Alex Smith is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Smith in the top half 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.
Career Value · VORP
39 career value over replacement — #2387 all-time of 4,695. 4.9/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #71 (Rd 3) · TB · 2005 · +9 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Receiving | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2005 | 23 | TB | 15 | — | 1.3 | 41 | 41 | 367 | 2 | 100.0% | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | TB | 12 | — | 1.0 | 35 | 35 | 250 | 3 | 100.0% | 7.1 | 7.1 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | TB | 13 | — | 2.0 | 33 | 32 | 385 | 3 | 97.0% | 12.0 | 11.7 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26 | TB | 11 | — | 1.4 | 21 | 21 | 250 | 3 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27 | PHI | 5 | — | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 37.5% | 8.3 | 3.1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | CLE | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | CLE | 9 | — | 0.4 | 25 | 14 | 131 | 1 | 56.0% | 9.4 | 5.2 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | CLE | 9 | — | 0.0 | 18 | 13 | 47 | 0 | 72.2% | 3.6 | 2.6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | CIN | 16 | — | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 50.0% | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 252 | 21.9% | — | 0.0% | 272 | 58.1% |
| 2014 | 32 | CIN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 11.5% | — | 0.0% | 14 | 25.5% |
| 2015 | 33 | WAS | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 71 | 36.3% | — | 0.0% | 27 | 29.0% |
| Career | — | 96 | — | 6.1 | 190 | 163 | 1,473 | 13 | 85.8% | 9.0 | 7.8 | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8 seasons · peak 2.0 in 2007
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.
0.5 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2007 · +0.1 wins
0.1 of TB's 9 wins (2%)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23 | TB | 15 | — | 41 | 41 | 367 | 2 | 100.0% | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 22 | 1.3 |
| 2006 | 24 | TB | 12 | — | 35 | 35 | 250 | 3 | 100.0% | 7.1 | 7.1 | — | 12 | 1 |
| 2007 | 25 | TB | 13 | — | 33 | 32 | 385 | 3 | 97.0% | 12.0 | 11.7 | — | 20 | 2 |
| 2008 | 26 | TB | 11 | — | 21 | 21 | 250 | 3 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 15 | 1.4 |
| 2009 | 27 | PHI | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 37.5% | 8.3 | 3.1 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | CLE | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 29 | CLE | 9 | — | 25 | 14 | 131 | 1 | 56.0% | 9.4 | 5.2 | — | 9 | 0.4 |
| 2012 | 30 | CLE | 9 | — | 18 | 13 | 47 | 0 | 72.2% | 3.6 | 2.6 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 31 | CIN | 5 | 0* | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 50.0% | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 33 | WAS | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| Career | 82 | 190 | 163 | 1,473 | 13 | 85.8% | 9.0 | 7.8 | — | 83 | 6.1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 31 | CIN | 16 | 0* | 252 | 21.9% | — | 0.0% | 272 | 58.1% |
| 2014 | 32 | CIN | 2 | — | 16 | 11.5% | — | 0.0% | 14 | 25.5% |
| 2015 | 33 | WAS | 3 | — | 71 | 36.3% | — | 0.0% | 27 | 29.0% |
| 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+)
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 51.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 91%
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Latest season · 2013 · −0.2 wins
CIN's 11 wins · no wins above replacement this season
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
#245 of 698 all-time TEs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)