Dawuane
Smoot
DE
#98
Dawuane Smoot
#98DE
Jacksonville Jaguars
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 275 lbs · Age : 31
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 17 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 11 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 16 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 16 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 16 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2025 Edge rushers
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular edge rushers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Sacks
2.0
14th percentile
Pressures
7
5th percentile
QB hits
5
12th percentile
Tackles for loss
3
8th percentile
Tackles
23
7th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
24th percentile
Passes defended
0
10th percentile
Missed tackle rate
4.2 %
88th percentile
Defensive snaps
450
1th percentile
Games
17
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Games
15
WAR 2025
0.1
Games played
17
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (-2)
- 20220.2 WAR · 0.013 per game
- 20230.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.009 per game
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-17 · 30 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
45
Backup or prospect
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 60
- RDF
- Run defense
- 50
- TCK
- Tackling
- 67
- DUR
- Durability
- 67
- EX
- Experience
- 79
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Sacks | Prss | TFL | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | JAX | 17 | 0.1 | 9 | 45 | 2.0 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 2024 | BUF | 11 | 0.1 | 36 | 35 | 1.5 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 2023 | JAX | 12 | 0.0 | 2 | 56 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | JAX | 15 | 0.2 | 62 | 77 | 5.0 | 19 | 4 | 18 |
| 2021 | JAX | 16 | 0.1 | 44 | 77 | 6.0 | 30 | 6 | 34 |
Dawuane Smoot in five questions
What are Dawuane Smoot's stats in 2025?
Dawuane Smoot has 2 sacks and 5 QB hits in 17 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Dawuane Smoot?
Dawuane Smoot is 31 years old. He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 276 lb (125 kg).
How good is Dawuane Smoot?
Dawuane Smoot produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 33rd of 52 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 9 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Dawuane Smoot wear, and what team does he play for?
Dawuane Smoot plays for Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL, at DE, and wears number 98.
What is Dawuane Smoot's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
