LB · Philadelphia Eagles · week 7 vs Dallas Cowboys · Mon Oct 26 · 8:15 PM ET
Nolan Smith
ROLE a starter
CLASS 2023 · R1 P30
EXP 3 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH WLB1
As of week 7, Nolan Smith was an LB for PHI, age 25.6, 3 seasons of experience, drafted in round 1. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 63% of snaps; his line was 2 tackles a game, 0.5 sacks a game and 0.2 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 51 games (postseason included) over 3 seasons. His injury history held 2 episodes (arm 1, groin 1); the last was an arm injury in 2025 week 11.
The full read
In short
Nolan Smith is a starter at weak-side linebacker for PHI — 81% of the snaps in his best week of 6. He has a concussion injury. He left last week's game. Of players in that position who did play the following week, 45% took under 70% of their usual snaps. This week he did not practise every day the report covers. His team has listed him Out.
What the reports say
our calls for this week are for members
The reports, quoted
What was reported
Source
1
“The Eagles listed six players under DID NOT PARTICIPATE: DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks, Dallas Goedert, Nolan Smith, Jonathan Greenard, and Michael Carter II.”
Bleeding Green Nation · 2026-10-23
2
“Two straight missed practices to begin the week typically does not portend well for a player's chances of playing in the upcoming game.”
Bleeding Green Nation · 2026-10-23
3
“linebacker Nolan Smith (concussion), and wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) were out of practice again”
Pro Football Talk · 2026-10-23
4
“The Eagles listed six players under DID NOT PARTICIPATE: DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks, Dallas Goedert, Nolan Smith, Willie Lampkin, and Michael Carter II.”
Bleeding Green Nation · 2026-10-22
5
“edge rusher Nolan Smith suffered a concussion and was unable to finish it”
Blogging The Boys · 2026-10-22
His team's word: Out
This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's own word, restated.
Practice this week
Fri
Thu
DNPdated Fri Oct 23
DNPdated Fri Oct 23
Shape of the week: steady. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Tackles / game2.0 range 1.0–3.0
wk 1–6 · 6 games
Sacks / game0.5 range 0.0–1.0
wk 1–6 · 6 games · above most of his peers
Passes defended / game0.2 range 0.0–1.0
wk 1–6 · 6 games
Snap share63.3% range 18–81
wk 1–6 · 6 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
67%wk 1
77%wk 2
61%wk 3
76%wk 4
81%wk 5
18%wk 6
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 7
concussion
1
—
2025 · wk 10
arm
2
Questionable
2024 · wk 18
Not injury related
1
—
2024 · wk 10
groin
1
—
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 4 episodes · 5 weeks on a report
2024
Not injury related · 1wgroin · 1w
2025
arm · 2w
2026
concussion · 1w
Weeks 1–18
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Jalen Hurts
QB
UNK
team's word
—
Michael Carter II
CB
DNP
team's word
Out
DeVonta Smith
WR
DNP
team's word
Out
Landon Dickerson
G
FULL
team's word
Questionable
Grant Calcaterra
TE
FULL
team's word
Questionable
Dontayvion Wicks
WR
DNP
team's word
Out
Jakorian Bennett
CB
FULL
team's word
Questionable
Carson Steele
RB
UNK
team's word
—
Joe Milton III
QB
UNK
team's word
—
Eli Stowers
TE
FULL
team's word
Questionable
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 7
Role
LB1 · 63% snaps
Season
2026 · 6 games through wk 6
Per game
2 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0.2 passes defended
Career
3 seasons · 51 games before 2026
Injuries
2 episodes · last: arm, 2025 wk 11
Bio
age 25.6 · 3 seasons' experience · drafted round 1
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.