Corey Smith
Durable Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 2008
A edge rusher who maximized value through reliable availability. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 19 · #3128 · Role PlayerWorth 19 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 68% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+9.5
Avg surplus
peak +14
2 seasons × ~9.5 surplus ≈ VORP 19
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no 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 | |||||
| 2002 | — | TB | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | TB | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | SF | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | DET | 5 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | DET | 11 | — | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | DET | 10 | — | 23 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 32 | — | 54 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9.5 | 33.5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 47 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
56
Sustained
career value
×.6
52
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 54.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 47· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 44.5
Availability 11.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2006bestavg 522008
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Sacks leader5
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%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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 (N.C. 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 — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Cory ReddingDE3yJon KitnaQB3yParis LenonMLB3yNick HarrisP3yBrian KellyCB3yDwight SmithS3yErnie SimsOLB3yJared DeVriesDE3yChartric DarbyDT3yShaun CodyNT3yDewayne WhiteDE3yDan CampbellTE3yMike FurreyWR3yRyan NeceOLB3yCasey FitzsimmonsTE3yAveion CasonRB3yRonde BarberFS2yDerrick BrooksOLB2ySimeon RiceDE2yShaun RogersDT2yKen DilgerTE2yMike AlstottFB2yShelton QuarlesMLB2yBrad JohnsonQB2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterCorey inherited the Detroit Lions DL room from Shaun Cody (2005–2008), and handed it to Dewayne White (2007–2009).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 2006team change
Joined DET (from SF)
- 2005team change
Joined SF (from TB)
- 2002signing
Entered the NFL with TB
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 250 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
47
peak 52
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2006
C+2007
B2008
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
66%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | 0.4 | 7+5 | 0.4 |
| 2007 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 4+1.5 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0.4 | 7+3 | 0.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
19 career value over replacement — #3128 all-time of 4,642. 6.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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