Dawuane Smoot

KEY TRANSACTIONS

• Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the third round (68th overall) of the 2017 draft
• Re-signed by Jacksonville on 3/16/21
• Re-signed by Jacksonville on 7/21/23
• Signed by Buffalo on 5/3/24
• Signed by Jacksonville on 6/4/25

KEY TRANSACTIONS

• Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the third round (68th overall) of the 2017 draft
• Re-signed by Jacksonville on 3/16/21
• Re-signed by Jacksonville on 7/21/23
• Signed by Buffalo on 5/3/24
• Signed by Jacksonville on 6/4/25

PRO

2024 (Bills)

• Played in 11 games, making four starts... posted 16 tackles, five tackles for loss, four QB hits, two forced fumbles, 1.5 sacks and one pass defensed
• 10/20 vs. TEN: Had four tackles and split a sack of Titans QB Mason Rudolph
• 10/6 at HOU: Had a strip-sack of Texans QB C.J. Stroud

2023 (Jaguars)

• Appeared in 12 games, recording 10 tackles, four QB hits, 1.0 sack and one forced fumble... missed the first five games of the season due to injury
• 10/19 at N.O.: Posted two total tackles, one forced fumble and 1.0 sack for a six-yard loss

2022 (Jaguars)

• Played in 15 games where he totaled 21 tackles (six for loss), 12 QB hits, 5.0 sacks two passes defensed, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery before being placed on Injured Reserve on 12/26/22
• 11/6 vs. L.V.: Posted 2.0 sacks on 29 defensive snaps... Marked the sixth career multisack game of his career
• 10/30 vs. DEN: Recorded three total tackles (one solo) including one tackle for loss, and 1.5 sack
• 9/25 at LAC: Recorded two solo tackles, 1.0 sack for 11 yards, one QB hit, and one forced fumble

2021 (Jaguars)

• Appeared in 16 games making 10 starts... Recorded 36 total tackles (22 solo), 6.0 sacks and 16 QB hits
• 1/9 vs. IND: Started at outisde linebacker and finished the game with 1.0 sack and one pass defensed
• 12/12 at TEN: Started along the defensive line and posted two total tackles, including 1.0 sack and three QB hits
• 10/10 vs. TEN: Sacked QB Ryan Tannehill for an 11-yard loss in the third quater and finished the game with 1.5 sacks, marking the third multi-sack game of his career

2020 (Jaguars)

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

2019 (Jaguars)

• Appeared in all 16 games, amassing 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 (Jaguars)

• 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 (Jaguars)

• 9/10 at HOU: Made his NFL debut and recorded one solo tackle
• 11/26 at ARI: Recorded two solo tackles and two solo special teams tackles

COLLEGE

• Finished his collegiate 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 totaling 56 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 10 QB pressures, 5.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass defensed
• Recorded 8.0 sacks in his junior year

PERSONAL

• Opened a private pre-kindergarten children's school in Jacksonville, The Elsie Academy, to give back to the community
• Attended Groveport Madison (Ohio) High School and 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 in his junior and senior years
• Has his own personal YouTube channel, 'Smoot TV', that chronicles his NFL journey on and off the field
• Received national media attention from various outlets after delivering his wife's baby, Ahlani, in his living room in 2021
• Does mixed martial arts training in the offseason