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Za’Darius Smith leads the NFL in Quarterback Hits

We don’t talk nearly enough about Za’Darius Smith around here. In his first season in Green Bay, the former Cat has ten sacks, which is tied for sixth in the league, and 28 quarterback hits, the most of any player in the league.

According to PackersWire, if Za’Darius continues at this rate, he’ll finish the season with 37 quarterback hits, a mark only two players have reached or passed since the stat started to be tracked in 2006: J.J. Watt and Aaron Donald. Right now, only four NFL players have at least 10 sacks and 25 quarterback hits this season: Smith, T.