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Za'Darius Smith

EDG Edge Defender · official depth EDG2 · Kentucky · #91 · PRO

6' 4" · 270 lbs · ESPN roster listing (measurement date not published)

age 34 · born 1992-09-08 · corroborated by nflverse players.csv · as of 2026-09-20

ESPN team roster · 2026-09-20Over The Cap · 2026-09-20

ATL · active

Formal report: Practice: not reported · Game designation not reported. Check next report · Plan coverage

Inspect sources and coverage · Open club

Inspect file assembly

lifecycle: veteran — 12 NFL regular-season line(s) 2015–2026 on the seasonal well (nflverse stats_player_reg) · card built 2026-09-20

#3 sacks · 1 g2026where he ranks at Sacks among 128 qualified at the position · 2026 · nflverse player statistics 2026 · 2026-09-20

Inspect season and contract figures
Season stats
  1. 2026 · ATL · DE · 2 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved3 solo tkl · 1 ast · 2.5 sk · 0 INT · 1 PD · 0 FFnflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved) · 2026-09-21T04:16:03.525Z

Provider-reported season totals may lag game-box statistics and later corrections. Counting-stat game rows do not establish total appearances or starts.

ContractOver The Cap · 2026-09-20

Not sourced yet · term / APY / current cap number only; guarantees, bonuses, options and exit consequences are not on a provisioned source (unknown)

NFL by year
  1. 2026 · ATL · DE · 2 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved3 solo tkl · 1 ast · 2.5 sk · 0 INT · 1 PD · 0 FF
  2. 2025 · PHI · DE · 4 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved3 solo tkl · 0 ast · 1.5 sk · 0 INT · 0 PD · 0 FF
  3. 2024 · DET · DE · 16 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved18 solo tkl · 4 ast · 9 sk · 0 INT · 1 PD · 0 FF
  4. 2023 · CLE · DE · 16 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved14 solo tkl · 4 ast · 5.5 sk · 0 INT · 3 PD · 1 FF
  5. 2022 · MIN · DE · 16 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved26 solo tkl · 6 ast · 10 sk · 0 INT · 5 PD · 1 FF
  6. 2021 · GB · DE · 1 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved1 solo tkl · 0 ast · 0 sk · 0 INT · 0 PD · 0 FF
  7. 2020 · GB · DE · 16 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved28 solo tkl · 7 ast · 12.5 sk · 0 INT · 2 PD · 4 FF
  8. 2019 · GB · DE · 15 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved41 solo tkl · 0 ast · 13.5 sk · 0 INT · 0 PD · 1 FF
  9. 2018 · BAL · DE · 16 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved24 solo tkl · 1 ast · 8.5 sk · 0 INT · 2 PD · 1 FF
  10. 2017 · BAL · DE · 13 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved15 solo tkl · 0 ast · 3.5 sk · 0 INT · 1 PD · 1 FF
  11. 2016 · BAL · DE · 10 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved9 solo tkl · 0 ast · 1 sk · 0 INT · 1 PD · 1 FF
  12. 2015 · BAL · DE · 14 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved20 solo tkl · 0 ast · 5.5 sk · 0 INT · 1 PD · 0 FF
nflverse player statistics 1999–2026 · 2026-09-20as of 2026-09-21T04:16:03.525Z

Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.

Official games

Not sourced yet · snaps are not printed in the NFL Game Summary and no snap-count source is provisioned — participation above is the book's own lists

NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-22as of 2026-09-13
College by year

Not joined yet · no CFBD season row joined for this id and no probe recorded (college/years.json: 1930 of 2290 people matched) Next: match this player to the available source records. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Draft

2015 · round 4 · pick 122 · BAL · Kentucky

nflverse draft_picks · 2026-09-20
Combine / pro day
  1. 2015 Combine · DE · Kentucky · 6-4 · 274 lb40 4.83 · bench 23 · vert 29" · broad 113" · 3-cone 7.42 · shuttle 4.66drafted 2015 · round 4 · Baltimore Ravens
nflverse combine · 2026-09-20

Not sourced yet · pro day: pro-day results are not on any provisioned source

a blank drill is one the nflverse combine table did not record — it carries no did-not-participate reason, so the reason is not on file

Injuries

Weekly injury report

Weekly practice observations; game designation is separate. Earlier medical history remains limited to the dated evidence below.

Suspensions / discipline

Not sourced yet · no discipline records on file · search bound: recorded search of official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) for /\bsuspend|reserve\s*\/\s*suspended|commissioner(?:'s)?\s+exempt|exempt\s*\/\s*commissioner/i: 5 filings. The league discipline ledger is not a provisioned source, so absence here is a bounded search, not a true negative. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Transactions
  • 2026-08-18 · ATLFalcons sign DE Za'Darius Smith
ATL transactions (club-official) · 2026-09-20as of 2026-09-19

window 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19

filings in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing); pre-window movement is not on a provisioned source

Awards

3× Pro Bowl · 0× All-Pro · 4 seasons started · career through 2026

nflverse draft_picks (PFR career honors counts) · 2026-09-20

career COUNTS as of the fetch (PFR via nflverse), not dated honors; per-season dates are unknown unless a curated dated row is present

Inspect · sources, membership and decision coverage

Availability · Practice and game designation not reported

Roster membership is separate from health, practice participation and game designation. Active does not confirm that a player will dress. Practice-squad players require promotion/elevation in a Scenario; other blocked memberships cannot enter an eligible lineup.

Za'Darius Smith · Decision coverage

One canonical person · current participant · 6 answered / 8 applicable questions · 0 do not apply.

Answered includes sourced values and bounded negatives. A future checkpoint is not overdue ingestion; an unresolved source is not proof of nonpublication.

Not sourced yet: 2

Evidence windows stay explicit. Historical awards, discipline and college links are outside this decision count.

  • Membership

    Answered · active

    Evidence window: 2026-09-21T05:09:00.243Z

    atlantafalcons.com / current roster sections
  • Lineup eligibility

    Answered · Roster eligible; game clearance is separate.

    Evidence window: 2026-09-21T05:09:00.243Z

    atlantafalcons.com / current roster sections
  • Listed role

    Answered · DE

    atlantafalcons.com / players-roster + depth chart
  • Recent usage / sample

    Answered · Appeared · ATL at PIT · one connected game / observation

    Evidence window: 2026-09-13

    NFL Game Summary
  • Production / sample

    Answered · defense: tkl 3, ast 0, comb 3, sk 2 · one connected game: ATL at PIT

    Evidence window: 2026-09-13 · Week 1

    NFL Game Summary
  • Practice participation

    Not sourced yet · The Week 3 source has no verified dated report here (no_table_observed). Publication and clearance are not inferred.

    Owner: Club report ingestion · Resolve or update this question.

  • Game designation

    Not sourced yet · The Week 3 source has no verified dated report here (no_table_observed). Publication and clearance are not inferred.

    Owner: Club report ingestion · Resolve or update this question.

  • Contract term

    Answered · Signed through 2026

    Evidence window: 2026-09-20

    Over The Cap