Maason Smith: DT · LSU.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Maason Smith
Wins the gap play after play. The two seasons at LSU span two head coaches: Ed Orgeron and Brian Kelly. On tape: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Georgia State, Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 72-10vs Grambling | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-14@ Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-31vs Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 49-55@ No. 20 Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-39@ No. 21 Missouri | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-18vs Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 62-0vs Army | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-42@ No. 8 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-35vs Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-14vs Georgia State | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 42-30vs Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31vs Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 2 |
Week 6 · 2023
W 49-39
at Missouri
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Edged out Missouri on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
9%2 sacksHurry rate
11%3 hurries27 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
49.0%
407 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
427 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #39 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at LSU, 46 tackles — drafted at #48 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 3rd NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 3rd NFL season
