Mazi
Smith
DT
Mazi Smith
Miami DolphinsHeight : 6' 3" · Weight : 337 lbs · Age : 25
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Miami Dolphins payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 0.33 M$
- Average per year
- —
- Total value
- 0.3 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
- Status
- Practice squad
2026
0.33 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2024 Interior defensive line
NFL stats →2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular interior defensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
41
60th percentile
Sacks
1.0
20th percentile
Pressures
3
6th percentile
QB hits
3
16th percentile
Tackles for loss
4
37th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
29th percentile
Passes defended
0
16th percentile
Missed tackle rate
4.7 %
73th percentile
Defensive snaps
526
29th 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.
2025 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.0
Games
17
WAR 2024
0.0
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 (-1)
- 20230.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+24 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2024
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
72
Established starter
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 63
- RDF
- Run defense
- 74
- TCK
- Tackling
- 77
- DUR
- Durability
- 88
- EX
- Experience
- 25
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, 2024
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).
WAR
0.0
#42 of 70 regular interior defensive line
PAL Rating
22 / 100
#55 of 70 regular interior defensive line
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 | Tkl | Sacks | Prss | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DAL | 17 | 0.0 | 22 | 72 | 41 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | DAL | 17 | 0.1 | 32 | 68 | 13 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 |
Mazi Smith in five questions
What are Mazi Smith's stats in 2024?
Mazi Smith has 1 sack and 3 QB hits in 17 games in 2024.
How old and how tall is Mazi Smith?
Mazi Smith is 25 years old. He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 337 lb (153 kg).
How good is Mazi Smith?
Mazi Smith produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024, 57th of 70 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 22 out of 100: below average for his position.
What number does Mazi Smith wear, and what team does he play for?
Mazi Smith plays for Miami Dolphins in the NFL, at DT.
What is Mazi Smith's projection for 2025?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2025, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
