WILL SMITHSmith, WillHeight: 6-3 Weight: 282 Born: August 4, 1981 New York, NY Died: April 10, 2016 New Orleans, LA High School: Thomas R. Proctor (Utica, NY) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 2001 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 2002 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 2003 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (18th overall) 2004 New Orleans Saints |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL | 91 | RDE | 16 | 4 |
| 2005 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2005 NO NFL | 91 | LDE-RDE | 16 | 9 |
| 2006 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2006 NO NFL | 91 | RDE | 14 | 14 |
| 2007 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2007 NO NFL | 91 | RDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2008 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2008 NO NFL | 91 | RDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL | 91 | RDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 91 | RDE | 15 | 15 |
| 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL | 91 | RDE | 14 | 14 |
| 2012 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2012 NO NFL | 91 | RDE | 16 | 16 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 139 | 120 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/24/2004 | 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL |
| Signed | 8/2/2004 | 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL |
| Reserve/Suspended | 9/3/2011 | 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL |
| Exemption | 9/19/2011 | 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL |
| Activated | 9/21/2011 | 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/27/2013 | 2013 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2013 NO NFL |
| Signed | 5/5/2014 | 2014 New England Patriots (NFL)2014 NE NFL |
| Released | 8/25/2014 | 2014 New England Patriots (NFL)2014 NE NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 2006 Pro Bowl All-NFC |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2012 NO NFL | 1072 | 0 | 0.0 | 986 | 86.7 | 86 | 17.2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1072 | 0 | 986 | 86 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2007 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL | 7.5 | 41.0 |
| 2005 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2005 NO NFL | 8.5 | 60.0 |
| 2006 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2006 NO NFL | 10.5 | 79.5 |
| 2007 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2007 NO NFL | 7.0 | 41.0 |
| 2008 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2008 NO NFL | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL | 13.0 | 68.5 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 5.5 | 35.0 |
| 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL | 6.5 | 57.5 |
| 2012 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2012 NO NFL | 6.0 | 40.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 67.5 | 445.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 2005 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2005 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 2006 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2006 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2007 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2012 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2005 NO NFL | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2006 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2006 NO NFL | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2007 NO NFL | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2008 NO NFL | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2012 NO NFL | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 463 | 463 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 85 | 20 | 26 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2005 NO NFL | 10 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2006 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2007 NO NFL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2008 NO NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2012 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 35 | 8 | 27 | 254 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
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