Chuck Smith ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers β 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 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Chuck Smith
A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 170 Β· #516 Β· High-ValueWorth 170 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+24.3
Avg surplus
peak +41
7 seasons Γ ~24.3 surplus β VORP 170
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 | |||||
| 1992 | β | ATL | 16 | β | 30 | β | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | β | β | 0 | β | β |
| 1993 | β | ATL | 1 | β | 30 | β | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | β | β | 4 | 2 | β | β |
| 1994 | β | ATL | 10 | β | 31 | 26 | β | β | β | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1 | β | 1 | 2 | β | β |
| 1995 | β | ATL | 14 | β | 40 | 34 | β | β | β | 5.5 | 5.5 | β | β | 4 | 2 | β | β |
| 1996 | β | ATL | 15 | β | 40 | 33 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β |
| 1997 | β | ATL | 15 | β | 54 | 42 | β | β | β | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1 | β | 4 | 0 | β | β |
| 1998 | β | ATL | 16 | β | 47 | 36 | β | β | β | 8.5 | 8.5 | β | β | 3 | 4 | β | β |
| 1999 | β | ATL | 15 | β | 45 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | CAR | 1 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 103 | β | 318 | 205 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 57.5 | 77.5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23 | ATL | 16 | β | 30 | β | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | β | β | 0 | β | β | 6.9 |
| 1993 | 24 | ATL | 1 | β | 30 | β | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | β | β | 4 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | 25 | ATL | 10 | β | 31 | 26 | β | β | β | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1 | β | 1 | 2 | β | β | 14 |
| 1995 | 26 | ATL | 14 | β | 40 | 34 | β | β | β | 5.5 | 5.5 | β | β | 4 | 2 | β | β | 14.2 |
| 1996 | 27 | ATL | 15 | β | 40 | 33 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | 10.4 |
| 1997 | 28 | ATL | 15 | β | 54 | 42 | β | β | β | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1 | β | 4 | 0 | β | β | 20.5 |
| 1998 | 29 | ATL | 16 | β | 47 | 36 | β | β | β | 8.5 | 8.5 | β | β | 3 | 4 | β | β | 18.3 |
| 1999 | 30 | ATL | 15 | β | 45 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 |
| 2000 | 31 | CAR | 1 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 103 | 318 | 205 | 12 | 11 | 9 | β | β | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.6 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 77 Β· GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
74
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
81
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 76.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 77Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 74
On-field 55.7
Availability 18.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1992bestavg 75elite 701999
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #420 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position29
Depth
of 100
Reached 29% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
29% of the all-time Sacks leader29
1 category β₯25% of the all-time leader33
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: 90%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee; Northeast Oklahoma), 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
Jessie TuggleMLB8yLester ArchambeauDE7yTerance MathisWR6yJamal AndersonRB6yDan StryzinskiP5yShane DronettDT4yTravis HallDT4yDarnell WalkerDB4yBert EmanuelWR4yRon GeorgeLB4yMitch LyonsTE4yJohn BurroughDE4yEugene RobinsonFS3yCornelius BennettOLB3yChris ChandlerQB3yRay BuchananFS3yAndre RisonWR3yCraig HeywardRB3yMichael HaynesWR3yBob ChristianFB3yJeff GeorgeQB3yRonnie BradfordFS3yBrian KozlowskiTE3yJuran BoldenCB3y
1992 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #51
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterChuck inherited the Atlanta Falcons DL room from Aundray Bruce (1988β1991), and handed it to Lester Archambeau (1993β1999).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000team change
Joined CAR (from ATL)
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with CAR
- 1992draft
Drafted by ATL β Round 2, Pick 51
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 262 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 7-season peers. See all β
77
peak 81
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1992
A+1994
B1995
B1996
A1997
B+1998
B+1999
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
72%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 11 | 1.1 | 16+5 | 0.9 |
| 1995 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 6+0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0.8 | 12 | 0.7 |
| 1998 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 8-0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
170 career value over replacement β #516 all-time of 4,642. 24.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #51 (Rd 2) Β· ATL Β· 1992 Β· +28.1 vs expected KV-H
77actual
48.9 expected Β· Ξ+28.1
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