Za'Darius Smith is in the rotation at weak-side linebacker for ATL — 50% of the snaps in his best week of 3. He has a not injury related - resting player injury. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 99%, in a band that plays 96% of the time. We have said SIT since 78 hours before kickoff, and we changed our mind on the way.
53Za'Darius Smith
DE · ATL · WLB
50%of the snaps, best week
His role
in the rotation at weak-side linebacker — 50% of the snaps in his best week of 3
Listed on the depth chart
first at weak-side linebacker
Snaps played
39% a week on average over 3 weeks, 50% at his highest
Build
6 ft 4 in · 270 lb
College
Kentucky; East Mississippi JC
Drafted
2015, round 4 pick 122, by BAL
Experience
11 seasons
Za'Darius Smith
DE · ATL vs NO · Not injury related - resting player
99.0%PLAY
confident3h before kickoffFULL
we expect him to play — this band plays 96% of the time (96–97%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.
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How our call moved, earliest first
When
Lead
Call
P(plays)
Band
On what
2026-10-02 18:15
78 h
SIT
38%
COIN FLIP
before his team said anything
2026-10-02 21:00
75 h
SIT
38%
COIN FLIP
before his team said anything
2026-10-03 11:00
61 h
PLAY
60%
COIN FLIP
before his team said anything
2026-10-03 16:00
56 h
PLAY
60%
COIN FLIP
before his team said anything
2026-10-03 21:00
51 h
PLAY
60%
COIN FLIP
before his team said anything
2026-10-04 11:00
37 h
PLAY
75%
LIKELY
before his team said anything
2026-10-04 16:00
32 h
PLAY
75%
LIKELY
before his team said anything
2026-10-04 21:00
27 h
PLAY
75%
LIKELY
before his team said anything
2026-10-05 11:00
13 h
PLAY
75%
LIKELY
before his team said anything
2026-10-05 16:00
8 h
PLAY
75%
LIKELY
before his team said anything
2026-10-05 16:18
8 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
2026-10-05 16:45
8 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
2026-10-05 16:51
7 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
2026-10-05 21:01
3 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
14 calls this week, changing 1 time. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.
No dated practice report for him this week
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practised.
A blank in Played is a week not yet settled — never a no.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
P(plays)
Call
Band
Jake Matthews
T
DNP
96.5%
PLAY
EXPECTED
Samson Ebukam
DE
FULL
86.0%
PLAY
EXPECTED
Jawaan Taylor
T
FULL
99.0%
PLAY
EXPECTED
Divine Deablo
LB
LTD
61.6%
PLAY
COIN FLIP
Yasir Abdullah
LB
FULL
79.7%
PLAY
LIKELY
Kendal Daniels
LB
FULL
89.7%
PLAY
EXPECTED
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
What this page does not show
his depth-chart position, snap history and previous injuries (research substrate, not the product database); the reader's opinion — it has not read him this week.