Bruce Smith
★ HALL OF FAME11× Pro Bowl8× All-Pro
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context11x
Pro Bowls
8x
All-Pro
Yes
Hall of Fame
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1985 | — | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 1986 | — | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | — | BUF | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 1988 | — | BUF | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | — | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | — | BUF | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | — | BUF | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | — | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 1994 | — | BUF | 15 | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| 1995 | — | BUF | 15 | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1996 | — | BUF | 16 | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 1997 | — | BUF | 16 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | — | BUF | 15 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1999 | — | BUF | 16 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | WAS | 16 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | — | WAS | 14 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 2002 | — | WAS | 16 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | — | WAS | 16 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | 279 | — | 0 | 426 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 15 | — | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 22 | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 23 | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13.7 |
| 1987 | 24 | BUF | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 14.2 |
| 1988 | 25 | BUF | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17.7 |
| 1989 | 26 | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| 1990 | 27 | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28.1 |
| 1991 | 28 | BUF | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2.2 |
| 1992 | 29 | BUF | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22.2 |
| 1993 | 30 | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16.2 |
| 1994 | 31 | BUF | 15 | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 23.3 |
| 1995 | 32 | BUF | 15 | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8.6 |
| 1996 | 33 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 23.6 |
| 1997 | 34 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8.8 |
| 1998 | 35 | BUF | 15 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 21.2 |
| 1999 | 36 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22.7 |
| 2000 | 37 | WAS | 16 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 28.1 |
| 2001 | 38 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 24.5 |
| 2002 | 39 | WAS | 16 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8.8 |
| 2003 | 40 | WAS | 16 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8.8 |
| Career | 279 | 0 | 426 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 43 | 15 | — | — | 296.7 |
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Interceptions leader3
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: 92%.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Andre ReedWR16yThurman ThomasRB12yJim KellyQB11yPete MetzelaarsTE10yCornelius BennettOLB9yHenry JonesDB9yPhil HansenDE9yChris MohrP9yFrank ReichQB9ySteve ChristieK8yKurt SchulzFS8yKenneth DavisRB6yButch RolleTE6yDon BeebeWR6ySam RogersOLB6yCarwell GardnerRB6yMark MaddoxLB6ySteve TaskerWR6yKeith McKellerTE6yMarlo PerryLB6yJohn KiddP5yTed WashingtonNT5yMarvcus PattonMLB5yMike LodishDT5y
1985 Draft Class· this player went #1
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBruce opened the Buffalo Bills DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Mike Lodish (1990–1994).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 2000team change
Joined WAS (from BUF)
- 1985draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 1, Pick 1
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 265 lb
Frame
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 19 seasons.
92%
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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