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
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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% | |||||
| 2015 | 22–23 | WAS | 15 | — | 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 | 15 | — | 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 | 14 | — | 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 | 15 | — | 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 | 15 | — | 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 | 12 | — | 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 | 16 | — | 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 | TOT | 16 | — | 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 |
| 2024 | 31–32 | GB | 9 | — | 19 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 308 | 53.8% | 1 | 0.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 31–32 | PIT | 7 | — | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 161 | 30.1% | 3 | 1.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 32–33 | WAS | 12 | — | 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 | — | 179 | — | 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
240 career value over replacement — #244 all-time of 4,649. 21.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #38 (Rd 2) · WAS · 2015 · +28.5 vs expected KV-H
79actual
50.5 expected · Δ+28.5
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