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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | ||||||
| 2019 | 21 | MIN | 16 | — | 1.2 | 47 | 36 | 311 | 2 | 76.6% | 8.6 | 6.6 | — | 17 | 612 | 59.7% | — | 0.0% | 139 | 32.6% | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 17 | 107.7 |
| 2020 | 22 | MIN | 13 | — | 3.2 | 43 | 30 | 365 | 5 | 69.8% | 12.2 | 8.5 | — | 22 | 545 | 64.7% | — | 0.0% | 26 | 7.5% | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 134.4 |
| 2022 | 24 | MIN | 8 | — | 1.3 | 36 | 25 | 182 | 2 | 69.4% | 7.3 | 5.1 | — | 9 | 285 | 52.6% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 9 | 88.0 |
| 2023 | 25 | CIN | 12 | — | 0.3 | 26 | 18 | 115 | 1 | 69.2% | 6.4 | 4.4 | — | 5 | 330 | 43.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 5 | 75.0 |
| 2024 | 26 | HOU | 5 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 30.0% | — | 0.0% | 15 | 12.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 54 | — | 6.0 | 152 | 109 | 973 | 10 | 71.7% | 8.9 | 6.4 | — | 53 | 1,857 | 53.6% | — | 0.0% | 181 | 12.7% | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 53 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
29 career value over replacement — #2744 all-time of 4,695. 7.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #50 (Rd 2) · MIN · 2019 · +3.4 vs expected KV-H
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A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 29 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 59% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons × ~9.7 surplus ≈ VORP 29
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