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PHI · WLB · #3

Nolan Smith Jr.

Starter

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Nolan Smith Jr. is the starting WLB for the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Nolan Smith Jr. this week

The Philadelphia Eagles play next in Week 6, at home against the Carolina Panthers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Nolan Smith Jr. is listed as the starter at WLB going into that game.

At WLB for the Philadelphia Eagles, Arnold Ebiketie and AJ Epenesa are next in line behind him.

Nolan Smith Jr.'s 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 20-24 vs LAR (Oct 4); L 7-27 at CHI (Sep 28); W 24-20 at TEN (Sep 20).

Nolan Smith Jr. wears No. 3, is 25 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 238 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Georgia.

Is Nolan Smith Jr. playing this week?

Nolan Smith Jr. is expected to start at WLB for Philadelphia Eagles. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

PHI WLB Depth

1Nolan Smith Jr.Starter
2Arnold Ebiketie
3AJ Epenesa

Philadelphia Eagles Starting Lineup

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Age
25
Height
6' 2"
Weight
238
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026PHI553201
    2025PHI12151300
    2024PHI161986.502
    2023PHI1281100
    Career4 yrs45471312.503

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    5
    -0.3/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    2
    +0.2/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    45
    Tackles
    47

    #107 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Nolan Smith Jr. is rated 72 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 95th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 50% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    37th percentile
    Beats 37% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 12 games
    2026 + 2025 · 734 snaps
    Draft slot
    25% of rating
    Pick 30 · 2023 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11JAXTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0
    Oct 4Lvs LARTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 20-24

    Sep 28L@ CHITKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 7-27

    Sep 20W@ TENTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 24-20

    Sep 13Wvs WSHTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 24-22

    Nolan Smith Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Nolan Smith Jr. plays 72% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share72%

    College

    Georgia

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