Dawuane Smoot

TRANSACTIONS
Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the third round (68th overall) of the 2017 draft ... Pronounced duh-WAH

PRO (Games played/started - 56/7, 3/0)
Fourth-year defensive lineman has played in 56 career games, amassing 61 tackles (47 solo), including 14 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks

TRANSACTIONS
Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the third round (68th overall) of the 2017 draft... Pronounced duh-WAH

PRO (Games played/started - 56/7, 3/0)
Fourth-year defensive lineman has played in 56 career games, amassing 61 tackles (47 solo), including 14 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks

2020 (w/ JAX - 16/7)

Saw action in all 16 games, starting seven ... Notched a career-best 25 tackles (21 solo) and led the team with 5.5 sacks ... Also posted five tackles for loss and two forced fumbles

• 9/13 vs. IND: Saw action on the defensive line and recorded one quarterback hit

• 9/20 at TEN: Saw action on the defensive line and tallied one tackle

• 9/24 vs. MIA: Saw action on the defensive line

• 10/4 at CIN: Saw action on the defensive line and made three tackles

• 10/11 at HOU: Earned his first career start at defensive end and collected two tackles, including 1.0 sack ... One of his three pressures helped force CB Sidney Jones IV's second-quarter INT

• 10/18 vs. DET: Posted two tackles at defensive end

• 10/25 at LAC: Saw action at defensive end and posted two tackles, including a half-sack, and two quarterback hits

• 11/8 vs. HOU: Saw action at defensive end and posted two tackles and one quarterback hit

• 11/15 at G.B.: Saw action at defensive end

• 11/22 vs. PIT: Saw action at defensive end, posting one tackle and one quarterback hit

• 11/29 vs. CLE: Started at defensive tackle and notched 1.0 sack

• 12/6 at MIN: Started at defensive end and totaled four tackles (three solo) and 2.0 sacks, the second multi-sack game of his career

• 12/13 vs. TEN: Started at defensive end and posted two solo tackles and one forced fumble

• 12/20 at BAL: Started at defensive end and tallied three solo tackles, 1.0 sack and one forced fumble

• 12/27 vs. CHI: Started at defensive end and made one solo tackle

• 1/3 at IND: Started at defensive end and made two solo tackles

2019 (w/ JAX - 16/0)

Appeared in all 16 games, amassing career highs with 17 tackles (12 solo), 6.0 sacks and one fumble recovery

• 9/19 vs. TEN: Posted three tackles (two solo) including his first two career sacks

• 12/22 at ATL: Saw action at defensive end and notched 1.0 sack

• 12/29 vs. IND: Posted two tackles, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery

2018 (w/ JAX - 8/0)

• 11/11 at IND: Made his season debut and recorded one tackle

• 12/2 vs. IND: Saw action on the defensive line, posting two tackles (one solo)

2017 (w/ JAX - 16/0, 3/0)

• 9/10 at HOU: Made his NFL debut and recorded one solo tackle

• 9/24 vs. BAL: Saw action at defensive end and recorded two solo tackles

• 11/19 at CLE: Recorded two tackles (one solo) and assisted on one special teams tackle

• 11/26 at ARI: Recorded two solo tackles and two solo special teams tackles

COLLEGE (at Illinois, 2013-16)
• Finished his career with 24 straight starts

• Tied for sixth in Illinois history with 38.5 tackles for a loss and eighth with 16.5 career sacks

• Named team captain as a senior, starting all 12 games at defensive tackle and totaled 56 tackles, 15 for a loss, 10 QB pressures, 5.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass defensed

• Recorded 8.0 sacks in his junior year

PERSONAL
• Goes by "D.J."

• Attended Groveport Madison (Ohio) High School

• In his final two seasons, totaled 204 tackles, 24.0 sacks, five forced fumbles, four passes defensed and one fumble recovery

• Earned defensive MVP at Madison his junior and senior years

• Has his own personal YouTube channel, 'Smoot TV', that chronicles his NFL journey on and off the field