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Malcolm Smith

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Cleveland Browns · MLB

Malcolm Smith recorded 119 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks.

▶Best highlights

4.0

tackles/gm

10

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

119

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XLVIII
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DENVERBRONCOS
FEB 2, 2014

Seattle Seahawks vs Denver Broncos

Super Bowl XLVIII · Feb 2, 2014

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2013
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 29, 2013

St. Louis Rams vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2013
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 11, 2014

New Orleans Saints vs Seattle Seahawks

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2014

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2020
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 10, 2021

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2021

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2016
OAKLANDRAIDERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 7, 2017

Oakland Raiders vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2017

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 14 total tackles · 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2015
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 24, 2015

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2015

14 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2020
CLEVELANDBROWNS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 6, 2020

Cleveland Browns vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2020

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2015
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OCT 25, 2015

Oakland Raiders vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2015

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2021
DETROITLIONS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 21, 2021

Detroit Lions vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2021

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2010–2016

01
SEASMITH53Malcolm Smith
SEAWILSON3Russell Wilson
SEASHERMAN25Richard Sherman

Defense, competition and a first championship

Seattle Seahawks · The Legion of Boom

Pete Carroll built a young, physical roster that overwhelmed Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII and returned the next year before a goal-line interception.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

02
LVSMITH53Malcolm Smith
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Franchise era

2016–2019

03
LVSMITH53Malcolm Smith
LVCARR4Derek Carr
LVMACK52Khalil Mack

A 12-win season revives hope before relocation

Las Vegas Raiders · Carr's breakthrough and Oakland farewell

A young core produced the first playoff berth since 2002, but Carr's injury and later roster changes preceded the final move from Oakland.

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Franchise era

2015–present

04
SFSMITH51Malcolm Smith
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2016–present

05
DALSMITH43Malcolm Smith
DALPRESCOTT4Dak Prescott
DALELLIOTT21Ezekiel Elliott

Regular-season excellence meets January frustration

Dallas Cowboys · Dak, Zeke and the modern contenders

Prescott's immediate rise and Parsons's defensive impact kept Dallas among the league's most talented teams without a return to the conference championship game.

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Franchise era

2019–present

06
JAXSMITH53Malcolm Smith
JAXLAWRENCE16Trevor Lawrence
JAXHINES-ALLEN41Josh Hines-Allen

Another top pick tries to make winning durable

Jacksonville Jaguars · The Lawrence rebuild

Jacksonville reset again, then Lawrence led a remarkable playoff comeback and a division title while the organization continued building around him.

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Franchise era

2018–present

07
CLESMITH56Malcolm Smith
CLEGARRETT95Myles Garrett
CLECHUBB24Nick Chubb

A playoff breakthrough opens another complicated chapter

Cleveland Browns · Talent returns, stability does not

Cleveland ended its long playoff-win drought in 2020 and built an elite defense around Garrett, but quarterback decisions have kept the era unsettled.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2013Super Bowl MVP · 201311 NFL seasons119 career games336 career solo tackles7 career sacksCollege: Southern CaliforniaDrafted by: SEADraft pick: 242Jersey: 5610 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 11, 2011Most recent: Jan 3, 2022

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