Aldon Smith ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Smith in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Smith a career score of 84, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Aldon Smith

1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 4% all-time pass rushersIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2012

Height6'4"

Weight280 lb

Career Value · VORP

161 career value over replacement — #576 all-time of 4,695. 26.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #7 (Rd 1) · SF · 2011 · +20.7 vs expected KV-H

84actual

63.3 expected · Δ+20.7

💔+37 stolen VORP·1.38 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2011	21–22	SF	15	—	11.0	36	30	6	13	27	14.0	54.0	0	4	2	1	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	22–23	SF	16	—	16.1	63	47	16	18	29	19.5	66.5	1	1	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	23–24	SF	11	—	6.7	29	24	5	11	18	8.5	37.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	574	79.3%	44	14.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	24–25	SF	7	—	1.1	15	10	5	4	7	2.0	13.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	418	89.0%	27	15.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	25–26	OAK	9	—	2.3	27	20	7	5	8	3.5	16.5	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	518	77.7%	26	9.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	30–31	DAL	16	—	2.3	47	30	17	5	14	5.0	24.0	0	2	0	2	1	0	—	0.0%	809	73.0%	18	3.6%	1	1	1.0	118.7	3.0	20	6	9	24	14	0.2
Career		—	74	—	39.5	217	161	56	56	103	52.5	211.5	1	10	5	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	20	6	9	24	14	—

Career arc · VAL by season

6 seasons · peak 16.1 in 2012

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

3.0 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2012 · +1.2 wins

Defence+1.1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2011	21–22	SF	15	—	36	30	6	13	27	14.0	54.0	0	4	2	1	0	1	11
2012	22–23	SF	16	—	63	47	16	18	29	19.5	66.5	1	1	3	—	0	0	16.1
2013	23–24	SF	10	9*	29	24	5	11	18	8.5	37.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	6.7
2014	24–25	SF	7	6*	15	10	5	4	7	2.0	13.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1.1
2015	25–26	OAK	9	7*	27	20	7	5	8	3.5	16.5	0	3	0	—	0	0	2.3
2020	30–31	DAL	15	12*	47	30	17	5	14	5.0	24.0	0	2	0	2	1	0	2.3
Career			72		217	161	56	56	103	52.5	211.5	1	10	5	3	1	1	39.5

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	23–24	SF	11	9*	—	0.0%	574	79.3%	44	14.3%
2014	24–25	SF	7	6*	—	0.0%	418	89.0%	27	15.6%
2015	25–26	OAK	9	7*	—	0.0%	518	77.7%	26	9.0%
2020	30–31	DAL	16	12*	—	0.0%	809	73.0%	18	3.6%
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	30–31	DAL	16	12*	1	1	1.0	118.7	3.0	20	6	9	24	14	0.2
Career			16	12*	1	1	—	—	—	20	6	9	24	14	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 84 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 84 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 83.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 84· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 81

On-field 64.9

On-field production

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Aldon Smith

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · EDGE