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Roquan Smith

Linebacker · Georgia

Ravens linebacker, four-time Pro Bowler, the heart of one of the best defenses in football.

Roquan Smith was traded from Chicago to Baltimore in October 2022. The Ravens immediately signed him to a five-year, $100 million extension. Three Pro Bowls and a 2024 first-team All-Pro nod later, he remains the highest-paid inside linebacker in the league and the on-field signal-caller for Baltimore's defense.

★ 4x Pro Bowl

★ 2x First-team All-Pro (2023, 2024)

★ 2017 Butkus Award

★ 950+ career tackles

★ Highest-paid ILB in NFL

Path to the league

Georgia consensus All-American taken eighth overall by Chicago in 2018. Won the 2017 Butkus Award (best LB). Made the Pro Bowl with the Bears in 2021. Traded to Baltimore midseason 2022.

Career highlights

4x Pro Bowl. 2024 First-team All-Pro. 2023 First-team All-Pro. 2017 Butkus Award. 950+ career tackles across eight seasons. Owns the NFL record for tackle production immediately after a midseason trade.

2025 season recap

138 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INTs. Baltimore went 8-9 and missed the playoffs. Smith was the only Ravens defender to play all 17 games and led the team in tackles for the third straight year. He'll anchor Jesse Minter's defense in 2026 in a contract year.

Sources

Wikipedia: Roquan Smith
Pro Football Reference: Roquan Smith

Statistics

2025 season and career

2025 Season · Defense

15 games played

130

TOT

SOLO

SACK

INT

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Defense · career

Year	Team	GP	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR	PD
2025	ravens	15	130	76	0	0	0	1	3
2024	ravens	16	154	81	1.5	1	1	1	4
2023	ravens	16	158	84	1.5	1	1	0	8
2022	bears	8	83	52	2.5	2	0	0	3
2022	ravens	9	86	51	2	1	0	0	3
2022	2022 Totals	17	169	103	4.5	3	0	0	6
2021	bears	17	163	95	3	1	0	0	3
2020	bears	16	139	98	4	2	1	0	7
2019	bears	12	101	66	2	1	0	0	2
2018	bears	16	122	89	5	1	0	0	5