Preston Smith
31-Year-Old
2024 Defense Stats
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19
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Smith remained a steady pass rusher for the Packers in his fifth year with the club, hitting the eight-sack mark for the fourth time in five tries. He'll spend a sixth season with Green Bay and is scheduled to move to a defensive end spot with the team implementing a 4-3 scheme. Smith could cede some snaps to 2023 first-rounder Lukas Van Ness, but he'll remain in a key role one way or another. Read Past Outlooks
Gets moved to AFC North
The Steelers acquired Smith from the Packers on Tuesday in exchange for a 2025 seventh-round draft pick, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Smith's snap share had dwindled to less than 50 percent in three of the last five games, and through nine contests, he accrued just 2.5 sacks on the season, so it's unsurprising that the Packers are opting to move on from the soon-to-be 32-year-old in favor of younger pass-rushing talent currently on the team. With the Steelers, Smith will work opposite standout T.J. Watt, which may open up more opportunities for him to get to opposing quarterbacks.
Smith's snap share had dwindled to less than 50 percent in three of the last five games, and through nine contests, he accrued just 2.5 sacks on the season, so it's unsurprising that the Packers are opting to move on from the soon-to-be 32-year-old in favor of younger pass-rushing talent currently on the team. With the Steelers, Smith will work opposite standout T.J. Watt, which may open up more opportunities for him to get to opposing quarterbacks.
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Measurables Review
How do Preston Smith's measurables compare to other linebackers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 5"Weight
265 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.74 secShuttle Time
4.28 secCone Drill
7.07 secVertical Jump
34.0 inBroad Jump
121 inBench Press
24 reps
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Smith hasn't come too close to matching the 12.0 sacks he put up in his first season with Green Bay in 2019, but he did rack up 17.5 sacks while missing only one game over the last two years, so the Packers retained him for another go-around. He figures to continue holding down a regular role, particularly with fellow pass rusher Rashan Gary working his way back from a torn ACL. Smith will be pushed for snaps, though, particularly when Gary is back in the mix.
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Past illness
Smith (illness) returned to practice Wednesday, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.
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Falls ill
Smith is being limited by an illness Tuesday, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
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Restructures deal for cap purposes
Smith and the Packers agreed to a restructured contract Wednesday, creating $2.4 million in cap room, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
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Another productive season
Smith stacked up 48 tackles (28 solo), 8.0 sacks, four passes defended and two fumble recoveries over 17 games in the 2023 regular season.
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Ready to go for divisional round
Smith (ankle) does not carry an injury designation into Saturday's divisional-round contest versus the 49ers, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers official website reports.
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Noted as trade candidate
The Packers could look to move Smith prior to the NFL trade deadline, Rob Demovsky of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Smith is under contract through 2027 and will have $30.3 million remaining on the deal after the 2023 season. Thus, any team looking to add him would need to be willing to take on a significant financial commitment, which is a questionable proposition given that he's currently 30 years old and has had a relatively slow start to the new campaign. From Green Bay's perspective, a move makes sense given that it will need to extend Rashan Gary and also used a first-round pick on Lukas Van Ness in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Smith is under contract through 2027 and will have $30.3 million remaining on the deal after the 2023 season. Thus, any team looking to add him would need to be willing to take on a significant financial commitment, which is a questionable proposition given that he's currently 30 years old and has had a relatively slow start to the new campaign. From Green Bay's perspective, a move makes sense given that it will need to extend Rashan Gary and also used a first-round pick on Lukas Van Ness in the 2023 NFL Draft.