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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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Pick #23 (Rd 1) · BUF · 1997 · +16.7 vs expected KV-H
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9 seasons · peak 5.3 in 1997
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 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1997 · +0.4 wins
Latest season · 2005 · −0.2 wins
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.
#83 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | 194 | 840 | 8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 5.3 |
| 1998 | 26 | BUF | 14 | — | 300 | 1,124 | 8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | BUF | 14 | — | 164 | 602 | 6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 27 | 16.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | BUF | 10 | — | 101 | 354 | 4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 19 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | NE | 16 | — | 287 | 1,157 | 12 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 58 | 20.2 | 4 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 30 | NE | 16 | — | 252 | 982 | 6 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 56 | 22.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31 | NE | 13 | — | 182 | 642 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 31 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32 | TEN | 11 | — | 137 | 509 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 22 | 16.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 33 | NO | 16 | — | 166 | 659 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 23 | 13.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 126 | 1,783 | 6,869 | 54 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 236 | 13.2 | 10 | 7.2 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 28 | 177 | 0 | — | 6.3 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | BUF | 14 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | 2.2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | BUF | 14 | — | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 100.0% | 16.0 | 16.0 | — | 2 |
| 2000 | 28 | BUF | 10 | — | 5 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 60.0% | 6.7 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
| 2001 | 29 | NE | 16 | — | 28 | 19 | 192 | 1 | 67.9% | 10.1 | 6.9 | — | 6 |
| 2002 | 30 | NE | 16 | — | 42 | 31 | 243 | 2 | 73.8% | 7.8 | 5.8 | — | 11 |
| 2003 | 31 | NE | 13 | — | 14 | 14 | 92 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.6 | 6.6 | — | 5 |
| 2004 | 32 | TEN | 11 | — | 22 | 22 | 169 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.7 | 7.7 | — | 7 |
| 2005 | 33 | NO | 16 | — | 12 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 100.0% | 3.8 | 3.8 | — | 2 |
| Career | 126 | 125 | 136 | 982 | 3 | 108.8% | 7.2 | 7.9 | — | 34 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 72.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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