Darrin Smith is a career quality starter — a linebacker 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.
Darrin Smith
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | 23 | DAL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | DAL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | DAL | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | DAL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | PHI | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28 | SEA | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | SEA | 15 | — | 69 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | NO | 16 | — | 73 | 43 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | NO | 16 | — | 51 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 32 | NO | 15 | — | 76 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 3.5 | 17.5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 33 | NO | 14 | — | 46 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 153 | — | 315 | 195 | 120 | 25 | 7 | 24.0 | 56.0 | 6 | 33 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
57 career value over replacement — #1927 all-time of 4,695. 11.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #54 (Rd 2) · DAL · 1993 · +12.4 vs expected KV-H
60actual
47.6 expected · Δ+12.4
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