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#58 Mazi Smith

Exp  3 yrs NFLAge  25Ht / Wt  6'3" · 337 lbCollege  Michigan

Depth-chart placement

Current role

NT3

Placement

Depth

Room

Nose Tackle

Experience

YR 4

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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DL room context

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Mazi Smith holds the NT · Depth spot in New York Jets’s nose tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

NT · StarterT'Vondre SweatStarter

NT · BackupDarrell Jackson Jr.Backup

NT · DepthMazi SmithDepth

Mazi Smith played 8 games in 2025 with a 26% snap share.

Background & career

Mazi Smith is a 6'3", 337-pound nose tackle from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He played college football at Michigan before being selected 26th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft by Dallas. Smith has three years of professional experience and currently plays for the New York Jets on a four-year contract.

Michigan2019 – 2022

Cowboys2023 – 2024

Jets2025 — present

College

MichiganDraftRound 1 · No. 26 overall · 2023 · DALAcquiredAcquired from Dallas Cowboys · drafted thereHometownGrand Rapids, MI