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Chris Smith
LB · JAX/CIN/CLE/LV/HOU · 2014–2021
Born February 11, 1992 · College Arkansas · Drafted 2014, round 5, pick 159 (JAX) · 6-1, 266 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | JAX | 4 | 5 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | JAX | 5 | 10 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | JAX | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CIN | 12 | 26 | 3.0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | CLE | 10 | 21 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | CLE | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | LV | 4 | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | HOU | 3 | 8 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | HOU | 42 | 80 | 11.0 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | JAX | 6 | – | – | 65 | 16.8 |
| 2017 | CIN | 16 | – | – | 399 | 35.1 |
| 2018 | CLE | 16 | – | – | 331 | 28.6 |
| 2019 | CLE | 9 | – | – | 141 | 24.1 |
| 2020 | LV | 8 | – | – | 115 | 20.8 |
| 2021 | HOU | 4 | – | – | 89 | 34.5 |
Game logs
2021 game log (3 games)
2020 game log (4 games)
2019 game log (2 games)
2018 game log (10 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | vs PIT | T 21–21 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | @ NO | L 18–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-20 | vs NYJ | W 21–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ LV | L 42–45 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | vs BAL | W 12–9 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | vs ATL | W 28–16 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | @ HOU | L 13–29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2018-12-09 | vs CAR | W 26–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2018-12-15 | @ DEN | W 17–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2018-12-23 | vs CIN | W 26–18 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (12 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | vs BAL | L 0–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2017-09-14 | vs HOU | L 9–13 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | @ GB | L 24–27 OT | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | @ CLE | W 31–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2017-10-29 | vs IND | W 24–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2017-11-05 | @ JAX | L 7–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | @ TEN | L 20–24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | @ DEN | W 20–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | vs CLE | W 30–16 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2017-12-04 | vs PIT | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | @ MIN | L 7–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | vs DET | W 26–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |