Preston Smith ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Smith in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Smith a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Preston Smith
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+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | |||||
| 2015 | 22–23 | WAS | 16 | — | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 509 | 47.9% | 173 | 38.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 23–24 | WAS | 16 | — | 36 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4.5 | 24.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 768 | 69.9% | 87 | 19.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24–25 | WAS | 16 | — | 39 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 8.0 | 39.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 754 | 68.2% | 79 | 16.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 25–26 | WAS | 16 | — | 48 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 834 | 80.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 12 | 9 | 0.8 | 42.4 | 2.0 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 26–27 | GB | 16 | — | 54 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 12.0 | 46.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 870 | 83.7% | 35 | 7.9% | 16 | 11 | 0.7 | 56.2 | 3.6 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 27–28 | GB | 16 | — | 38 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 814 | 79.3% | 9 | 2.0% | 18 | 13 | 0.7 | 109.5 | 2.7 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 28–29 | GB | 16 | — | 35 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 9.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 689 | 68.1% | 13 | 3.5% | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 124.3 | 0.5 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 61 | 9 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 29–30 | GB | 17 | — | 50 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 8.5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 825 | 79.7% | 78 | 18.2% | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 111.3 | -2.1 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 30–31 | GB | 17 | — | 41 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 8.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 732 | 66.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 42.7 | 3.3 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 31–32 | GB / PIT | 17 | — | 32 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 469 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 70.1 | 5.0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 32–33 | WAS | 13 | — | 24 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 283 | 32.4% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -2.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 176 | — | 425 | 242 | 183 | 76 | 163 | 71.0 | 310.0 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 7,547 | 65.8% | 484 | 10.0% | 67 | 48 | — | — | — | 174 | 60 | 56 | 262 | 36 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
242 career value over replacement — #251 all-time of 4,695. 22/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #38 (Rd 2) · WAS · 2015 · +28.2 vs expected KV-H
79actual
50.8 expected · Δ+28.2
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