Za'Darius Smith

LB · ATL · Active

Age 34College Kentucky; East Mississippi JCDepth WLB #1

Cumulative season CFI80.8#1 of 103 · same-position season grade

Weekly CFI · Week 280.8#5 of 83 · same-position weekly grade

Predictive CFI · vs NO58.8Week 4 · experimental projection · low confidence

How this is estimated

Experimental EDGE projection: qualified current-season grades from the previous four weeks, weighted by snaps and recency and regressed toward 50. Opponent unit pass and run performance adjusts the estimate by at most four points. Limited game history; low confidence.

Next matchup

Current schedule and opponent context

Week 4

Away · 2026-10-05 · 8:15 PMATL vs NOCaesars Superdome · Indoors

Matchup rank#20#1 is the easiest opposing offense by EPA/play

CFI history and comparable paths

Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles

Same-position context

Za'Darius SmithAl-Quadin Muhammad · comparableQuandarrius Robinson · comparableMike Green · comparable

Al-Quadin MuhammadTB · 80.6 CFI Quandarrius RobinsonDEN · 80.4 CFI Mike GreenBAL · 79.2 CFI

Weekly CFI history

Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.

Week	Weekly CFI	Rank	Qualified players	Volume
2	80.8	#5	83	28

Advanced Player Research

Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026

Performance · 2026

Advanced efficiency

defense

Pressure rate: 15.15%
Pass rush win rate: 14.29%
Run stop rate: 50%
Sacks / pass rush: 4.55%
Hits / pass rush: 1.52%
Hurries / pass rush: 9.09%
Missed tackle rate: 0%
Defensive grade: 66.43
Pass rush grade: 62.47
Run defense grade: 66.64
Coverage grade: 60.47
Pressures: 10
Charted sacks: 3
Charted QB hits: 1
QB hurries: 6
Batted passes: 0
Run stops: 3
Charted solo tackles: 4
Charted assists: 0
Missed tackles: 0
Defensive snaps: 77
Pass rush snaps: 66
Run defense snaps: 8

Core indexes · experimental v1.4

CoreFootball Index (CFI) #1 of 10380.8

Same-position rank: #1 of 103. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

Weekly game log

Week	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
1	2	3	2	2	14.3%	3	0
2	1	2	0.5	1	30%	1	1
3	0	1	0	0	6.3%	0	0

Home and away

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
HomeSmall sample	1	1	2	0.5	1	30%	0	0	0	1	1
AwaySmall sample	2	2	4	2	2	8.7%	0	0	0	3	0

Indoor and outdoor

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
IndoorSmall sample	1	1	2	0.5	1	30%	0	0	0	1	1
OutdoorSmall sample	2	2	4	2	2	8.7%	0	0	0	3	0

Temperature

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
40–69°FSmall sample	1	0	1	0	0	6.3%	0	0	0	0	0
70°F and aboveSmall sample	1	2	3	2	2	14.3%	0	0	0	3	0

Wind

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
Below 10 mphSmall sample	2	2	4	2	2	8.7%	0	0	0	3	0

Opponent history

Performance against opponents across imported seasons

Opponent	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended	Last meeting
LV	6	6	12	0	0	—	0	0	1	0	2024-09-29
CIN	9	8	18	2.5	9	—	0	0	2	2	2024-10-20
PIT	10	14	21	5	9	14.3%	0	0	8	1	2026-09-13
CLE	7	10	18	2.5	7	—	2	0	3	0	2018-12-30
SF	5	9	10	2.5	8	—	1	1	2	0	2024-12-30
ARI	3	8	11	4	5	—	0	0	6	1	2023-11-05
LAC	4	9	14	2	7	—	0	0	2	0	2024-11-03
JAX	7	8	12	2.5	5	—	0	0	4	2	2024-11-17
LA	3	0	1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	2025-09-21
MIA	4	4	6	2.5	7	—	0	0	2	0	2022-10-16
SEASmall sample	2	2	5	0	1	—	0	0	1	0	2023-10-29
KC	4	10	16	5	9	—	0	0	5	0	2025-09-14
BUF	4	6	9	2	3	—	0	0	3	1	2024-12-15
WAS	4	7	11	1	5	—	1	0	2	2	2024-10-06
NYG	5	7	11	1	9	—	0	0	1	0	2025-10-09
NYJ	3	2	6	0	3	—	0	0	0	2	2023-12-28
DAL	4	5	9	3	5	—	0	0	3	0	2024-09-08
CHI	9	8	15	4	13	—	1	0	3	0	2024-12-22
MIN	6	16	24	5.5	9	—	0	0	8	1	2025-01-05
TEN	4	6	10	4	4	—	2	0	4	0	2023-09-24
GB	5	4	10	2	6	6.3%	0	0	2	0	2026-09-24
HOU	3	6	7	3	8	—	0	0	3	2	2023-12-24
DET	7	8	14	2	6	—	0	0	4	1	2022-12-11
IND	5	11	20	2.5	8	—	2	0	1	1	2024-11-24
DEN	4	5	9	4	10	—	0	0	5	0	2025-10-05
NO	4	4	6	1	2	—	1	1	1	0	2022-10-02
CAR	4	2	8	1.5	6	30%	0	0	2	1	2026-09-20
ATLSmall sample	2	6	9	4	7	—	0	0	5	0	2020-10-05
TB	3	0	4	0	2	—	0	0	0	0	2025-09-28
PHI	4	5	9	2.5	3	—	0	0	3	0	2024-10-13
NESmall sample	1	2	3	0	0	—	0	0	1	0	2022-11-24
BAL	3	4	9	1.5	3	—	0	0	2	0	2024-10-27

Game log

Location, game environment, workload, and production

Season	Week	Opponent	Site	Environment	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2026	1	PIT	Away	Outdoor · 77°	2	3	2	2	14.3%	3	0
2026	2	CAR	Home	Indoor	1	2	0.5	1	30%	1	1
2026	3	GB	Away	Outdoor · 61°	0	1	0	0	6.3%	0	0

Career totals

Regular-season totals across available career history

Season	Team	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2015	BAL	15	20	30	5.5	7	—	0	0	7	1
2016	BAL	13	9	19	1	4	—	1	0	4	1
2017	BAL	14	15	24	3.5	16	—	1	0	3	1
2018	BAL	16	24	44	8.5	25	—	1	0	10	2
2019	GB	16	41	55	13.5	37	—	1	0	17	0
2020	GB	16	28	52	12.5	23	—	4	2	11	2
2021	GB	1	1	1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
2022	MIN	16	26	44	10	24	—	1	0	15	5
2023	CLE	16	14	27	5.5	20	—	1	0	7	3
2024	CLE / DET	17	18	35	9	17	—	0	0	9	1
2025	PHI	5	3	10	1.5	3	—	0	0	2	0
2026	ATL	3	3	6	2.5	3	15.2%	0	0	4	1
Career	All teams	148	202	347	73	179	15.2%	10	2	89	17

Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.