Fernando Smith is a career quality starter — a pass rusher 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.
Fernando Smith
Top 24% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
Height6'6"
Weight284 lb
BornAug 2, 1971
Age55
Rookie yr1994
Draft
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 | |||||
| 1994 | 23 | MIN | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24 | MIN | 12 | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25 | MIN | 16 | — | 63 | 38 | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26 | MIN | 12 | — | 41 | 22 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27 | JAX | 15 | — | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28 | BAL | 11 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | MIN | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 151 | 94 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
47 career value over replacement — #2167 all-time of 4,695. 7.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #55 (Rd 2) · MIN · 1994 · +13.4 vs expected KV-H
61actual
47.6 expected · Δ+13.4
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