dec 23, 2019, W 23-10
Za'Darius Smith's best game in each stat, by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.
202632.0
202541.0
202441.5
202342.0
202273.0
20211—
202083.0
201973.5
201863.0
201741.0
201631.0
201542.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2015.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 7 postseasons, 2015 to 2026

Za'Darius Smith finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

All-time career rank

  • 109th in sacks (75.0)

Among the 9,826 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Za'Darius Smith college stats

Za'Darius Smith played 2 seasons at Kentucky Wildcats (2013 to 2014): 119 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 0 interceptions.

defensive

Za'Darius Smith's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2013Kentucky Wildcats592435060000
2014Kentucky Wildcats60263404.50000

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

Za'Darius Smith played 9 games across 7 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 7 lost.

Za'Darius Smith's line in each playoff game
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.
2024WSHL 45-3100.00
2023HOUL 45-1410.00
2022NYGL 31-2430.00
2021SFL 13-1011.00
2020LARW 32-1811.00
2020TBL 31-2640.00
2019SEAW 28-2322.00
2019SFL 37-2050.00
2018LACL 23-1710.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.