#58

Mazi Smith

Former defensive lineman at Michigan. 2022: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 44 tackles.

DL · Michigan · Sr. · #58

6′3″ · 337 lb · Grand Rapids, MI

CFB Index 59 · #103 of 278 interior linemenLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamDallas — drafted 2023, Rd 1, Pick 27, #26 overall

The story

Former defensive lineman at Michigan. 2022: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 44 tackles.

Drafted round 1 by the Dallas in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Michigan, 1 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #26 overall by Dallas.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202213 games

All-Big Tenfirst

2023

Drafted by Dallasround 1, pick 26

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Michigan

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #26

Dallas · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

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ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

2020–2022

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DallasEntering 4th NFL season

#26Rd 1 · Pick 27

DallasEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 27-7 over that span.

2020Michigan2-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Pass-leaning

2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

59Quality starter #103 of 278?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#714 / 2755 · 74th pct

Solo tackles#974 / 2755 · 63rd pct

Sacks#845 / 2755 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1001 / 2755 · 61st pct

3.0

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th 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

2022 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home9g	3.4	0.3	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

59 · #103 of 278 interior linemen

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Michigan	44	21	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
2021	Michigan	37	15	2.5	0.0	3	--	--
2020	Michigan	3	1	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		84	37	6.5	1.0	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 45–23

at Ohio State

4 TOT · 1 SOLO

Dominant 22-point win on the road against Ohio State.

With J. McCarthy — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.6 · 27 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · D. Edwards — 216 rush yds (22 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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 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@ Ohio State	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 45-51vs TCU	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total		44	21	3.0	1.0	—	0

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