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Eric Smith

Top 49% all-time defensive backsSolid Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2006Two-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight207 lb

BornMar 17, 1983

Age43

CollegeMichigan State See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 3, Pick 97 · NYJ

Archetype Intelligence

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A defensive back with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 19 · #3134 · Role Player

Worth 19 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 68% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+4.8

Avg surplus

peak +11

4 seasons × ~4.8 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.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Receiving									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2006	—	NYJ	13	—	9	4	5	0	1	0.0	1.0	2	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NYJ	10	—	26	17	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NYJ	7	—	26	15	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	4	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NYJ	12	—	22	16	6	4	2	0.0	6.0	1	6	0	—	0	0	1	1	27	0	100.0%	27.0	27.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.4	0	3
2010	—	NYJ	11	—	41	32	9	1	2	1.0	4.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NYJ	15	—	82	59	23	5	3	2.5	10.5	1	4	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NYJ	9	—	14	10	4	1	2	0.0	3.0	1	4	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	77	—	220	153	67	12	10	3.5	25.5	6	27	0	3	0	0	1	1	27	0	100.0%	27.0	27.0	—	1	—	—	4.4	0	3

Career EPA4.4·4 receiving·4.4/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2009	26	NYJ	1	—	1	1	27	0	100.0%	27.0	27.0	—	1	—
Career			1		1	1	27	0	100.0%	27.0	27.0	—	1	25

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FR
2006	23	NYJ	13	—	9	4	5	0	1	0.0	1.0	2	2	—
2007	24	NYJ	10	—	26	17	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	—
2008	25	NYJ	7	—	26	15	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	4	1
2009	26	NYJ	12	—	22	16	6	4	2	0.0	6.0	1	6	—
2010	27	NYJ	11	—	41	32	9	1	2	1.0	4.0	0	2	—
2011	28	NYJ	15	—	82	59	23	5	3	2.5	10.5	1	4	1
2012	29	NYJ	9	—	14	10	4	1	2	0.0	3.0	1	4	1
Career			77		220	153	67	12	10	—	—	6	27	3

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2009	26	—	—	—	—	—	4.4	0	3
Career					—	—	—	0	3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 50.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 48

On-field 33.8

Availability 14.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2006bestavg 482012

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

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

4.44 EPA/season over 1 season51

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: 93%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2006

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2006 class

4.63s

40-Yard

Low · 9th pct

Pos 9thAll 53thClass Pos 19thClass All 55th

40"

Vertical

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 95thClass Pos 73thClass All 90th

127"

Broad Jump

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 91thClass Pos 66thClass All 90th

21 reps

Bench

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 50thClass Pos 96thClass All 48th

6.89s

3-Cone

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 82thClass Pos 43thClass All 81th

4.10s

Shuttle

Above avg · 69th pct

Pos 69thAll 88thClass Pos 71thClass All 84th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl23Solo18Ast5TFL1Dis1.0PD4

College Stats

Michigan StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #97

#89Rashad ButlerOT #90Maurice StovallWR #91Frostee RuckerDE #92Jason HatcherDE #93Dominique ByrdTE #94Freddy KeiahoLB #95Willie ReidWR #96Gerris WilkinsonOLB #98Owen DanielsTE #99Max Jean-GillesG #100Michael RobinsonFB #102Calvin LowryDB #103Brad SmithWR #105Ko SimpsonS #106Garrett MillsTE #107Gabe WatsonNT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric inherited the New York Jets DB room from Drew Coleman (2006–2010), and handed it to Darrelle Revis (2007–2016).

James Hasty 1988–1994Victor Green 1993–2001Aaron Glenn 1994–2001Otis Smith 1995–1999Marcus Coleman 1996–2001Ray Mickens

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
2006draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 3, Pick 97

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 207 lb

Frame

209 lb at 4.63s

Size-speed

40" vert / 127" broad

Explosion

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	NYJ	1	W1Out· Hip / KneeW5Questionable· Hip / KneeW6Doubtful· KneeW7Doubtful· KneeW8Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· Knee
2011	NYJ	0	W2Questionable· Ankle
2010	NYJ	1	W15Out· ConcussionW16Doubtful· ConcussionW17Doubtful· Concussion

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 54

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2006

C2007

C2008

C+2009

D2010

C+2011

C+2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

69%

Era Translator

INT 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 INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2006	2	0.2	2	0.1
2007	0	0	0	0
2008	1	0.1	1	0.1
2009	1	0.1	1	0
2010	0	0	0	0
2011	1	0.1	0-1	0
2012	1	0.1	1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

19 career value over replacement — #3134 all-time of 4,642. 2.7/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #97 (Rd 3) · NYJ · 2006 · +12.3 vs expected KV-H

51actual

38.7 expected · Δ+12.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #97

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography