Preston Smith
Preston Smith, a DL, appears on NFL rosters across 2015–2025. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.
The basics
| Position | DL |
|---|---|
| College | Mississippi State |
| Born | 1992-11-17 |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in |
| Weight | 265 lb |
| Drafted | pick 38 by WAS in 2015 |
Seasons on an NFL roster
11 seasons of roster appearances, 2015–2025. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.
| 2015 | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Washington Redskins |
| 2017 | Washington Redskins |
| 2018 | Washington Redskins |
| 2019 | Green Bay Packers |
| 2020 | Green Bay Packers |
| 2021 | Green Bay Packers |
| 2022 | Green Bay Packers |
| 2023 | Green Bay Packers |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2025 | Washington Commanders |
Defensive statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | Int | Int Yds | PD | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4.5 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 16 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 8.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 163 | 246 | 184 | 72 | 71 | 163 | 5 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 5 |
Where this came from
Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.
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