Maason Smith

Former defensive tackle at LSU. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

DT · LSU · So.

6′6″ · 315 lb · Houma, LA

CFB Index 78 · #39 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceJacksonville — drafted 2024, Rd 2, Pick 16, #48 overall

Recruiting

5★

DL recruit

No. 20 nationally · Signed with LSU

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive tackle at LSU. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to LSU in 2021.
Drafted round 2 by the Jacksonville in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at LSU, 46 tackles — drafted at #48 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

20217 games

Signed with LSU5-star out of Terrebonne

2024

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 2, pick 48

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#20 national

CFB

College

LSU

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #48

Jacksonville · 2024

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches

2021

Ed Orgeron

LSU

2023

Brian Kelly

LSU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 3rd NFL season

#48Rd 2 · Pick 16

JacksonvilleEntering 3rd NFL season

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2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021LSU6-7HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced

2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

78All-Conference level #39 of 302?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (20th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#421 / 2842 · 84th pct

2.5

QB hurries#369 / 2842 · 83rd pct

Tackles for loss#635 / 2842 · 76th pct

4.5

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

Tackles#1465 / 2842 · 47th pct

Solo tackles#2200 / 2842 · 20th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	2.2	0.4	0.2	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

78 · #39 of 302 interior linemen

Former five-star. Now #39 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	LSU	27	8	4.5	2.5	2	--	--
2021	LSU	19	13	5.0	4.0	--	--	--
Career		46	21	9.5	6.5	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023

W 49–39

at Missouri

4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS

Edged out Missouri on the road in a shootout.

With J. Daniels — 259 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.1 · 130 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · J. Bramblett — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ Ole Miss	2	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 49-39@ 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@ 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

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology