Aaron Smith is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Smith in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Smith's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Aaron Smith
Height6'5"
Weight298 lb
BornApr 19, 1976
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1999 | 23 | PIT | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | PIT | 13 | — | 2.3 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | PIT | 13 | — | 5.5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 8.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | 2.0 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | PIT | 16 | — | 0.6 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | PIT | 15 | — | 4.6 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | PIT | 14 | — | 2.4 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | PIT | 15 | — | 1.3 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31 | PIT | 11 | — | 1.8 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | PIT | 16 | — | 3.4 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 5.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 33 | PIT | 4 | — | 1.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 34 | PIT | 6 | — | 0.0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 35 | PIT | 4 | — | 0.1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 145 | — | 25.1 | 360 | 233 | 127 | 48 | 41 | 43.0 | 132.0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
123 career value over replacement — #858 all-time of 4,695. 10.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #109 (Rd 4) · PIT · 1999 · +32.3 vs expected KV-H
68actual
35.7 expected · Δ+32.3
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