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Justin Smith

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San Francisco 49ers · DE

Justin Smith recorded 219 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals.

▶Best highlights

3.7

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

219

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Justin Smith's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLVII
BALTIMORERAVENS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
FEB 3, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XLVII · Feb 3, 2013

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 3, 2010

San Francisco 49ers vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2010

7 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 2, 2011

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2011

10 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
CINCINNATIBENGALS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 10, 2006

Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2006

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 9, 2001

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2001

8 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Justin Smith's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 12 total tackles

Regular Season
2006
ATLANTAFALCONS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 29, 2006

Atlanta Falcons vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2006

12 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3.5 sacks

Regular Season
2009
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 3, 2010

San Francisco 49ers vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2010

7 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2012
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
DEC 2, 2012

San Francisco 49ers vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2012

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 5 quarterback hits

Divisional Round
2011
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 14, 2012

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2012

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2014
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 23, 2014

Washington Commanders vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2014

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Justin Smith's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2002

01
CINSMITH—Justin Smith
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

2003–2010

02
CINSMITH—Justin Smith
CINPALMER9Carson Palmer
CINJOHNSON85Chad Johnson

The passing game restores belief

Cincinnati Bengals · Palmer and Ochocinco revive the stadium

Marvin Lewis brought credibility and Palmer's vertical offense won the 2005 division before injuries and inconsistency shortened the window.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

03
SFSMITH—Justin Smith
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

2011–2014

04
SFSMITH—Justin Smith
SFWILLIS52Patrick Willis
SFGORE21Frank Gore

A ferocious defense reaches three NFC title games

San Francisco 49ers · Harbaugh's instant contender

Jim Harbaugh immediately unlocked a loaded roster, reaching Super Bowl XLVII and three straight conference championship games.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013First-team All-Pro · 2011, 20121× first-team All-Pro14 NFL seasons219 career games531 career solo tackles86 career sacksDrafted by: CINDraft pick: 4Jersey: 949 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 23, 2001Most recent: Dec 28, 2014

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history