Dawuane Smoot

Last updated

Dawuane Smoot
Commanders vs. Jaguars (52379247430) (cropped).jpg
Smoot with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2022
No. 94 – Buffalo Bills
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1995-03-02) March 2, 1995 (age 29)
Groveport, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:264 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school: Groveport Madison
(Groveport, Ohio)
College: Illinois (2013–2016)
NFL draft: 2017  / round: 3 / pick: 68
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:133
Sacks:23.5
Forced fumbles:5
Fumble recoveries:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dawuane "D.J." Smoot (born March 2, 1995) is an American professional football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois.

Contents

Early life

Smoot attended Groveport Madison High School in Groveport, Ohio. During his high school career, he had 260 tackles and 30 sacks. He committed to the University of Illinois to play college football. [1]

College career

Smoot played in seven games as a true freshman at Illinois in 2013, recording eight tackles and one sack. As a sophomore in 2014 he played in all 13 games and had 33 tackles and 2.5 sacks. [2] As a junior in 2015 he started all 12 games, recording 40 tackles, eight sacks and three forced fumbles. [3] [4] [5] On November 29, 2016, Smoot was named Third-team All-Big Ten Conference by the coaches and media. [6]

Professional career

Smoot contemplated leaving Illinois after his junior season and received a second round grade for the 2016 NFL draft from the NFL advisory board. He decided to stay for his senior year and was the 24th overall prospect on Todd McShay's big board heading into 2017. [7] He received an invitation to the 2017 Senior Bowl and practiced well throughout the week. He played defensive end for the North, but was held without a tackle as the North were defeated 16-15 by the South. [8] Smoot attended the NFL Combine and completed most of the combine and positional drills, but decided not to perform the bench press. He also participated at Illinois' Pro Day and chose to perform the bench and have another attempt at the vertical. [9] NFL draft experts and analysts projected him to be selected in the third or fourth round. [10] He was ranked the 15th best defensive end available in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+1⁄8 in
(1.91 m)		264 lb
(120 kg)		33+1⁄4 in
(0.84 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.77 s1.68 s2.78 s4.39 s7.18 s29.5 in
(0.75 m)		9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		21 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Illinois' Pro Day [10] [9] [11]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Smoot was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round (68th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft. [12] Smoot made the Jaguars team and played in all 16 regular season games, as well as Jacksonville's three playoff games.

In week 3 of the 2019 season, Smoot recorded his first two career sacks on Marcus Mariota in the 20–7 win. [13]

Smoot signed a two-year, $10 million contract extension with the Jaguars on March 16, 2021. [14]

On July 21, 2023, after spending four months without a team, the Jaguars re-signed Smoot, who had been rehabbing an Achilles tendon injury he suffered late in the 2022 season. [15] He was placed on the reserve/PUP list to start the 2023 season. He was activated from the PUP list on October 14, 2023. [16]

Buffalo Bills

On May 3, 2024, Smoot signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills. [17]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCombSoloAstSackSftyIntYdsLngTDPDFFFRYdsTD
2017 JAX 1602014600000000000
2018 JAX 8043100000000000
2019 JAX 160171256.00000000100
2020 JAX 167252145.50000002000
2021 JAX 16103622146.00000031000
2022 JAX 150211475.00000021000
2023 JAX 12010821.00000001000
Career 9917133943923.50000055200
Postseason statistics
YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckSftyPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFRYdsTD
2017 JAX 30110000000000000
Total30110000000000000

Personal life

On October 19, 2021, Smoot helped his wife Aumari deliver the couple's second child at home, after she fell on the way to the hospital. The couple has a two-year old son, Ahmir. [18]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirk Morrison</span> American football player (born 1982)

Kirk David Morrison is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs. Morrison was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft and also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Posluszny</span> American football player (born 1984)

Paul Michael Posluszny is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, where he won the Chuck Bednarik Award twice and the Dick Butkus Award, and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2007 NFL draft. Following four years in Buffalo, Posluszny spent the remainder of his career with the Jaguars. Posluszny earned Pro Bowl honors during the 2013 season after leading the league in solo tackles. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2024.

Kevin Lamont Hardy is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys, and Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vontae Davis</span> American football player (1988–2024)

Vontae Ottis Davis was an American professional football player who played as a cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft. He made two Pro Bowls in his career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcell Dareus</span> American football player (born 1990)

Marcell Dareus is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was named defensive MVP of the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. Dareus was selected by the Buffalo Bills third overall in the 2011 NFL draft. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Corey Liuget</span> American football player (born 1990)

Corey Devon Liuget is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Whitney Mercilus</span> American football player (born 1990)

Whitney Mercilus is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons, primarily with the Houston Texans. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, where he won the Ted Hendricks Award and the Bill Willis Trophy, and was selected by the Texans in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft. Mercilus spent the entirety of his first nine seasons with Houston, earning a second-team All-Pro selection in 2016. After being released by the Texans early into the 2021 season, he last played for the Green Bay Packers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malik Jackson (defensive lineman)</span> American football player (born 1990)

Malik Barron Jackson is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers. Jackson was selected in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos, with whom he won Super Bowl 50 in 2016, in which he scored the game's first touchdown on a fumble recovery. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cleveland Browns.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sheldon Richardson</span> American football player (born 1990)

Sheldon Adam Richardson is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, and was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft. Richardson has also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings twice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Buchanan (gridiron football)</span> American football player (born 1991)

Michael Anthony Buchanan, Jr. is an American former professional football defensive end. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football at Illinois.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Myles Jack</span> American football player (born 1995)

Myles David Jack is an American professional football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was named the top freshman player in the Pac-12, receiving honors both on defense as well as on offense for his work as a running back and was named an All-Pac-12 linebacker twice. In 2015, Jack dropped out of UCLA and declared for the draft after suffering a season-ending knee injury. Jack was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft. Along with his mother LaSonjia Jack, he is the current owner of the ECHL Allen Americans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denico Autry</span> American football player (born 1990)

Denico Autry is an American professional football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at East Mississippi Community College and Mississippi State, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Oakland Raiders in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arik Armstead</span> American football player (born 1993)

Arik Armstead is an American professional football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2015 NFL draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yannick Ngakoue</span> American football player (born 1995)

Yannick Ngakoue is an American professional football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft. He spent two stints with the Baltimore Ravens and has also played one season each for the Minnesota Vikings, Las Vegas Raiders, Indianapolis Colts, and Chicago Bears.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jihad Ward</span> American football player (born 1994)

Jihad Ward is an American professional football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adam Gotsis</span> Australian American football player (born 1992)

Adam Gotsis is an Australian professional American football defensive tackle. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Quinton Jefferson</span> American football player (born 1993)

Quinton Jefferson is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football at Maryland. He played for the Seahawks from 2016 to 2019, as well as brief stints for the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, Las Vegas Raiders, and the New York Jets. Jefferson has played for the Seahawks three separate times. In 2024, Jefferson signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eli Ankou</span> Canadian gridiron football player (born 1994)

Eli Ankou is a Canadian professional football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. Ankou grew up in Canada and played high school football for the St. Peter Catholic High School Knights in Orleans, Ontario, but played his senior season at Red Lion Christian Academy in Bear, Delaware.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A. J. Epenesa</span> American football player (born 1998)

Andrew Jared Epenesa is an American professional football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa, and was drafted by the Bills in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Travon Walker</span> American football player (born 2000)

Yury Travon Walker is an American professional football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, winning the 2022 National Championship prior to being selected first overall by the Jaguars in the 2022 NFL draft.

References

  1. ↑ Figueroa, Joey (July 24, 2016). "Smoot an 'underdog' unleashed". The News-Gazette. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ Daniels, Matt (July 25, 2015). "Best of Illini: No. 15, Dawuane Smoot". The News-Gazette. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ Tupper, Mark (July 9, 2016). "Tupper: Smoot aims to realize first-round potential under Lovie". Pantagraph.com. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Shannon (August 5, 2016). "Illinois' Dawuane Smoot goes from under the radar onto NFL draft boards". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Brian (April 27, 2016). "Dawuane Smoot hurdling toward stardom for Illinois defense". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ Matt Miller (January 25, 2017). "Senior Bowl 2017: Matt Miller's Top 25 Prospects". bleacgerreport.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Phillips, Smoot Impress at Senior Bowl Practices". fightingillini.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Dawuane Smoot, DS #15 DE, Illinois". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Dawuane Smoot Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Dawuane Smoot 2017 NFL Draft Profile". ESPN . Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  12. ↑ Oehser, John (April 28, 2017). "No. 68 overall: Jaguars select DE Dawuane Smoot". Jaguars.com.
  13. ↑ "Minshew, defense shine as Jaguars thump Titans 20-7". ESPN . September 19, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Jaguars Re-sign Defensive Lineman Dawuane Smoot". Jaguars.com. March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Roster Moves: Jaguars Re-Sign Dawuane Smoot". Jaguars.com. July 21, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Roster Moves: Jaguars Activate OLB Dawuane Smoot". Jaguars.com. October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  17. ↑ White, Alec; Glab, Maddy (May 3, 2024). "Bills announce three free agent signings to one-year deals". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  18. ↑ DiRocco, Michael (October 19, 2021). "Jacksonville Jaguars' Dawuane Smoot helps wife deliver baby girl at home". ESPN.com . Retrieved October 19, 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.