Also in other sports:mlbJimmy Smith (SS · 1914–1922).

Jimmy Smith ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Smith in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Smith a career score of 84, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

WRJAX#82ACT

Jimmy Smith

5× Pro BowlTop 2% all-time WRsIron Legend🏆 Clutch · +13% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #104

Height6'1"

Weight202 lb

BornFeb 9, 1969

Age57

CollegeJackson State University See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1992 · Rd 2, Pick 36 · DAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

30thReceiving Yards·12,287 yds 35thReceptions·862 57thReceiving Touchdowns·67

Postseason all-time ranks

20thPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·7 51stPlayoff Receiving Yards·647 yds 89thPlayoff Receptions·40

Pro Bowls

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2001·Rec112 Led NFL1999·Rec Yds1,636 yds Led NFL1999·Rec116 22ndsingle season·Rec Yds1999

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber wide receiver (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 300 · #133 · All-Time

Worth 300 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 4% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+30

Avg surplus

peak +39

10 seasons × ~30 surplus ≈ VORP 300

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									Rushing								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1992	—	DAL	7	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	JAX	4	—	—	22	288	3	—	13.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	JAX	9	—	—	83	1,244	7	—	15.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	JAX	16	—	—	82	1,324	4	—	16.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	JAX	15	—	—	78	1,182	8	—	15.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	JAX	16	—	176	116	1,636	6	65.9%	14.1	9.3	—	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	97.2	0	0
2000	—	JAX	15	—	145	91	1,213	8	62.8%	13.3	8.4	—	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	TEN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	57.5	0	0
2001	—	JAX	16	—	176	112	1,373	8	63.6%	12.3	7.8	—	68	1	-3	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	BAL	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	4	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.8	-16.6	0	0
2002	—	JAX	16	—	137	80	1,027	7	58.4%	12.8	7.5	—	53	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	TEN	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	3	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5	9.9	0	0
2003	—	JAX	12	—	55	54	805	4	98.2%	14.9	14.6	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	NO	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	62.5	0	0
2004	—	JAX	16	—	74	74	1,172	6	100.0%	15.8	15.8	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	IND	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100.8	0	0
2005	—	JAX	16	—	70	70	1,023	6	100.0%	14.6	14.6	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	IND	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	97.0	0	0
Career		—	178	—	833	862	12,287	67	103.5%	14.3	14.8	—	—	2	-1	0	-0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	13	13	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	7	0	—	-1.3	408.3	0	0

Career EPA407.0·-1 rushing · 408 receiving·58.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D%	VAL
2001	32	JAX	16	—	1	-3	-3.0	0.0	0.0	22.2
2002	33	JAX	16	—	1	2	2.0	0.0	0.0	15.1
Career			32		2	-1	-0.5	—	—	164

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1992	23	DAL	7	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
1995	26	JAX	4	—	—	22	288	3	—	13.1	—	—	—
1996	27	JAX	9	—	—	83	1,244	7	—	15.0	—	—	—
1997	28	JAX	16	—	—	82	1,324	4	—	16.1	—	—	—
1998	29	JAX	15	—	—	78	1,182	8	—	15.2	—	—	—
1999	30	JAX	16	—	176	116	1,636	6	65.9%	14.1	9.3	—	86
2000	31	JAX	15	—	145	91	1,213	8	62.8%	13.3	8.4	—	60
2001	32	JAX	16	—	176	112	1,373	8	63.6%	12.3	7.8	—	68
2002	33	JAX	16	—	137	80	1,027	7	58.4%	12.8	7.5	—	53
2003	34	JAX	12	—	55	54	805	4	98.2%	14.9	14.6	—	38
2004	35	JAX	16	—	74	74	1,172	6	100.0%	15.8	15.8	—	52
2005	36	JAX	16	—	70	70	1,023	6	100.0%	14.6	14.6	—	56
Career			158		833	862	12,287	67	103.5%	14.3	14.8	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR	TD
1999	30	BAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
2000	31	TEN	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
2001	32	BAL	4	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4
2002	33	TEN	4	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	3
2003	34	NO	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
2004	35	IND	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
2005	36	IND	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Career			20		13	13	—	—	1	7

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	30	—	—	—	—	—	97.2
2000	31	—	—	—	—	—	57.5
2001	32	—	—	—	—	-0.8	-16.6
2002	33	—	—	—	—	-0.5	9.9
2003	34	—	—	—	—	—	62.5
2004	35	—	—	—	—	—	100.8
2005	36	—	—	—	—	—	97.0
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 84 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 84 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 78.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 84· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 75

On-field 56.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1992bestavg 70elite 702005

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #104 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

6 qualifying seasons

2001 JAX·6 team wins#1

Receptions · 112 · score 25

2001 JAX·6 team wins#4

Receiving Yards · 1,373 · score 22

2001 JAX·6 team wins#15

Receiving Touchdowns · 8 · score 11

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 56% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

56% of the all-time Receptions leader56

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

58.14 EPA/season over 7 seasons69

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: 95%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 14.3 regular season → 16.2 playoffs (6 playoff seasons)

+13%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt27Rec40Yds647TD7Ctch%148.1%Y/R16.2Y/Tgt24.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA5.6

College Stats

Jackson State UniversityCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Jackson State University), 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.

1992 Draft Class· this player went #36

#25Tommy MaddoxQB #26Robert PorcherDE #27John FinaOT #28Darryl WilliamsDB #29Ashley AmbroseCB #30Steve IsraelDB #31Carl PickensWR #33Marquez PopeS #37Darren WoodsonS #38Levon KirklandMLB #39Robert HarrisDT #41Phillippi SparksCB #44Courtney HawkinsWR #45Amp LeeRB #50Eddie RobinsonOLB #51Chuck SmithDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jimmy opened the Jacksonville Jaguars WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Keenan McCardell (1996–2001).

Jimmy Smith 1995–2005Keenan McCardell 1996–2001Reggie Williams 2004–2008Ernest Wilford 2004–2010Dennis Northcutt 2007–2008Mike Sims-Walker 2008–2011

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2005final season
Last recorded season with JAX
1995team change
Joined JAX (from DAL)
1992draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 2, Pick 36

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 202 lb

Frame

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 84

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

D1992

F1995

A1996

B+1997

B+1998

A1999

B+2000

A2001

B+2002

B+2003

B+2004

B+2005

Availability

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
1992	0	0	38+38	2.3
1995	288	72	1,033+745	60.8
1996	1,244	138.2	1,808+564	106.3
1997	1,324	82.8	1,153-171	67.8
1998	1,182	78.8	1,120-62	65.9
1999	1,636	102.3	1,507-129	88.7
2000	1,213	80.9	1,237+24	72.7
2001	1,373	85.8	1,401+28	82.4
2002	1,027	64.2	1,011-16	59.5
2003	805	67.1	1,077+272	63.3
2004	1,172	73.3	1,187+15	69.8
2005	1,023	63.9	990-33	58.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

300 career value over replacement — #133 all-time of 4,642. 25/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 3×5 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · DAL · 1992 · +29.1 vs expected KV-H

84actual

54.9 expected · Δ+29.1

💔+20 stolen VORP·0.8 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

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