DEATL#50RES

James Smith-Williams

Top 45% all-time pass rushersDurable Contributor

Height6'4"

Weight265 lb

BornJul 30, 1997

Age28

CollegeN.C. State See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2020

Draft2020 · Rd 7, Pick 229 · WAS

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A edge rusher who maximized value through reliable availability. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 12 · #3509 · Role Player

Worth 12 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 77% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +7

2 seasons × ~6 surplus ≈ VORP 12

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	—	WAS	6	—	7	5	2	3	2	0.5	5.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	98	10.2%	277	71.9%	1	1	1.0	79.2	-7.0	2	0	1	0	0	0.0
2021	—	WAS	12	—	25	8	17	4	5	2.5	11.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	387	46.3%	130	39.4%	2	2	1.0	85.4	0.0	6	1	1	1	0	0.0
2022	—	WAS	13	—	21	10	11	5	16	3.0	24.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	506	59.5%	15	18.0%	5	2	0.4	47.9	-4.2	18	1	14	7	3	0.1
2023	—	WAS	12	—	20	9	11	2	8	1.0	11.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	418	45.2%	26	23.8%	3	3	1.0	79.2	-4.0	9	1	7	1	3	0.1
2024	—	ATL	9	—	21	9	12	7	2	1.0	10.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	306	46.1%	1	4.0%	6	5	0.8	79.2	-2.0	2	0	1	8	0	0.0
Career		—	52	—	94	41	53	21	33	8.0	62.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,715	41.5%	449	31.4%	17	13	—	—	—	37	3	24	17	6	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FR	VAL
2020	23	WAS	6	0*	7	5	2	3	2	0.5	5.5	0	—	3.2
2021	24	WAS	12	0*	25	8	17	4	5	2.5	11.5	1	—	6.5
2022	25	WAS	13	8*	21	10	11	5	16	3.0	24.0	1	—	9.6
2023	26	WAS	12	0*	20	9	11	2	8	1.0	11.0	0	—	5.9
2024	27	ATL	9	0*	21	9	12	7	2	1.0	10.0	0	—	5.2
Career			52	8*	94	41	53	21	33	—	—	2	—	30.4

* 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%
2020	23	WAS	14	0*	—	0.0%	98	10.2%	277	71.9%
2021	24	WAS	14	0*	—	0.0%	387	46.3%	130	39.4%
2022	25	WAS	14	8*	—	0.0%	506	59.5%	15	18.0%
2023	26	WAS	13	0*	—	0.0%	418	45.2%	26	23.8%
2024	27	ATL	10	0*	—	0.0%	306	46.1%	1	4.0%
Career			65	8*	—	—	1,715	—	449	—

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	23	WAS	14	0*	1	1	1.0	79.2	-7.0	2	0	1	0	0	0.0
2021	24	WAS	14	0*	2	2	1.0	85.4	0.0	6	1	1	1	0	0.0
2022	25	WAS	14	8*	5	2	0.4	47.9	-4.2	18	1	14	7	3	0.1
2023	26	WAS	13	0*	3	3	1.0	79.2	-4.0	9	1	7	1	3	0.1
2024	27	ATL	10	0*	6	5	0.8	79.2	-2.0	2	0	1	8	0	0.0
Career			65	8*	17	13	—	—	—	37	3	24	17	6	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 51.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 37.2

Availability 12.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2020bestavg 482024

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Sacks leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.732See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.732Snap share41.5%Def snaps1,715ReliableCV 0.24

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, 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 edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2020

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

EDGE · 2020 class

4.60s

40-Yard

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 58thClass Pos 86thClass All 59th

32"

Vertical

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 35thClass Pos 38thClass All 31th

123"

Broad Jump

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 78thClass Pos 71thClass All 64th

28 reps

Bench

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 87thClass Pos 81thClass All 92th

7.35s

3-Cone

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 33thClass Pos 50thClass All 39th

4.52s

Shuttle

Low · 21th pct

Pos 21thAll 27thClass Pos 19thClass All 33th

College Stats

N.C. StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (N.C. State), 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.

2020 Draft Class· this player went #229

#220K.J. HillWR #221Stantley Thomas-OliverCB #222Eno BenjaminRB #223Chris ClaybrooksCB #225Kenny WillekesDE #226Arlington HambrightG #227Lachavious SimmonsG #228Sterling HofrichterP #231Ben DiNucciQB #232Carlos DavisDT #233Casey ToohillDE #234Clay JohnstonLB #235Jashon CornellDT #236Vernon ScottDB #237Bopete KeyesCB #238T.J. BrunsonLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

James inherited the Washington Commanders DL room from Casey Toohill (2020–2023), and handed it to Dante Fowler Jr. (2024).

Marc Boutte 1994–1999Rich Owens 1995–1997Kenard Lang 1997–2001Dana Stubblefield 1998–2000Dan Wilkinson 1998–2002Marco Coleman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2024team change
Joined ATL (from WAS)
2024final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2020draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 7, Pick 229

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 265 lb

Frame

265 lb at 4.60s

Size-speed

32" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

28 reps

Bench power

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	ATL	1	W11Out· Tibia
2023	WAS	4	W1Questionable· ObliqueW11Out· HamstringW12Out· HamstringW13Out· HamstringW15Out· Hamstring
2022	WAS	2	W17Out· ConcussionW18Out· Concussion
2021	WAS	0	W17Questionable· Illness
2020	WAS	1	W7Out· Concussion

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 54

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

D2020

C+2021

C+2022

C2023

C2024

Availability

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

77%

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2020	0.5	0.1	2+1.5	0.1
2021	2.5	0.2	4+1.5	0.2
2022	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2023	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2024	1	0.1	2+1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

12 career value over replacement — #3509 all-time of 4,642. 2.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #229 (Rd 7) · WAS · 2020 · +29.2 vs expected KV-H

52actual

22.8 expected · Δ+29.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2020

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2020 Draft Class· this player went #229

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator