Roquan Smith

Roquan Smith

27-Year-Old LinebackerLB
Baltimore Ravens
2024 Fantasy Outlook
In the last four seasons, Smith has never finished lower than sixth in the league in total tackles. In large part, that consistency has been due to Smith's ability to stay on the field. After being banged up for parts of his first two years in the league with the Bears, he has turned in four consecutive seasons with over 1,000 total snaps. During his first full season in Baltimore in 2023, Smith was also asked to take on additional responsibility as a cover linebacker. He played a career-high 649 snaps in coverage (per PFF) and responded by breaking up a career-best seven passes. Heading into 2024, Smith will remain the centerpiece of the Ravens' defense, though he will face a new challenge of not having Patrick Queen lining up alongside him. Smith will likely be asked to take on even more as a result, which could increase his production so long as the Baltimore defensive line plays well enough to occupy opposing offensive linemen in order to keep him clean. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a five-year, $100 million contract with the Ravens in January of 2023.
Decent showing in loss
LBBaltimore Ravens
October 29, 2024
Smith recorded eight tackles (five solo) during Sunday's 29-24 loss at Cleveland.
ANALYSIS
Smith has recorded at least seven tackles in all but one of the Ravens' eight games so far in 2024, so Sunday was more or less a normal day at the office for him. His 82 tackles so far this season are second in the league only to Zaire Franklin (87). He's an elite IDP option in most formats going into a Week 9 tilt versus the Broncos.
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Baltimore RavensRavens 2024 LB Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
#% of Team Snaps

54795%
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19634%
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4215%
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Measurables Review
How do Roquan Smith's measurables compare to other linebackers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 1"
 
Weight
236 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.51 sec
 
Hand Length
10.00 in
 
Arm Length
32.00 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The Bears decided to deal Smith for draft picks rather than pay him what he wanted, but the Ravens were more than happy to take on that burden, snapping him up just before Halloween last year and then handing the linebacker a five-year, $100 million extension in January. Smith's play never flagged, and he topped 160 tackles for the second consecutive season, 83 in eight games with Chicago and 86 in nine for Baltimore. The 26-year-old rounded out his elite production with 4.5 sacks and a career-high three interceptions, and his athleticism and instincts are a perfect fit in John Harbaugh's scheme.
Smith is one of the NFL’s most talented defenders, both highly athletic and instinctive, and his skill set covers all aspects of linebacker play. It’s unsurprising that a linebacker who’s among the best at everything is also a candidate to finish 2022 as the top IDP. The Bears are expected to run more of a 4-3 scheme after mostly using a 3-4 under Matt Nagy, but this could help Smith by giving him more D-line cover.
It's easy to overlook Smith with so much talent at the top of the linebacker rankings, but that's ill-advised. Smith is more than capable of finishing a season as LB1, because few players can match his versatile upside across tackles, sacks and interceptions. With hair-trigger instincts and 4.51 speed, Smith has a sideline-to-sideline presence and can chase down anyone from quarterbacks to wide receivers. He easily cleared triple-digit tackles in each of his three seasons and just turned 24, so he still has room to grow, especially if he gets more pass-rushing opportunities.
Perhaps the Bears defense won't regain the explosiveness it showed during its memorable 2018 season, Smith's first in the NFL, but the former Georgia star will likely do his own part in working toward Chicago's return to dominance. Still only 23, his tackle production has been strong to this point, totaling 222 stops on 1,669 snaps. That would project to about 133 tackles on a 1,000-snap workload, which makes Smith an easy LB1, especially given his strong pass-rushing numbers otherwise. With seven career sacks, he would project for about four sacks on a 1,000-snap sample. As an instinctive and highly athletic linebacker, it wouldn't be surprising if Smith started to make a bigger turnover impact after posting just two interceptions and zero forced fumbles to this point.
Although he's ranked fourth, Smith could be drafted first among linebackers, as his upside is difficult to overstate. He was extremely productive as a 21-year-old rookie last year, posting numbers of All-Pro quality while playing only 880 snaps. He'd be hard-pressed to increase his per-snap production, but it can't be ruled out. We can, however, rule out the possibility of Smith playing fewer than 900 snaps in 16 games, so the volume should spike upward through workload at least. Uniquely instinctive, disruptive and athletic, Smith boasts every applicable skill.
You're forgiven if you don't trust a rookie enough to valuate him this highly, but Smith is very likely the real deal, and Chicago didn't pick him eighth overall to phase him in slowly. Smith (6-1, 236) sometimes looks like a heat-seeking missile compared to the other 10 defenders, boasting plus-plus instincts and athleticism both. After running a 4.51 40 on the heels of a final season at Georgia with 137 tackles (14 for loss) and 6.5 sacks in 15 games, Smith is ready to hunt in the NFL.
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Makes 18 tackles
LBBaltimore Ravens
October 22, 2024
Smith finished with 18 tackles (11 solo) and a forced fumble in Monday's 41-31 win over the Buccaneers.
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Productive versus Commanders
LBBaltimore Ravens
October 14, 2024
Smith logged seven tackles (five solo) during the Ravens' win over the Commanders on Sunday.
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Sets season-high tackle total
LBBaltimore Ravens
October 7, 2024
Smith recorded 15 tackles (eight solo) during Sunday's 41-38 overtime win at Cincinnati.
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Appears past ankle injury
LBBaltimore Ravens
September 26, 2024
Smith (ankle) was a full participant in Thursday's practice session.
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Limited at practice
LBBaltimore Ravens
Ankle
September 25, 2024
Smith (ankle) was a limited participant at the Ravens' practice Wednesday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Contract demands led to trade
LBBaltimore Ravens
November 1, 2022
The Bears decided to trade Smith because they were not confident they could find common ground in contract talks during the offseason, Courtney Cronin of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Smith and the Bears entered the season on rocky terms, as he demanded a trade and conducted a hold-in during training camp before ultimately returning to practice. General manager Ryan Poles told the media that the two sides continued to negotiate after that, with the team's last offer coming one week prior to the season. Rather than risk losing Smith for nothing, Poles opted to deal him for a package of draft picks.
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