Joel Smeenge is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Smeenge in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Smeenge's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Joel Smeenge
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1991 | 23 | NO | 14 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 24 | NO | 11 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 25 | NO | 16 | — | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26 | NO | 16 | — | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27 | JAX | 15 | — | 38 | 31 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28 | JAX | 10 | — | 23 | 17 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 29 | JAX | 16 | — | 32 | 29 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 30 | JAX | 16 | — | 37 | 27 | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 31 | JAX | 13 | — | 37 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 32 | JAX | 11 | — | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 138 | — | 230 | 181 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 35.5 | 59.5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | — | 0 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
104 career value over replacement — #1097 all-time of 4,695. 10.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #71 (Rd 3) · NO · 1990 · +21 vs expected KV-H
64actual
43 expected · Δ+21
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