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Maason Smith Atlanta Falcons · #92

Defensive Tackle · 6' 5", 306 lbs · Houma, LA · Age 24

Maason Smith is a Defensive Tackle for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 48th overall, 2024. In 2026 he recorded 4 tackles.

Defensive TackleDrafted 48th overall3-yr veteran
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Atlanta Falcons · #92 · Defensive Tackle
Maason Smith
Season avg4 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg36 tkl · 3 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Maason Smith — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Maason Smith is a Defensive Tackle for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 48th overall, 2024. In 2026 he recorded 4 tackles.
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Pass rush
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Run D
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Pass rush
Solid · defense
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Run defense
Average · defense
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Disruption
Elite · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Maason Smith stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #797 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
43Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Maason Smith — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
4 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
1 PD
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0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Maason Smith

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
0.5
sacks
-0.7–1.7
10
tackles
5–15
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ff
0–0
1
pd
1–2
8
games
4–12
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 1 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.5 sacks
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 24 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 11 / 13 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Maason Smith career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
202411173030
202513150010
2026 in progress · 3 games340010
Career27363.0050
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Atlanta Falcons built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
95off index
99def index
+60net
95%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 92, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Maason Smith

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-10-13

The beginning

Maason Smith is a Defensive Tackle for the Atlanta Falcons, in his 3rd NFL season.

Atlanta Falcons

Turning pro

Drafted 48th overall, 2024 as a Defensive Tackle.

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Maason Smith is an Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle, drafted 48th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 36 tackles, 3 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 4 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Smith's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
306 lbs
Draft
48th overall, 2024
Born
Houma, LA
Age
24
Jersey
#92
Background

Maason Smith is from Houma, LA and is 24 years old. He was drafted 48th overall, 2024 and plays defensive tackle at 6' 5", 306 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 36 tackles, 3 sacks and 0 interceptions. Smith is currently on the Atlanta Falcons roster.

The person

Maason Smith is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 3 sacks and 36 tackles across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Pass rush3 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.
Run defense36 career tackles up front.
Best season3 sacks in 2024.
Draft pedigree48th overall, 2024.
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FAQ

Maason Smith — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Maason Smith, answered.

What position does Maason Smith play?
Maason Smith is a Defensive Tackle for the Atlanta Falcons.
When was Maason Smith drafted?
Maason Smith was drafted 48th overall, 2024.
How many seasons has Maason Smith played?
3 (2024–2026).
What are Maason Smith's career stats?
He has recorded 36 tackles, 3 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Maason Smith career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
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WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2024
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk11 · Ankle (Questionable)2024 Wk10 · Ankle (Out)2024 Wk9 · Ankle (Out)2024 Wk8 · Ankle (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Maason Smith head-to-head

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