Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2023LSU
Maason Smith
DT • 6'6" • 315 lbs • Houma, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Maason Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: McNeese
Player Story
Maason Smith built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Houma, LA, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Maason Smith's career was his defensive production: 46 tackles, 9.5...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 48
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
Maason Smith, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · LSU. Maason Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 46
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Maason Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · DT
- Career Tackles
- 46
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- McNeese
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Terrebonne · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Terrebonne · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 2 · Pick 16 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- Sophomore
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · DT 50th (top 24%) · SEC 166th (top 27%) · National 1,506th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | LSU | 7 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 26 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 51.3 |
Related Context
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Maason Smith played DT for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Maason Smith recorded 46 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
LSU paired 12 primary output with 19.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · LSU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
19.4
Usage
5.3
Consistency
41.7
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 2. Grambling: 1. Mississippi State: 2. Arkansas: 0. Ole Miss: 0.5. Missouri: 4. Auburn: 0. Army: 0.5. Alabama: 0. Florida: 0. Georgia State: 1. Texas A&M: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 1 by 24.2. Grambling: 1 by 14.2. Mississippi State: 2 by 28.3. Arkansas: 2 by 8.3. Ole Miss: 2 by 13.3. Missouri: 4 by 56.7. Auburn: 1 by 4.2. Army: 3 by 17.5. Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 1 by 4.2. Georgia State: 5 by 30.8. Texas A&M: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 10 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 35-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Texas A&M | W 42-30 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Georgia State | W 56-14 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Florida | W 52-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Alabama | L 28-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Army | W 62-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Auburn | W 48-18 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ MissouriSplash game | W 49-39 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Ole Miss | L 49-55 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Arkansas | W 34-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Mississippi StateSplash game | W 41-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Grambling | W 72-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Maason Smith story
Maason Smith built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Houma, LA, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Maason Smith's career was his defensive production: 46 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with LSU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Maason Smith's production has multiple signals. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.
The arc is straightforward: Maason Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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LSU
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2021 Regular Season | LSU | 10 | 23.5 | 6.3 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | -10 |
| 2023 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 19.4 | 5.3 | 12 |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 19.4 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs McNeese
Week 2 · W 34-7
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Missouri
Week 6 · W 49-39 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida
Week 7 · W 49-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
53 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.
#4
vs Wisconsin
Week 1 · W 35-31 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
45 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#5
@ Mississippi State
Week 3 · W 41-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
41.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · LSU
12 primary output · 19.4 efficiency · 5.3 usage
51.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · LSU
51.3
12 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · LSU
45.1
10 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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