Defensive end, NC State, 2016–19
James Smith-Williams
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Raleigh, NC
- Born
- Jul 30, 1997
James Smith-Williams played defensive end at NC State (2016–19). The Washington Football Team took Smith-Williams in round 7, No. 229 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 of 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NC State | 1 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | NC State | 1 | DE | So. | ||
| 2018 | NC State | 1 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | NC State | 1 | DE | Sr. | 6′3″ | 265 |
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
2019 NC State 6 games, 20 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. East Carolina | W 34–6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Western Carolina | W 41–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Syracuse | W 16–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Wake Forest | L 10–44 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Clemson | L 10–55 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Louisville | L 20–34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 NC State 11 games, 36 tackles, 6 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. James Madison | W 24–13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Georgia State | W 41–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Marshall | W 37–20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Virginia | W 35–21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Boston College | W 28–23 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atClemson | L 7–41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atSyracuse | L 41–51 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Florida State | W 47–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs.Wake Forest | L 23–27 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atLouisville | W 52–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Texas A&M | L 13–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 NC State 6 games, 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs.Marshall | W 37–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Furman | W 49–16 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atFlorida State | W 27–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Louisville | W 39–25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Notre Dame | L 14–35 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 52–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 NC State 5 games, 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. William & Mary | W 48–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atEast Carolina | L 30–33 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Old Dominion | W 49–22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Wake Forest | W 33–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Boston College | L 14–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ |
| Weight | 265 lb |
| Arm length | 33¾″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 28 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.35 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.52 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 55 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Washington Football Team | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Washington Football Team | 13 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Washington Commanders | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | Washington Commanders | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 55 | 99 | 8 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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