Jackie Smith is a career quality starter — a tight end 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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1963 | 23 | STL | 14 | — | — | 28 | 445 | 2 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 24 | STL | 14 | — | — | 47 | 657 | 4 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 25 | STL | 14 | — | — | 41 | 648 | 2 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 26 | STL | 14 | — | — | 45 | 810 | 3 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 27 | STL | 14 | — | — | 56 | 1,205 | 9 | — | 21.5 | — | — | — | 9 | 86 | 0 | 9.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 28 | STL | 14 | — | — | 49 | 789 | 2 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — | 12 | 163 | 3 | 13.6 | 25.0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 29 | STL | 14 | — | — | 43 | 561 | 1 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 30 | STL | 14 | — | — | 37 | 637 | 4 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | 5 | 43 | 0 | 8.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 31 | STL | 9 | — | — | 21 | 379 | 4 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 32 | STL | 14 | — | — | 26 | 407 | 2 | — | 15.7 | — | — | — | 5 | 31 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 33 | STL | 14 | — | — | 41 | 600 | 1 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — | 1 | -14 | 0 | -14.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 34 | STL | 14 | — | — | 25 | 413 | 3 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 35 | STL | 9 | — | — | 13 | 246 | 2 | — | 18.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 36 | STL | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 37 | STL | 14 | — | — | 5 | 49 | 1 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 480 | 7,868 | 40 | — | 16.4 | — | — | 0 | 38 | 327 | 3 | 8.6 | 7.9 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
219 career value over replacement — #321 all-time of 4,695. 15.6/season above a replacement-level TE.
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A high-end tight end defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 219 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 8% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 12 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
12 seasons × ~18.3 surplus ≈ VORP 219
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