"The Top 100 Players of 2025" -- voted on by the players themselves -- is underway on X and NFL+! The top 10 will be announced on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. ET live on NFL Network. Check back on Tuesday for the 38th- and 37th-ranked player.
Roquan Smith
Baltimore Ravens · LB
2024 stats: 16 games | 154 tackles | 4 tfl | 1.5 sacks | 1 INT | 1 FF | 1 FR
Very little has gone wrong for Smith since he joined the Ravens via trade midway through the 2022 campaign. In two full seasons since, Smith has made two Pro Bowls, twice been named a first-team All-Pro and compiled over 100 tackles more than any other Raven. He’s a bit vulnerable in pass defense compared to sniffing out ball-carriers, but that can be forgiven when he’s flying around quarterbacking the top-ranked D against the run as he did last year.
NFL Pro Insight for Smith: Roquan Smith recorded a tackle that resulted in a negative play for the offense on 18.5% of his run defense snaps last season, the highest rate among defenders with at least 200 run defense snaps. His 57 run stops ranked fifth in the NFL.