Defensive end, Missouri, 2008–10
Aldon Smith
- Number
- No. 85
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Raytown, MO
- Born
- Sep 25, 1989, in Greenwood, Mississippi
- Died
- Jun 13, 2026, in San Jose, California
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Aldon Smith played defensive end at Missouri (2008–10). The San Francisco 49ers took Smith in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missouri | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13 | 44 | 20 | 64 | 19 | 11.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 10 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 10 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| On file | 78 | 34 | 112 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2010 Missouri 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | vs. Oklahoma | W 36–27 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 | Combine or pro day 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¼″ | |
| Weight | 263 lb | |
| Arm length | 35⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 83⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.82 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 20 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.19 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.50 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 72 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
Pro Bowl: 2012 · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2012
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2012; Pro Football Writers first team 2012; Sporting News first team 2012.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 37 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 63 | 19.5 | 1 |
| 2013 | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 29 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | Oakland Raiders | 9 | 27 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 47 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 72 | 218 | 52.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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