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.
Irv Smith
Top 37% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #50 (Rd 2) · MIN · 2019 · +3.4 vs expected KV-H
51actual
47.6 expected · Δ+3.4
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