S · Detroit Lions
Dwight Smith
Age 47 · 178 cm (5'10") · 91 kg · Born Aug 13, 1978 · Akron
NFL career
2001
debut year
2008
last season
8
seasons
#26
jersey
College: Akron
2001 NFL Draft
Rd 3
round
#84
overall pick
TAM
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2001 to 2008 · 115 games.
Defense
343solo tackles
2.0sacks
22INTs
1def TDs
Stats by season
8 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 36 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 53 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 65 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 49 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 52 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 39 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 | Detroit Lions | 9 | 29 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Detroit Lions
Most recent results for the franchise while Dwight Smith was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
21–31 @ Packers
2008-17 · Dec 28, 2008 · REGULAR
L
7–42 vs Saints
2008-16 · Dec 21, 2008 · REGULAR
L
21–31 @ Colts
2008-15 · Dec 14, 2008 · REGULAR
L
16–20 vs Vikings
2008-14 · Dec 7, 2008 · REGULAR
L
10–47 vs Titans
2008-13 · Nov 27, 2008 · REGULAR
L
20–38 vs Buccaneers
2008-12 · Nov 23, 2008 · REGULAR
L
22–31 @ Panthers
2008-11 · Nov 16, 2008 · REGULAR
L
14–38 vs Jaguars
2008-10 · Nov 9, 2008 · REGULAR
Other "Smith" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
Akron alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Akron.
Jamal Davis
DE · 2019 · Browns
Kyron Brown
CB · 2019 · Bills
Ulysees Gilbert
LB · 2019 · Buccaneers
Bryce Jones
DB · 2017 · Texans
JoJo Natson
WR · 2017 · Browns
Isaiah Williams
OT · 2016 · Jets
Jatavis Brown
OLB · 2016 · Chargers
Rodney Coe
DT · 2016 · Lions
Cap Capi
DE · 2015 · Bills
Justin March
LB · 2015 · Raiders
2001 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#63
#64
#65
#66
#67
#68
#69
#70
#71
#72
#73
Derrick Burgess
DE · PHI
#64
Adrian Wilson
S · ARI
#65
James Jackson
RB · CLE
#66
Sean Brewer
TE · CIN
#67
Tay Cody
CB · SDG
#68
Mike Gandy
OT · CHI
#69
Eric Kelly
CB · MIN
#70
Sedrick Hodge
OLB · NOR
#71
Bhawoh Jue
DB · GNB
#72
Torrance Marshall
LB · GNB
#73
Eric Westmoreland
LB · JAX
#74
Steve Smith Sr.
CAR
S peers of the era
Other Ss who debuted within five seasons of Dwight Smith.
Adam Archuleta
Debut 2001 · #20 · Bears
Adrian Wilson
Debut 2001 · #24 · Patriots
Cory Bird
Debut 2001 · #41 · Colts
Ifeanyi Ohalete
Debut 2001 · #26 · Bengals
Nate Clements
Debut 2001 · #22 · Bengals
Renaldo Hill
Debut 2001 · #23 · Broncos
Bobby Gray
Debut 2002 · #25 · Bears
Chris Hope
Debut 2002 · #24 · Falcons
Born on August 13
Chris Hanburger
1941 · Washington Commanders
Paul Smith
1945 · Washington Commanders
Tom DeLeone
1950 · Cleveland Browns
Doug Nettles
1951 · New York Giants
Don Hardeman
1952 · Baltimore Ravens
Mark Miller
1956 · Green Bay Packers
Otis Wonsley
1957 · Washington Commanders
Jon Borchardt
1957 · Seattle Seahawks