Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Michigan
Mazi Smith
DL • 6'3" • 337 lbs • Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mazi Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
43
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Mazi Smith built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Grand Rapids, MI wearing No. 58, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Mazi Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 26
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Mazi Smith, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Michigan. Mazi Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 84
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Mazi Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 84
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · East Kentwood · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- East Kentwood · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 1 · Pick 27 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 58 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · DL 47th (top 5%) · Big Ten 76th (top 13%) · National 729th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 14 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 30.7 |
Related Context
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Mazi Smith played DL for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mazi Smith recorded 84 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Michigan paired 8.5 primary output with 17.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
17.9
Usage
4.3
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 0. Colorado State: 2. Hawai'i: 0. UConn: 0. Maryland: 1. Iowa: 1. Indiana: 0. Penn State: 0. Michigan State: 1. Rutgers: 0. Nebraska: 0. Illinois: 0. Ohio State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 4 by 36.7. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. UConn: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 8 by 43.3. Iowa: 2 by 18.3. Indiana: 5 by 20.8. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Michigan State: 5 by 30.8. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 12 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | vs TCU | L 45-51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Ohio State | W 45-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Illinois | W 19-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Nebraska | W 34-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Rutgers | W 52-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Michigan State | W 29-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Penn State | W 41-17 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Indiana | W 31-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Iowa | W 27-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Maryland | W 34-27 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs UConn | W 59-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Hawai'i | W 56-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 51-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mazi Smith story
Mazi Smith built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Grand Rapids, MI wearing No. 58, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Mazi Smith's career was his defensive production: 84 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Mazi Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 1 | 11.3 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 8.5 | 17.1 | 3.7 | 7.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 8.5 | 17.1 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Michigan | 5 | 17.9 | 4.3 | -3.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 5 | 17.9 | 4.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 1 · W 47-14
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Colorado State
Week 1 · W 51-7
2
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Penn State
Week 13 · L 17-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Maryland
Week 4 · W 34-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan State
Week 9 · W 29-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Michigan
8.5 primary output · 17.1 efficiency · 3.7 usage
39.9
#2
2021 Regular Season · Michigan
39.9
8.5 primary · 17.1 efficiency · 3.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Michigan
30.9
1 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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