Not to be confused withAaron Smith (LB · 1984) or Aaron Smith (LB · 2026).

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.

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Aaron Smith

1× Pro BowlTop 13% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker

Height6'5"

Weight298 lb

BornApr 19, 1976

Age50

Career Value · VORP

123 career value over replacement — #835 all-time of 4,666. 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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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	—	36	21	15	9	4	4.0	17.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2001	25	PIT	13	—	22	17	5	12	7	8.0	27.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
2002	26	PIT	16	—	55	38	17	14	6	5.5	25.5	0	2	0	3	0	0
2003	27	PIT	16	—	39	30	9	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	7	1	—	0	0
2004	28	PIT	15	—	38	25	13	0	0	7.0	7.0	0	1	2	2	0	0
2005	29	PIT	14	—	31	21	10	0	0	2.0	2.0	1	3	1	1	0	0
2006	30	PIT	15	—	48	31	17	0	6	4.0	10.0	0	2	1	1	0	0
2007	31	PIT	11	—	20	12	8	0	6	3.0	9.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2008	32	PIT	16	—	42	26	16	8	9	5.5	22.5	0	4	0	—	0	0
2009	33	PIT	4	—	7	4	3	4	2	2.0	8.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	34	PIT	6	—	12	4	8	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2011	35	PIT	4	—	8	3	5	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	145	—	360	233	127	48	41	43.0	132.0	1	21	6	9	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR
1999	23	PIT	2	—	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—
2000	24	PIT	13	—	36	21	15	9	4	4.0	17.0	0	1	0	—
2001	25	PIT	13	—	22	17	5	12	7	8.0	27.0	0	1	1	—
2002	26	PIT	16	—	55	38	17	14	6	5.5	25.5	0	2	0	3
2003	27	PIT	16	—	39	30	9	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	7	1	—
2004	28	PIT	15	—	38	25	13	0	0	7.0	7.0	0	1	2	2
2005	29	PIT	14	—	31	21	10	0	0	2.0	2.0	1	3	1	1
2006	30	PIT	15	—	48	31	17	0	6	4.0	10.0	0	2	1	1
2007	31	PIT	11	—	20	12	8	0	6	3.0	9.0	0	0	0	2
2008	32	PIT	16	—	42	26	16	8	9	5.5	22.5	0	4	0	—
2009	33	PIT	4	—	7	4	3	4	2	2.0	8.0	0	0	0	—
2010	34	PIT	6	—	12	4	8	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—
2011	35	PIT	4	—	8	3	5	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—
Career			145		360	233	127	48	41	—	—	1	21	6	9

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 44.2

Availability 16.8

On-field production