Also in other sports:mlbChuck Smith (P · 2000–2001).

Chuck Smith ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — 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.

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#86Stolen seasonsof 897

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Chuck Smith

Top 7% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 1994 Team Carrier · #390

Height6'2"

Weight262 lb

Career Value · VORP

170 career value over replacement — #531 all-time of 4,695. 24.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #51 (Rd 2) · ATL · 1992 · +29.4 vs expected KV-H

77actual

47.6 expected · Δ+29.4

💔+61.2 stolen VORP·2.52 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1992	22–23	ATL	16	—	30	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	0	—	—
1993	23–24	ATL	1	—	30	—	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	—	—	4	2	—	—
1994	24–25	ATL	10	—	31	26	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	1	—	1	2	—	—
1995	25–26	ATL	14	—	40	34	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	—	4	2	—	—
1996	26–27	ATL	15	—	40	33	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	1	—	0	1	—	—
1997	27–28	ATL	15	—	54	42	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	1	—	4	0	—	—
1998	28–29	ATL	16	—	47	36	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	—	3	4	—	—
1999	29–30	ATL	15	—	45	33	12	11	9	9.0	29.0	0	2	3	1	0	0
2000	30–31	CAR	1	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	103	—	318	205	12	11	9	57.5	77.5	3	2	19	12	0	0

Career arc · VAL by season

7 seasons · peak 9.4 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.

What he added · wins above replacement

2.7 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1997 · +0.7 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+0.7

Latest season · 1999 ·

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1992	22–23	ATL	16	—	30	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	0	—	—	0.3
1993	23–24	ATL	1	—	30	—	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	—	—	4	2	—	—	—
1994	24–25	ATL	10	—	31	26	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	1	—	1	2	—	—	9
1995	25–26	ATL	14	—	40	34	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	—	4	2	—	—	3.3
1996	26–27	ATL	15	—	40	33	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	1	—	0	1	—	—	4.8
1997	27–28	ATL	15	—	54	42	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	1	—	4	0	—	—	9.4
1998	28–29	ATL	16	—	47	36	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	—	3	4	—	—	4.1
1999	29–30	ATL	15	—	45	33	12	11	9	9.0	29.0	0	2	3	1	0	0	4.4
2000	30–31	CAR	1	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
Career			103		318	205	12	11	9	57.5	77.5	3	2	19	12	0	0	35.3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 77 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 76.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 55.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production