DE · Jacksonville Jaguars
Dawuane Smoot
Age 31 · 191 cm (6'3") · 125 kg · Born Mar 2, 1995 · Illinois
NFL career
2017
debut year
2026
last season
10
seasons
#98
jersey
College: Illinois
2017 NFL Draft
Rd 3
round
#68
overall pick
JAX
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2017 to 2025 · 101 games.
Defense
105solo tackles
27.0sacks
0INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
9 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 11 | 11 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 20 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 20 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 13 | 11 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 13 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Jacksonville Jaguars
Most recent results for the franchise while Dawuane Smoot was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
24–27 vs Bills
2025-19 · Jan 11, 2026 · PLAYOFF
W
41–7 vs Titans
2025-18 · Jan 4, 2026 · REGULAR
W
23–17 @ Colts
2025-17 · Dec 28, 2025 · REGULAR
W
34–20 @ Broncos
2025-16 · Dec 21, 2025 · REGULAR
W
48–20 vs Jets
2025-15 · Dec 14, 2025 · REGULAR
W
36–19 vs Colts
2025-14 · Dec 7, 2025 · REGULAR
W
25–3 @ Titans
2025-13 · Nov 30, 2025 · REGULAR
W
27–24 @ Cardinals
2025-12 · Nov 23, 2025 · REGULAR
Other "Smoot" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
10-year career
External profiles
Illinois alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Illinois.
Keondre Jackson
SAF · 2025 · Ravens
Pat Bryant
WR · 2025 · Broncos
Seth Coleman
DE · 2025 · Dolphins
TeRah Edwards
DT · 2025 · Chargers
Cam Grandy
TE · 2024 · Bengals
Casey Washington
WR · 2024 · Falcons
Denzel Daxon
DE · 2024 · Cardinals
Isaiah Adams
G · 2024
Isaiah Williams
WR · 2024 · Jets
Jer'Zhan Newton
DT · 2024 · Commanders
2017 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#65
#66
#70
#71
#72
#73
#74
#75
#76
Larry Ogunjobi
DT · CLE
#66
Ahkello Witherspoon
CB · SFO
#67
Alvin Kamara
RB · NOR
#69
Cooper Kupp
WR · LAR
#70
Pat Elflein
C · MIN
#71
Dan Feeney
G · LAC
#72
Taywan Taylor
WR · TEN
#73
Jordan Willis
DE · CIN
#74
Chris Wormley
NT · BAL
#75
Duke Riley
MLB · ATL
#76
Alex Anzalone
MLB · NOR
#77
Daeshon Hall
DE · CAR
DE peers of the era
Other DEs who debuted within five seasons of Dawuane Smoot.
Alex Barrett
Debut 2017 · #58 · 49ers
Alex Jenkins
Debut 2017 · #69 · Saints
Avery Moss
Debut 2017 · #93 · Dolphins
Brandon Banks
Debut 2017 · #63 · Commanders
Bryan Cox
Debut 2017 · #51 · Bills
Caleb Kidder
Debut 2017 · #64 · Patriots
Cameron Malveaux
Debut 2017 · #59 · Eagles
Carl Lawson
Debut 2017 · Ravens
Born on March 2
Billy Newsome
1948 · Chicago Bears
Fred DeBernardi
1949 · Kansas City Chiefs
John Reaves
1950 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Larry Marshall
1950 · Los Angeles Rams
John Sciarra
1954 · Philadelphia Eagles
Isaac Hagins
1954 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pete Johnson
1954 · Miami Dolphins
Ron Crosby
1955 · New York Jets