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Malcolm Smith
MLB · SEA/LV/SF/DAL/CLE · 2011–2021
Born July 5, 1989 · College USC · Drafted 2011, round 7, pick 242 (SEA) · 6-0, 225 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | SEA | 10 | 16 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | SEA | 11 | 22 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 playoffs | SEA | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SEA | 12 | 54 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 playoffs | SEA | 3 | 23 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | SEA | 10 | 37 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 playoffs | SEA | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | LV | 16 | 122 | 4.0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2016 | LV | 15 | 103 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 playoffs | LV | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | SF | 11 | 35 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | DAL | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | CLE | 15 | 72 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 playoffs | CLE | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CLE | 15 | 51 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | CLE | 117 | 517 | 7.0 | 15 | 35 | 7 | 24 | 10 |
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 | LV | 15 | – | – | 916 | 93.5 |
| 2016 playoffs | LV | 1 | – | – | 38 | 53.5 |
| 2018 | SF | 12 | – | – | 324 | 42.4 |
| 2019 | DAL | 2 | – | – | 82 | 61.7 |
| 2020 | CLE | 15 | – | – | 545 | 55.2 |
| 2020 playoffs | CLE | 2 | – | – | 57 | 38.0 |
| 2021 | CLE | 15 | – | – | 419 | 43.2 |
Game logs
2021 game log (15 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | @ KC | L 29–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | vs HOU | W 31–21 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs CHI | W 26–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2021-10-03 | @ MIN | W 14–7 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | @ LAC | L 42–47 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-21 | vs DEN | W 17–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs PIT | L 10–15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | @ CIN | W 41–16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | @ NE | L 7–45 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | vs DET | W 13–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2021-11-28 | @ BAL | L 10–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | vs BAL | W 24–22 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-20 | vs LV | L 14–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-25 | @ GB | L 22–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-03 | @ PIT | L 14–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (17 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | @ BAL | L 6–38 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2020-09-17 | vs CIN | W 35–30 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | vs WAS | W 34–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | @ DAL | W 49–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2020-10-11 | vs IND | W 32–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2020-10-18 | @ PIT | L 7–38 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2020-10-25 | @ CIN | W 37–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | vs LV | L 6–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | vs HOU | W 10–7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | vs PHI | W 22–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2020-11-29 | @ JAX | W 27–25 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2020-12-06 | @ TEN | W 41–35 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2020-12-14 | vs BAL | L 42–47 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-20 | @ NYG | W 20–6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2020-12-27 | @ NYJ | L 16–23 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2021-01-10 | @ PIT | W 48–37 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2021-01-17 | @ KC | L 17–22 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (2 games)
2018 game log (11 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | @ KC | L 27–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ LAC | L 27–29 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | vs ARI | L 18–28 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-15 | @ GB | L 30–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | vs LA | L 10–39 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-28 | @ ARI | L 15–18 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-01 | vs LV | W 34–3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-12 | vs NYG | L 23–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | @ TB | L 9–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | @ SEA | L 16–43 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | @ LA | L 32–48 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 game log (16 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | @ NO | W 35–34 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | vs ATL | L 28–35 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | @ TEN | W 17–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | @ BAL | W 28–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | vs KC | L 10–26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | @ JAX | W 33–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 2016-10-30 | @ TB | W 30–24 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | vs DEN | W 30–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2016-11-21 | vs HOU | W 27–20 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2016-11-27 | vs CAR | W 35–32 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-04 | vs BUF | W 38–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-08 | @ KC | L 13–21 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | @ LAC | W 19–16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | vs IND | W 33–25 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | @ DEN | L 6–24 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2017-01-07 | @ HOU | L 14–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
2015 game log (16 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | vs CIN | L 13–33 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | vs BAL | W 37–33 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | @ CLE | W 27–20 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2015-10-04 | @ CHI | L 20–22 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2015-10-11 | vs DEN | L 10–16 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2015-10-25 | @ LAC | W 37–29 | 11 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 2015-11-01 | vs NYJ | W 34–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2015-11-08 | @ PIT | L 35–38 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2015-11-15 | vs MIN | L 14–30 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-22 | @ DET | L 13–18 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-29 | @ TEN | W 24–21 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 2015-12-06 | vs KC | L 20–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2015-12-13 | @ DEN | W 15–12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | vs GB | L 20–30 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-24 | vs LAC | W 23–20 OT | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | @ KC | L 17–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 game log (12 games)
2014 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014-09-04 | vs GB | W 36–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2014-09-14 | @ LAC | L 21–30 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2014-10-12 | vs DAL | L 23–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2014-10-19 | @ LA | L 26–28 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2014-10-26 | @ CAR | W 13–9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2014-11-16 | @ KC | L 20–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2014-12-07 | @ PHI | W 24–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2014-12-14 | vs SF | W 17–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2014-12-21 | @ ARI | W 35–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2014-12-28 | vs LA | W 20–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2015-01-10 | vs CAR | W 31–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2015-01-18 | vs GB | W 28–22 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 game log (15 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013-09-08 | @ CAR | W 12–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | vs SF | W 29–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2013-09-29 | @ HOU | W 23–20 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2013-10-13 | vs TEN | W 20–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2013-10-17 | @ ARI | W 34–22 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2013-10-28 | @ LA | W 14–9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2013-11-17 | vs MIN | W 41–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2013-12-02 | vs NO | W 34–7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2013-12-08 | @ SF | L 17–19 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2013-12-15 | @ NYG | W 23–0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2013-12-22 | vs ARI | L 10–17 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | vs LA | W 27–9 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| P19 | 2014-01-11 | vs NO | W 23–15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2014-01-19 | vs SF | W 23–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| P21 | 2014-02-02 | @ DEN | W 43–8 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 game log (13 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-09-09 | @ ARI | L 16–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-24 | vs GB | W 14–12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2012-09-30 | @ LA | L 13–19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2012-10-18 | @ SF | L 6–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2012-11-04 | vs MIN | W 30–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2012-11-11 | vs NYJ | W 28–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2012-12-02 | @ CHI | W 23–17 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | vs ARI | W 58–0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2012-12-16 | @ BUF | W 50–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | vs SF | W 42–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | vs LA | W 20–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P18 | 2013-01-06 | @ WAS | W 24–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2013-01-13 | @ ATL | L 28–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 game log (10 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-09-11 | @ SF | L 17–33 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2011-09-25 | vs ARI | W 13–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2011-10-23 | @ CLE | L 3–6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2011-10-30 | vs CIN | L 12–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2011-11-06 | @ DAL | L 13–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2011-11-13 | vs BAL | W 22–17 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2011-11-20 | @ LA | W 24–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2011-11-27 | vs WAS | L 17–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2011-12-01 | vs PHI | W 31–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2011-12-12 | vs LA | W 30–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |