Not to be confused withAlex Smith (TE · 2005–2015).

Also in other sports:nhlAlex Smith (D · 1925–1935).

Alex Smith is a career quality starter — a quarterback 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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Alex Smith

3× Pro BowlTop 22% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter🏆 Clutch · +12% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2017 Team Carrier · #548

Career Value · VORP

183 career value over replacement — #455 all-time of 4,695. 13.1/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Compiler31% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #1 (Rd 1) · SF · 2005 · -7.3 vs expected KV-H

56actual

63.3 expected · Δ−7.3

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Passing													Rushing								Receiving									Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2005	21	SF	9	—	0.0	84	165	50.9%	875	1	11	0.6	6.7	5.3	2.4	0.1	40.8	29	30	103	0	3.4	0.0	3	10.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	22	SF	16	—	0.0	259	443	58.5%	2,901	16	15	3.6	3.4	6.5	5.7	1.1	76.0	37	41	151	2	3.7	4.9	12	29.3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	23	SF	7	—	0.0	94	193	48.7%	914	2	4	1.0	2.1	4.7	4.0	0.5	57.2	17	13	89	0	6.8	0.0	5	38.5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	25	SF	11	—	3.1	225	372	60.5%	2,350	18	12	4.8	3.2	6.3	5.8	1.5	81.5	22	24	51	0	2.1	0.0	6	25.0	0	1	1	-6	0	100.0%	-6.0	-6.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	26	SF	11	—	8.2	204	342	59.6%	2,370	14	10	4.1	2.9	6.9	6.4	1.4	82.1	25	18	60	0	3.3	0.0	3	16.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	27	SF	16	—	11.7	273	445	61.3%	3,144	17	5	3.8	1.1	7.1	7.3	3.4	90.7	44	52	179	2	3.4	3.8	13	25.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	28	SF	10	—	5.5	153	218	70.2%	1,737	13	5	6.0	2.3	8.0	8.1	2.6	104.1	24	31	132	0	4.3	0.0	6	19.4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	29	KC	15	—	18.3	308	508	60.6%	3,313	23	7	4.5	1.4	6.5	6.8	3.3	89.1	39	76	431	1	5.7	1.3	23	30.3	0	1	1	-4	0	100.0%	-4.0	-4.0	—	0	978	96.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	30	KC	15	—	9.4	303	464	65.3%	3,265	18	6	3.9	1.3	7.0	7.2	3.0	93.4	45	49	254	1	5.2	2.0	12	24.5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	940	99.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	31	KC	16	—	9.4	307	470	65.3%	3,486	20	7	4.3	1.5	7.4	7.6	2.9	95.4	45	84	498	2	5.9	2.4	30	35.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	989	98.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	32	KC	15	—	9.5	328	489	67.1%	3,502	15	8	3.1	1.6	7.2	7.0	1.9	91.2	28	48	134	5	2.8	10.4	9	18.8	1	1	1	3	0	100.0%	3.0	3.0	—	0	915	95.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2017	33	KC	15	—	30.1	341	505	67.5%	4,042	26	5	5.1	1.0	8.0	8.6	5.2	104.7	35	60	355	1	5.9	1.7	19	31.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	961	100.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2018	34	WAS	10	—	13.3	205	328	62.5%	2,180	10	5	3.0	1.5	6.6	6.6	2.0	85.7	22	41	168	1	4.1	2.4	15	36.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	651	96.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2020	36	WAS	8	—	0.0	168	252	66.7%	1,582	6	8	2.4	3.2	6.3	5.3	0.8	78.5	22	10	3	0	0.3	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	459	85.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	174	—	118.5	3,252	5,194	62.6%	35,661	199	108	3.8	2.1	6.9	6.7	1.8	87.0	434	577	2,608	15	4.5	2.6	156	27.0	4	3	3	-7	0	100.0%	-2.3	-2.3	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

34thPassing Yards·35,661 yds 50thPassing Touchdowns·199

Postseason all-time ranks

25thPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·14 36thPlayoff Passing Yards·1,745 yds

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A quality quarterback with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 183 · #455 · Elite

Worth 183 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 11% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 12 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.3

Avg surplus

peak +29

12 seasons × ~15.3 surplus ≈