 Smith with theLSU Tigers in 2023 | |||||||||
| No. 94 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | (2002-10-13)October 13, 2002 (age 23) Houma, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 306 lb (139 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Terrebonne (Houma) | ||||||||
| College | LSU (2021–2023) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 2nd round, 48th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2025 | |||||||||
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Maason Smith (born October 13, 2002) is an American professionalfootballdefensive tackle for theJacksonville Jaguars of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theLSU Tigers.
Smith attendedTerrebonne High School inHouma, Louisiana. Smith was one of the top rated recruits in the2021 class, recording more than 40 tackles and nine sacks in his senior season.[1] As a result, Smith would be named to theAll-American Bowl roster.[2] Rated as the highest recruit in Louisiana, Smith decided to stay in state and playcollege football atLouisiana State University over offers fromMiami,Georgia, andAlabama.[3]
At LSU, Smith became the first player to wear the number zero in school history.[4] In his freshman year, Smith would tally 19 tackles, four sacks, and five tackles for loss.[5] Three of Smith's sacks would come againstMcNeese State.[6] Smith would suffer a leg injury and miss the rest of the season. Smith was named to theAll-SEC Freshman Team and theFreshman All-America Team.[7][8] To open the2022 season,LSU playedFlorida State in the Louisiana Kickoff. During the game, while celebrating a play, Smithtore his ACL prematurely ending his season.[9][10] He returned the following season, totaling 27 tackles and four and a half sacks, before declaring for the2024 NFL draft.[11]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) | 306 lb (139 kg) | 35 in (0.89 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 7 ft0+5⁄8 in (2.15 m) | 5.01 s | 1.75 s | 2.91 s | 4.64 s | 7.62 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) | 21 reps |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[12][13][14] | ||||||||||||
Smith was selected by theJacksonville Jaguars with the 48th overall pick in the second round of the2024 NFL draft.[15]
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