Antonio 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.

DEHOU#94ACT

Antonio Smith

1× Pro BowlTop 12% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2012

Height6'3"

Weight290 lb

BornOct 21, 1981

Age44

CollegeOklahoma State; Northeast Oklahoma See College Stats

ConferenceBig Twelve

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 5, Pick 135 · ARI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

65thPlayoff Sacks·4

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 145 · #667 · High-Value

Worth 145 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 15% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.2

Avg surplus

peak +23

11 seasons × ~13.2 surplus ≈ VORP 145

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2005	—	ARI	9	—	12	12	0	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	ARI	12	—	21	11	10	0	5	2.5	7.5	0	0	0	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	ARI	16	—	41	35	6	0	11	6.5	17.5	0	0	1	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	ARI	16	—	34	24	10	7	11	3.5	21.5	0	0	2	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	HOU	16	—	27	20	7	6	18	4.0	28.0	0	1	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	HOU	16	—	31	16	15	7	22	4.0	33.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	HOU	15	—	25	19	6	10	19	6.5	35.5	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	HOU	16	—	27	20	7	7	19	7.0	33.0	0	3	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	HOU	14	—	26	18	8	8	13	5.0	26.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	739	76.1%	77	17.2%
2014	—	LV	14	—	19	17	2	7	6	3.0	16.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	OAK	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	756	68.4%	96	19.3%
2015	—	DEN	9	—	9	7	2	3	8	2.5	13.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	363	33.3%	30	7.7%
2016	—	HOU	7	—	4	3	1	0	6	0.5	6.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	246	30.2%	6	11.5%
Career		—	176	—	276	202	74	55	138	48.0	241.0	0	10	11	11	1	0	—	0.0%	2,104	52.0%	209	13.9%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2005	24	ARI	9	—	12	12	0	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	0	—	0	5.7
2006	25	ARI	12	—	21	11	10	0	5	2.5	7.5	0	0	2	1	8.2
2007	26	ARI	16	—	41	35	6	0	11	6.5	17.5	0	1	3	0	13.3
2008	27	ARI	16	—	34	24	10	7	11	3.5	21.5	0	2	3	0	12.6
2009	28	HOU	16	—	27	20	7	6	18	4.0	28.0	1	2	2	0	14.1
2010	29	HOU	16	—	31	16	15	7	22	4.0	33.0	2	1	—	0	14.5
2011	30	HOU	15	—	25	19	6	10	19	6.5	35.5	2	1	—	0	15.5
2012	31	HOU	16	—	27	20	7	7	19	7.0	33.0	3	2	1	0	15.4
2013	32	HOU	14	11*	26	18	8	8	13	5.0	26.0	0	1	—	0	11.8
2014	33	LV	14	11*	19	17	2	7	6	3.0	16.0	0	1	—	0	9.4
2015	34	DEN	9	0*	9	7	2	3	8	2.5	13.5	2	0	—	0	6
2016	35	HOU	7	0*	4	3	1	0	6	0.5	6.5	0	0	—	0	3.1
Career			160	22*	276	202	74	55	138	—	—	10	11	11	1	129.6

* 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	32	HOU	15	11*	—	0.0%	739	76.1%	77	17.2%
2014	33	OAK	16	11*	—	0.0%	756	68.4%	96	19.3%
2015	34	DEN	16	0*	—	0.0%	363	33.3%	30	7.7%
2016	35	HOU	13	0*	—	0.0%	246	30.2%	6	11.5%
Career			60	22*	—	—	2,104	—	209	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 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 67.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 46.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2005bestavg 62elite 702016

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 24% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

24% of the all-time Sacks leader24

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.137See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.137Snap share52%Def snaps2,104ReliableCV 0.25

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2004

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2004 class

5.03s

40-Yard

Low · 10th pct

Pos 10thAll 19thClass Pos 16thClass All 21th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 44thClass Pos 44thClass All 43th

108"

Broad Jump

Low · 13th pct

Pos 13thAll 19thClass Pos 32thClass All 25th

24 reps

Bench

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 69thClass Pos 50thClass All 60th

4.75s

Shuttle

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 10thClass Pos 4thClass All 7th

Postseason Career

12 playoff games

Defense

Tkl18Solo15Ast3TFL9QBHits10Sk4.0Dis23.0FF1FR1Sfty1

College Stats

Oklahoma State; Northeast OklahomaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma State; Northeast Oklahoma), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #135

#126Jared AllenDE #127Richard SeiglerLB #128Cedric CobbsRB #129J.R. ReedDB #130Brandon ChillarILB #132Adrian JonesG #133Dave BallDE #134Johnnie MorantWR #136Gibril WilsonDB #137Josh ScobeeK #138Jacob BellG #139Rodney LeisleDT #141Jake ScottG #142Chad LavalaisDT #143Erik ColemanS #144Sean RyanTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Antonio inherited the Houston Texans DL room from Tim Jamison (2009–2014), and handed it to Earl Mitchell (2010–2013).

Anthony Cook 1995–1996Gary Walker 1995–2005Corey Sears 2002–2004Jerry DeLoach 2002–2005Seth Payne 2002–2006Robaire Smith

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2016team change
Joined HOU (from DEN)
2016final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2015team change
Joined DEN (from LV)
2014team change
Joined LV (from HOU)
2009team change
Joined HOU (from ARI)
2004draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 5, Pick 135

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 290 lb

Frame

274 lb at 5.03s

Size-speed

33" vert / 108" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2015	DEN	W11Questionable· Hip
2014	OAK	W3Questionable· Back
2011	HOU	W10Questionable· Shoulder

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 12-season peers. See all →

peak 73

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2005

C+2006

B+2007

B2008

B2009

B2010

B+2011

B+2012

B2013

C+2014

C+2015

D2016

Availability

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2005	3	0.3	6+3	0.3
2006	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2007	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2008	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2009	4	0.3	4	0.3
2010	4	0.3	4	0.3
2011	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2012	7	0.4	7	0.4
2013	5	0.4	6+1	0.4
2014	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2015	2.5	0.3	5+2.5	0.3
2016	0.5	0.1	1+0.5	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

145 career value over replacement — #667 all-time of 4,642. 12.1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #135 (Rd 5) · ARI · 2004 · +36.5 vs expected KV-H

70actual

33.5 expected · Δ+36.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #135

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography