Antowain Smith ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Smith in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Smith a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Antowain Smith
Height6'2"
Weight232 lb
BornMar 14, 1972
Age54
Rookie yr
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 | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | 194 | 840 | 8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 177 | 0 | — | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | BUF | 14 | — | 300 | 1,124 | 8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | BUF | 14 | — | 164 | 602 | 6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 27 | 16.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 100.0% | 16.0 | 16.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 28 | BUF | 10 | — | 101 | 354 | 4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 19 | 18.8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 60.0% | 6.7 | 4.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 29 | NE | 16 | — | 287 | 1,157 | 12 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 58 | 20.2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 192 | 1 | 67.9% | 10.1 | 6.9 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30 | NE | 16 | — | 252 | 982 | 6 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 56 | 22.2 | 1 | 42 | 31 | 243 | 2 | 73.8% | 7.8 | 5.8 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 31 | NE | 13 | — | 182 | 642 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 31 | 17.0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 92 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.6 | 6.6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 32 | TEN | 11 | — | 137 | 509 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 22 | 16.1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 169 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.7 | 7.7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 33 | NO | 16 | — | 166 | 659 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 23 | 13.9 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 100.0% | 3.8 | 3.8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 126 | — | 1,783 | 6,869 | 54 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 236 | 13.2 | 10 | 125 | 136 | 982 | 3 | 108.8% | 7.2 | 7.9 | — | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
164 career value over replacement — #560 all-time of 4,695. 18.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #23 (Rd 1) · BUF · 1997 · +16.7 vs expected KV-H
73actual
56.3 expected · Δ+16.7
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