Malcolm Smith is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Smith in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Smith's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Malcolm Smith
Top 19% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker
Height6'0"
Weight225 lb
BornJul 5, 1989
Age37
CollegeUSCSee College Stats
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2011
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2011 | 22 | SEA | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23 | SEA | 6 | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | SEA | 15 | — | 47 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 480 | 50.1% | 228 | 53.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25 | SEA | 14 | — | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 273 | 32.1% | 255 | 67.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26 | OAK | 16 | — | 117 | 94 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,142 | 99.4% | 3 | 0.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27 | OAK | 15 | — | 97 | 80 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 933 | 94.2% | 2 | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29 | SF | 12 | — | 31 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 336 | 44.8% | 31 | 8.8% | 17 | 11 | 0.6 | 105.8 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 30 | DAL / JAX | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 83 | — | 39 | — | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 92.4 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 31 | CLE | 15 | — | 67 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 559 | 55.3% | 83 | 21.5% | 45 | 35 | 0.8 | 83.9 | 4.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 32 | CLE | 15 | — | 40 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 424 | 44.1% | 59 | 14.5% | 39 | 32 | 0.8 | 107.7 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 453 | 321 | 132 | 35 | 15 | 7.0 | 57.0 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 82 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 19 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
78 career value over replacement — #1496 all-time of 4,695. 8.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #242 (Rd 7) · SEA · 2011 · +42.2 vs expected KV-H
61actual
18.8 expected · Δ+42.2
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