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Will Smith LB · NO · 2004–2012
Born July 4, 1981 · College Ohio State · Drafted 2004 , round 1, pick 18 (NO) · 6-3, 282 lb
Pro Bowl (2006)
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
2004 NO 15 42 7.5 – – 0 – 6
2005 NO 16 60 8.5 – – 0 – 2
2006 NO 14 50 10.0 16 – 0 – 3
2006 playoffs NO 2 11 0.0 3 – 0 – 0
2007 NO 15 66 6.5 19 – 0 – 2
2008 NO 16 61 3.0 11 – 0 – 1
2009 NO 16 49 13.5 23 15 1 3 3
2009 playoffs NO 3 8 0.0 1 0 1 2 1
2010 NO 15 39 5.5 10 8 1 5 1
2010 playoffs NO 1 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
2011 NO 14 35 6.5 10 9 0 2 2
2011 playoffs NO 2 2 0.0 2 0 0 0 0
2012 NO 16 58 6.0 19 10 0 1 0
Career NO 137 460 67.0 108 48 2 26 20
Honours Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 ), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
Season Honours
2006 Pro Bowl
Game logs 2012 game log (16 games) 2012 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2012-09-09 vs WAS L 32–40 4 0.0 0 0
2 2012-09-16 @ CAR L 27–35 7 0.0 0 0
3 2012-09-23 vs KC L 24–27 OT 6 1.0 0 0
4 2012-09-30 @ GB L 27–28 3 0.0 0 0
5 2012-10-07 vs LAC W 31–24 2 1.0 0 0
7 2012-10-21 @ TB W 35–28 2 0.0 0 1
8 2012-10-28 @ DEN L 14–34 4 0.0 0 0
9 2012-11-05 vs PHI W 28–13 3 2.0 0 0
10 2012-11-11 vs ATL W 31–27 5 0.0 0 0
11 2012-11-18 @ LV W 38–17 5 1.0 0 0
12 2012-11-25 vs SF L 21–31 6 0.0 0 0
13 2012-11-29 @ ATL L 13–23 2 0.0 0 0
14 2012-12-09 @ NYG L 27–52 2 0.0 0 0
15 2012-12-16 vs TB W 41–0 3 1.0 0 0
16 2012-12-23 @ DAL W 34–31 OT 0 0.0 0 0
17 2012-12-30 vs CAR L 38–44 4 0.0 0 0
2011 game log (16 games) 2011 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
3 2011-09-25 vs HOU W 40–33 6 0.0 0 0
4 2011-10-02 @ JAX W 23–10 2 2.0 0 0
5 2011-10-09 @ CAR W 30–27 3 0.5 0 0
6 2011-10-16 @ TB L 20–26 1 0.0 0 0
7 2011-10-23 vs IND W 62–7 1 0.0 0 0
8 2011-10-30 @ LA L 21–31 5 2.0 0 1
9 2011-11-06 vs TB W 27–16 1 0.0 0 1
10 2011-11-13 @ ATL W 26–23 OT 1 0.0 0 0
12 2011-11-28 vs NYG W 49–24 5 1.0 0 0
13 2011-12-04 vs DET W 31–17 1 0.0 0 0
14 2011-12-11 @ TEN W 22–17 3 1.0 0 0
15 2011-12-18 @ MIN W 42–20 1 0.0 0 0
16 2011-12-26 vs ATL W 45–16 3 0.0 0 0
17 2012-01-01 vs CAR W 45–17 2 0.0 0 0
P18 2012-01-07 vs DET W 45–28 1 0.0 0 0
P19 2012-01-14 @ SF L 32–36 1 0.0 0 0
2010 game log (16 games) 2010 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2010-09-09 vs MIN W 14–9 2 0.0 0 0
2 2010-09-20 @ SF W 25–22 3 0.0 0 1
3 2010-09-26 vs ATL L 24–27 OT 6 1.0 0 0
4 2010-10-03 vs CAR W 16–14 3 0.0 0 0
6 2010-10-17 @ TB W 31–6 0 0.0 0 0
7 2010-10-24 vs CLE L 17–30 4 0.0 0 0
8 2010-10-31 vs PIT W 20–10 3 1.5 0 1
9 2010-11-07 @ CAR W 34–3 0 0.0 0 1
11 2010-11-21 vs SEA W 34–19 2 0.0 0 1
12 2010-11-25 @ DAL W 30–27 3 1.0 1 1
13 2010-12-05 @ CIN W 34–30 2 0.0 0 0
14 2010-12-12 vs LA W 31–13 3 0.0 0 0
15 2010-12-19 @ BAL L 24–30 4 0.0 0 0
16 2010-12-27 @ ATL W 17–14 3 1.0 0 0
17 2011-01-02 vs TB L 13–23 1 1.0 0 0
P18 2011-01-08 @ SEA L 36–41 3 0.0 0 0
2009 game log (19 games) 2009 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2009-09-13 vs DET W 45–27 3 0.0 0 0
2 2009-09-20 @ PHI W 48–22 1 0.0 0 0
3 2009-09-27 @ BUF W 27–7 5 1.0 1 1
4 2009-10-04 vs NYJ W 24–10 4 2.0 0 0
6 2009-10-18 vs NYG W 48–27 1 0.0 0 0
7 2009-10-25 @ MIA W 46–34 1 0.0 0 1
8 2009-11-02 vs ATL W 35–27 4 2.0 0 1
9 2009-11-08 vs CAR W 30–20 4 2.0 0 0
10 2009-11-15 @ LA W 28–23 2 1.0 0 0
11 2009-11-22 @ TB W 38–7 3 1.0 0 0
12 2009-11-30 vs NE W 38–17 4 1.5 0 0
13 2009-12-06 @ WAS W 33–30 OT 4 0.0 0 0
14 2009-12-13 @ ATL W 26–23 1 0.0 0 0
15 2009-12-19 vs DAL L 17–24 4 2.0 0 0
16 2009-12-27 vs TB L 17–20 OT 7 1.0 0 0
17 2010-01-03 @ CAR L 10–23 1 0.0 0 0
P19 2010-01-16 vs ARI W 45–14 1 0.0 1 2
P20 2010-01-24 vs MIN W 31–28 OT 6 0.0 0 0
P21 2010-02-07 @ IND W 31–17 1 0.0 0 0
2008 game log (16 games) 2008 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2008-09-07 vs TB W 24–20 3 0.0 0 0
2 2008-09-14 @ WAS L 24–29 4 1.0 0 0
3 2008-09-21 @ DEN L 32–34 4 0.0 0 0
4 2008-09-28 vs SF W 31–17 3 1.0 0 0
5 2008-10-06 vs MIN L 27–30 1 0.0 0 0
6 2008-10-12 vs LV W 34–3 4 0.0 0 0
7 2008-10-19 @ CAR L 7–30 1 0.0 0 0
8 2008-10-26 vs LAC W 37–32 3 0.0 0 0
10 2008-11-09 @ ATL L 20–34 2 0.0 0 0
11 2008-11-16 @ KC W 30–20 7 1.0 0 0
12 2008-11-24 vs GB W 51–29 6 0.0 0 0
13 2008-11-30 @ TB L 20–23 8 0.0 0 0
14 2008-12-07 vs ATL W 29–25 6 0.0 0 0
15 2008-12-11 @ CHI L 24–27 OT 4 0.0 0 0
16 2008-12-21 @ DET W 42–7 1 0.0 0 0
17 2008-12-28 vs CAR L 31–33 4 0.0 0 1
2007 game log (15 games) 2007 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2007-09-06 @ IND L 10–41 2 0.0 0 0
2 2007-09-16 @ TB L 14–31 3 0.0 0 1
3 2007-09-24 vs TEN L 14–31 5 0.0 0 0
5 2007-10-07 vs CAR L 13–16 7 1.0 0 0
7 2007-10-21 vs ATL W 22–16 5 0.0 0 0
8 2007-10-28 @ SF W 31–10 2 0.5 0 0
9 2007-11-04 vs JAX W 41–24 5 0.0 0 0
10 2007-11-11 vs LA L 29–37 7 1.0 0 0
11 2007-11-18 @ HOU L 10–23 3 1.0 0 1
12 2007-11-25 @ CAR W 31–6 1 0.0 0 1
13 2007-12-02 vs TB L 23–27 5 1.0 0 0
14 2007-12-10 @ ATL W 34–14 8 1.0 0 0
15 2007-12-16 vs ARI W 31–24 5 0.0 0 0
16 2007-12-23 vs PHI L 23–38 5 1.0 0 0
17 2007-12-30 @ CHI L 25–33 3 0.0 0 0
2006 game log (16 games) 2006 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2006-09-10 @ CLE W 19–14 5 1.0 0 0
2 2006-09-17 @ GB W 34–27 3 1.0 0 0
3 2006-09-25 vs ATL W 23–3 2 1.0 0 1
4 2006-10-01 @ CAR L 18–21 3 0.0 0 1
5 2006-10-08 vs TB W 24–21 2 0.0 0 0
6 2006-10-15 vs PHI W 27–24 2 0.0 0 0
8 2006-10-29 vs BAL L 22–35 6 0.0 0 0
9 2006-11-05 @ TB W 31–14 6 2.0 0 0
10 2006-11-12 @ PIT L 31–38 2 0.0 0 0
11 2006-11-19 vs CIN L 16–31 4 1.0 0 0
12 2006-11-26 @ ATL W 31–13 5 2.0 0 1
14 2006-12-10 @ DAL W 42–17 2 2.0 0 0
15 2006-12-17 vs WAS L 10–16 6 0.0 0 0
16 2006-12-24 @ NYG W 30–7 2 0.0 0 0
P19 2007-01-13 vs PHI W 27–24 5 0.0 0 0
P20 2007-01-21 @ CHI L 14–39 6 0.0 0 0
2005 game log (16 games) 2005 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2005-09-11 @ CAR W 23–20 4 1.0 0 0
2 2005-09-19 vs NYG L 10–27 3 0.0 0 0
3 2005-09-25 @ MIN L 16–33 4 0.0 0 0
4 2005-10-02 vs BUF W 19–7 2 1.0 0 0
5 2005-10-09 @ GB L 3–52 3 0.0 0 1
6 2005-10-16 vs ATL L 31–34 7 1.0 0 1
7 2005-10-23 @ LA L 17–28 2 0.0 0 0
8 2005-10-30 vs MIA L 6–21 4 1.0 0 0
9 2005-11-06 vs CHI L 17–20 1 0.0 0 0
11 2005-11-20 @ NE L 17–24 6 1.5 0 0
12 2005-11-27 @ NYJ W 21–19 5 1.0 0 0
13 2005-12-04 vs TB L 3–10 5 1.0 0 0
14 2005-12-12 @ ATL L 17–36 5 0.0 0 2
15 2005-12-18 vs CAR L 10–27 6 0.0 0 0
16 2005-12-24 vs DET L 12–13 1 1.0 0 0
17 2006-01-01 @ TB L 13–27 2 0.0 0 2
2004 game log (15 games) 2004 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2004-09-12 vs SEA L 7–21 2 0.0 0 0
2 2004-09-19 vs SF W 30–27 5 1.0 0 0
3 2004-09-26 @ LA W 28–25 OT 1 0.0 0 1
5 2004-10-10 vs TB L 17–20 2 1.0 0 0
6 2004-10-17 vs MIN L 31–38 2 0.0 0 0
7 2004-10-24 @ LV W 31–26 4 0.0 0 0
9 2004-11-07 @ LAC L 17–43 1 0.0 0 0
10 2004-11-14 vs KC W 27–20 3 1.0 0 0
11 2004-11-21 vs DEN L 13–34 6 0.0 0 0
12 2004-11-28 @ ATL L 21–24 2 1.0 0 0
13 2004-12-05 vs CAR L 21–32 2 1.0 0 1
14 2004-12-12 @ DAL W 27–13 1 1.0 0 0
15 2004-12-19 @ TB W 21–17 5 0.0 0 0
16 2004-12-26 vs ATL W 26–13 1 0.0 0 0
17 2005-01-02 @ CAR W 21–18 5 1.5 0 0
Data through 2026 week 9. Play-by-play, schedules, rosters and player details: nflverse (CC BY 4.0). EPA is nflfastR’s; WPA is our model’s. Stabilised rates and 90% intervals: see the leaderboards’ notes.