Maason Smith holds the NT · Starter spot in Atlanta Falcons’s nose tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Maason Smith played 13 games in 2025 with a 37% snap share.

Maason Smith is a 6'5", 315-pound nose tackle from Houma, Louisiana, who was selected 48th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft by Jacksonville. In his rookie season, he appeared in 11 games with five starts, tallying 17 tackles including 10 solo, along with three sacks and three tackles for loss. During 2025, Smith played in 13 games with two starts for the Jaguars, recording 15 tackles (four solo) and one pass defense. Across two seasons with Jacksonville, he has compiled 32 tackles, four quarterback hits, and four passes defensed. Smith attended LSU, where he was named Freshman All-America and Freshman All-SEC in 2021. He now enters his third season with the Atlanta Falcons.

LSU2021 – 2023

Jaguars2024 – 2025

Falconspresent

CollegeLSUDraftRound 2 · No. 48 overall · 2024 · JAXAcquiredAcquired from Jacksonville Jaguars · drafted thereHometownHouma, LA