Maason Smith

Jaguars selected LSU DT Maason Smith with the No. 48 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

A former five-star DT who was rated as the 20th overall recruit from the 2021 recruiting cycle, Smith (6’5/301) arrived in Baton Rouge with high expectations. He had immediate success as a freshman, producing 19 tackles, 16 pressures and four sacks while being named to the Freshman All-American Team. Hopes were high for Smith heading into 2022, but he tore an ACL which cost him the entire season. He returned last year but didn’t recreate the magic of his freshman campaign, posting just 4.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks in 12 starts. Though he didn’t put up eye-popping stats, Smith earned a 78th% pass rush grade and tested well enough to earn a strong 8.46 Relative Athletic Score. He has a filled-out frame and prototype 35” length arms to help him keep opposing blockers at bay. A true blue chip three tech with freaky proportions and massive power behind him, Smith is raw thanks to just one year of starting experience but could be molded into a difference-making tackle if he fully buys-in.