Malcolm Smith is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Smith in the top half 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 34% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Height6'0"
Weight225 lb
BornJul 5, 1989
Age37
CollegeUSCSee College Stats
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2011
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| 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% | |||||
| 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 | 12 | — | 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 | 7 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,142 | 99.4% | 3 | 0.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27 | OAK | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 933 | 94.2% | 2 | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29 | SF | 11 | — | 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 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 83 | 61.0% | 10 | 16.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 30 | TOT | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | 39 | — | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 92.4 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 30 | JAX | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 29 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | 110 | — | 239 | 147 | 92 | 20 | 7 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4,230 | 59.9% | 700 | 24.3% | 107 | 82 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 19 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
27 career value over replacement — #2790 all-time of 4,649. 3.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #242 (Rd 7) · SEA · 2011 · +32.6 vs expected KV-H
51actual
18.4 expected · Δ+32.6
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