Irv Smith is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Smith in the top half 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.

TEHOU#83CUT

Irv Smith

Top 38% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter

Height6'2"

Weight240 lb

BornAug 9, 1998

Age27

CollegeAlabama See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2019

Draft2019 · Rd 2, Pick 50 · MIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 29 · #2707 · Role Player

Worth 29 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 59% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.7

Avg surplus

peak +15

3 seasons × ~9.7 surplus ≈ VORP 29

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2019	—	MIN	14	—	47	36	311	2	76.6%	8.6	6.6	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	612	59.7%	—	0.0%	139	32.6%	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.7	0	265
2020	—	MIN	12	—	43	30	365	5	69.8%	12.2	8.5	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	545	64.7%	—	0.0%	26	12.1%	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27.8	0	346
2022	—	MIN	8	—	36	25	182	2	69.4%	7.3	5.1	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	285	52.6%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.3	0	164
2023	—	CIN	9	—	26	18	115	1	69.2%	6.4	4.4	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	330	43.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	MIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-15.5	0	105
2024	—	HOU	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	85	30.0%	—	0.0%	15	20.3%	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	52	—	152	109	973	10	71.7%	8.9	6.4	—	53	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,857	50.2%	—	0.0%	181	17.0%	—	—	19.6	0	880

Career EPA19.6·20 receiving·4.9/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2019	21	MIN	14	10*	47	36	311	2	76.6%	8.6	6.6	—	17	8.3
2020	22	MIN	12	8*	43	30	365	5	69.8%	12.2	8.5	—	22	10.3
2022	24	MIN	8	4*	36	25	182	2	69.4%	7.3	5.1	—	9	5.8
2023	25	CIN	9	0*	26	18	115	1	69.2%	6.4	4.4	—	5	4
Career			43	22*	152	109	973	10	71.7%	8.9	6.4	—	53	28.4

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2019	21	MIN	16	10*	612	59.7%	—	0.0%	139	32.6%
2020	22	MIN	13	8*	545	64.7%	—	0.0%	26	12.1%
2022	24	MIN	8	4*	285	52.6%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
2023	25	CIN	12	0*	330	43.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2024	26	HOU	5	0*	85	30.0%	—	0.0%	15	20.3%
Career			54	22*	1,857	—	—	—	181	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2019	21	—	—	10*	—	—	11.7	265
2020	22	—	—	8*	—	—	27.8	346
2022	24	—	—	4*	—	—	-4.3	164
2023	25	—	—	0*	—	—	-15.5	105
Career				22*	—	—	—	880

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2019	21	MIN	16	10*	5.6	4.9	3.8	0	1	0.0	17	107.7
2020	22	MIN	13	8*	8.0	8.0	4.2	2	1	0.0	22	134.4
2022	24	MIN	8	4*	4.6	3.5	3.8	0	2	0.1	9	88.0
2023	25	CIN	12	0*	4.0	2.7	3.7	0	3	0.1	5	75.0
Career			49	22*	—	—	—	2	7	—	53	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 51· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 40.1

Availability 13.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2019bestavg 532023

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receptions leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

4.9 EPA/season over 4 seasons52

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: 86%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.549 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.549Touch rate0.086EPA/snap0.011Snap share55.2%Off snaps1,772ReliableCV 0.23

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2019

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

TE · 2019 class

4.63s

40-Yard

Strong · 77th pct

Pos 77thAll 53thClass Pos 74thClass All 56th

32.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 39thClass Pos 42thClass All 40th

110"

Broad Jump

Low · 13th pct

Pos 13thAll 25thClass Pos 13thClass All 18th

19 reps

Bench

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 38thClass Pos 56thClass All 42th

7.32s

3-Cone

Low · 21th pct

Pos 21thAll 36thClass Pos 22thClass All 39th

4.33s

Shuttle

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 51thClass Pos 53thClass All 47th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 8.9 regular season → 8.8 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-1%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt6Rec5Yds44TD1Ctch%83.3%Y/R8.8Y/Tgt7.31D2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA0.5Rec AirYd33

College Stats

AlabamaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama), 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.

2019 Draft Class· this player went #50

#42Drew LockQB #43Jahlani TavaiLB #44Elgton JenkinsC #45Joejuan WilliamsCB #46Greedy WilliamsCB #47Marquise BlairDB #48Erik McCoyC #49Ben BanoguDE #51A.J. BrownWR #52Drew SampleTE #53Miles SandersRB #54Lonnie JohnsonSAF #55Max ScharpingG #56Mecole HardmanWR #57J.J. Arcega-WhitesideWR #58Trysten HillDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Irv inherited the Minnesota Vikings TE room from Tyler Conklin (2018–2021), and handed it to T.J. Hockenson (2022–2025).

Steve Jordan 1982–1994Mike Mularkey 1983–1988Andrew Jordan 1994–2001Greg DeLong 1995–1998Hunter Goodwin 1996–2003Andrew Glover

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2024team change
Joined HOU (from CIN)
2024final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2023team change
Joined CIN (from MIN)
2019draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 2, Pick 50

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 240 lb

Frame

242 lb at 4.63s

Size-speed

32.5" vert / 110" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	CIN	1	W3Doubtful· HamstringW4Out· Hamstring
2020	MIN	2	W10Out· GroinW11Questionable· GroinW12Doubtful· Groin / BackW13Out· BackW14Questionable· Back

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

C+2019

B2020

C2022

C2023

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

65%

Era Translator

Rec Yds 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 Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2019	311	22.2	402+91	23.6
2020	365	30.4	563+198	33.1
2022	182	22.8	406+224	23.9
2023	115	12.8	228+113	13.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, 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

29 career value over replacement — #2707 all-time of 4,642. 7.3/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #50 (Rd 2) · MIN · 2019 · +2.1 vs expected KV-H

51actual

48.9 expected · Δ+2.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2019

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2019 Draft Class· this player went #50

Franchise Succession

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Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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