Not to be confused withJimmy Smith (WR · 1992–2005) or Jimmy Smith (RB · 1984–1987).

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

Jimmy Smith is a career quality starter — a defensive back 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.

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Jimmy Smith

Top 28% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter

Height6'2"

Weight210 lb

BornJul 26, 1988

Age38

College

Career Value · VORP

86 career value over replacement — #1377 all-time of 4,695. 7.8/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #27 (Rd 1) · BAL · 2011 · +5.2 vs expected KV-H

60actual

54.8 expected · Δ+5.2

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	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%
2011	23	BAL	8	—	2.3	17	17	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	8	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	24	BAL	8	—	0.0	28	24	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	25	BAL	16	—	3.0	57	48	9	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	15	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,041	96.8%	46	9.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	26	BAL	8	—	1.6	27	21	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	461	85.9%	1	0.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	27	BAL	16	—	4.5	54	48	6	0	1	1.0	2.0	3	10	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	994	93.4%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	28	BAL	11	—	0.0	30	27	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	583	85.5%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	29	BAL	12	—	3.9	28	26	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	9	0	1	2	0	—	0.0%	600	73.5%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	30	BAL	12	—	3.1	45	34	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	9	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	611	79.8%	2	0.7%	61	33	0.5	72.9	12.3	0	0	0	2	6	0.1
2019	31	BAL	9	—	2.5	30	28	2	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	404	71.7%	—	0.0%	50	28	0.6	67.8	10.2	1	0	0	1	1	0.0
2020	32	BAL	11	—	0.7	25	21	4	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	455	61.0%	1	0.4%	36	18	0.5	57.4	10.7	1	0	0	3	4	0.1
2021	33	BAL	10	—	0.0	17	14	3	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	294	45.4%	11	3.5%	23	16	0.7	85.2	9.6	0	0	0	3	3	0.1
Career		—	121	—	21.6	358	308	50	8	3	3.0	14.0	14	74	2	2	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	170	95	—	—	—	2	0	0	9	14	—

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A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 86 · #1377 · High-Value

Worth 86 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 30% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

5 replaced

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Replacement

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.3

Avg surplus

peak +22

6 seasons × ~14.3 surplus ≈