DAWUANE SMOOTSmoot, Dawuane Jani (D.J.)Position: DL Height: 6-3 Weight: 264 Born: March 2, 1995 Columbus, OH High School: Madison (Groveport, OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Illinois | Lettered |
| 2014 | Illinois | Lettered |
| 2015 | Illinois | Lettered |
| 2016 | Illinois | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (68th overall) 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2017 JAC NFL | 94 | RDE-LDE | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2018 JAC NFL | 94 | RDE-LDE | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2019 JAC NFL | 94 | RDE | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2020 JAC NFL | 94 | LDE-RDE | 16 | 7 |
| 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2021 JAC NFL | 91 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 10 |
| 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2022 JAC NFL | 91 | LDE | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2023 JAC NFL | 91 | OLB | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2024 BUF NFL | 94 | DE | 11 | 4 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 110 | 21 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/28/2017 | 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2017 JAC NFL |
| Signed | 6/19/2017 | 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2017 JAC NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 1/1/2022 | 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2021 JAC NFL |
| Activated | 1/7/2022 | 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2021 JAC NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/26/2022 | 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2022 JAC NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/15/2023 | 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2022 JAC NFL |
| Signed | 7/21/2023 | 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2023 JAC NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 8/29/2023 | 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2023 JAC NFL |
| Activated | 10/14/2023 | 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2023 JAC NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2024 | 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2023 JAC NFL |
| Signed | 5/3/2024 | 2024 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2024 BUF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/5/2024 | 2024 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2024 BUF NFL |
| Activated | 12/14/2024 | 2024 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2024 BUF NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/12/2025 | 2024 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2024 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 6/4/2025 | 2025 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2025 JAC NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2017 JAC NFL | 440 | 0 | 0.0 | 254 | 24.4 | 186 | 38.2 |
| 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2018 JAC NFL | 197 | 0 | 0.0 | 172 | 16.8 | 25 | 5.8 |
| 2019 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2019 JAC NFL | 509 | 0 | 0.0 | 412 | 38.5 | 97 | 22.0 |
| 2020 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2020 JAC NFL | 674 | 0 | 0.0 | 665 | 59.4 | 9 | 2.1 |
| 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2021 JAC NFL | 680 | 0 | 0.0 | 676 | 61.0 | 4 | 0.9 |
| 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2022 JAC NFL | 454 | 0 | 0.0 | 446 | 38.4 | 8 | 1.9 |
| 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2023 JAC NFL | 348 | 0 | 0.0 | 340 | 30.6 | 8 | 1.8 |
| 2024 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2024 BUF NFL | 350 | 0 | 0.0 | 322 | 29.2 | 28 | 6.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3652 | 0 | 3287 | 365 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2019 JAC NFL | 6.0 | 32.0 |
| 2020 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2020 JAC NFL | 5.5 | 23.0 |
| 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2021 JAC NFL | 6.0 | 48.5 |
| 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2022 JAC NFL | 5.0 | 34.5 |
| 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2023 JAC NFL | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 2024 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2024 BUF NFL | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25 | 145.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2019 JAC NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2022 JAC NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2017 JAC NFL | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2018 JAC NFL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2019 JAC NFL | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2020 JAC NFL | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2021 JAC NFL | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2022 JAC NFL | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2023 JAC NFL | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2024 BUF NFL | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 149 | 144 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars2017 JAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2018 JAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2019 JAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2020 JAC NFL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2021 JAC NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2022 JAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2024 BUF NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 0 | 16 | 125 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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