Mazi Smith: DL · Michigan · #58.
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Mazi Smith
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Three seasons in the Michigan defensive front to date. The first one came in 2022: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Maryland — Week 4, 2022.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-7vs Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs Hawai'i | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs UConn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Maryland | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 27-14@ Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-10@ Indiana | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-17vs No. 10 Penn State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-7vs Michigan State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-17@ Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-3vs Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 19-17vs Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-23@ No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 45-51vs No. 3 TCU | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 44 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2022
W 34-27
vs Maryland
1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles · 5 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%3 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackHurry rate
2%1 hurry44 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 27-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
38.5%
369 pass / 589 run
Plays / game
68.4
14 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan, 1 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #26 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 4th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 4th NFL season
