Billy Ray Smith Jr. ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Ray in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ray a career score of 67, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Billy Ray Smith Jr.
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Passing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1983 | 22 | SD | 16 | — | 79 | 54 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 23 | SD | 16 | — | 106 | 66 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24 | SD | 15 | — | 108 | 71 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25 | SD | 16 | — | 87 | 68 | — | — | — | 11.0 | 11.0 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26 | SD | 12 | — | 82 | 67 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | SD | 9 | — | 45 | 27 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28 | SD | 16 | — | 68 | 46 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29 | SD | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30 | SD | 14 | — | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 598 | 399 | — | — | — | 26.5 | 26.5 | 15 | 43 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
143 career value over replacement — #702 all-time of 4,695. 15.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #5 (Rd 1) · SDG · 1983 · +3.7 vs expected KV-H
67actual
63.3 expected · Δ+3.7
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