NFL 2026
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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
76
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
FF
1
FR

Defense · career

YearTeamGPTOTSOLOSACKINTFFFRPD
2025ravens151307600013
2024ravens16154811.51114
2023ravens16158841.51108
2022bears883522.52003
2022ravens9865121003
20222022 Totals171691034.53006
2021bears171639531003
2020bears161399842107
2019bears121016621002
2018bears161228951005

Player Profile

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Jersey
6' 1"
Height
235 lbs
Weight
9 seasons
Experience

Background

Position
Linebacker
Group
defense
College
Georgia
Hometown
Montezuma, GA, USA
Age
29
Status
active