Brady Smith is a career quality starter β 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.
Brady Smith
A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 126 Β· #806 Β· High-ValueWorth 126 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 18% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.8 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+15.8
Avg surplus
peak +26
8 seasons Γ ~15.8 surplus β VORP 126
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | β | NO | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | NO | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | NO | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | NO | 14 | β | 25 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | ATL | 14 | β | 29 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | ATL | 14 | β | 29 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | ATL | 13 | β | 35 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | ATL | 14 | β | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | ATL | 15 | β | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | ATL | 4 | β | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 134 | β | 168 | 129 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 45.0 | 110.0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23 | NO | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 7.1 |
| 1997 | 24 | NO | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 10.2 |
| 1998 | 25 | NO | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4.1 |
| 1999 | 26 | NO | 14 | β | 25 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.9 |
| 2000 | 27 | ATL | 14 | β | 29 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2001 | 28 | ATL | 14 | β | 29 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2002 | 29 | ATL | 13 | β | 35 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 12.7 |
| 2003 | 30 | ATL | 14 | β | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2004 | 31 | ATL | 15 | β | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2005 | 32 | ATL | 4 | β | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Career | 134 | 168 | 129 | 39 | 39 | 26 | β | β | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 96.1 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 67 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
64
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
73
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 67.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 67Β· confidence 95%
What builds the career mark of 64
On-field 46.3
Availability 17.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1996bestavg 62elite 702005
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position21
Depth
of 100
Reached 23% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
23% of the all-time Sacks leader23
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl11Solo11TFL2QBHits1Sk3.0Dis6.0FF1Sfty1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Colorado State), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Keith BrookingMLB6yPatrick KerneyDE6yBrian FinneranWR6yAlge CrumplerTE5yMike VickQB5yTravis HallDT5yChris DraftOLB5yEd JasperDT5yWarrick DunnRB4yAshley AmbroseCB4yRay BuchananFS4yWayne MartinDT4yChris MohrP4yJay FeelyK4yBrian KozlowskiTE4yMark FieldsOLB4yT.J. DuckettRB4yAlex MoldenDB4yMatt StewartLB4yAustin RobbinsDT4yGerald McBurrowsS4yAllen RossumDB4yDoug JohnsonQB4yKevin McCadamDB4y
1996 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #70
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBrady inherited the Atlanta Falcons DL room from Patrick Kerney (1999β2006), and handed it to Ellis Johnson (2002β2003).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with ATL
- 2000team change
Joined ATL (from NO)
- 1996draft
Drafted by NO β Round 3, Pick 70
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 274 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 10-season peers. See all β
67
peak 73
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1996
B1997
C1998
B1999
B2000
B+2001
B+2002
B2003
B+2004
D2005
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
84%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 |
| 2000 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 5+0.5 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0.6 | 9+1 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 8+1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0.3 | 5+1 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0.4 | 7+1 | 0.4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0.8 | 12+9 | 0.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
126 career value over replacement β #806 all-time of 4,642. 12.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #70 (Rd 3) Β· NO Β· 1996 Β· +23.4 vs expected KV-H
67actual
43.6 expected Β· Ξ+23.4
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