Lamar Smith is a career quality starter — a running back 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.

RBNO#36ACT

Lamar Smith

Top 12% all-time RBsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +5% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000

Height5'11"

Weight224 lb

BornNov 29, 1970

Age55

CollegeHouston See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 3, Pick 73 · SEA

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 129 · #787 · High-Value

Worth 129 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 18% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16.1

Avg surplus

peak +26

8 seasons × ~16.1 surplus ≈ VORP 129

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	Rushing								Receiving									Passing													Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1994	—	SEA	2	—	2	-1	0	-0.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	SEA	12	—	36	215	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	1	10	0	—	10.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	SEA	16	—	153	680	8	4.4	5.2	—	—	—	—	9	58	0	—	6.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	SEA	12	—	91	392	2	4.3	2.2	—	—	—	—	23	183	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NO	14	—	138	457	1	3.3	0.7	—	—	—	—	24	249	2	—	10.4	—	—	—	1	2	50.0%	20	1	0	50.0	0.0	10.0	20.0	—	125.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NO	13	—	60	205	0	3.4	0.0	13	21.7	0	30	20	151	1	66.7%	7.5	5.0	—	9	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2000	—	MIA	14	—	281	1,063	14	3.8	5.0	59	21.0	2	34	27	180	2	79.4%	6.7	5.3	—	8	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	MIA	16	—	313	968	6	3.1	1.9	47	15.0	3	35	30	234	2	85.7%	7.8	6.7	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	CAR	11	—	209	737	7	3.5	3.3	32	15.3	1	26	20	167	0	76.9%	8.3	6.4	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	NO	4	—	11	61	0	5.5	0.0	4	36.4	0	1	1	2	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	116	—	1,294	4,777	38	3.7	2.9	155	12.0	6	126	155	1,234	7	123.0%	8.0	9.8	—	33	1	4	25.0%	20	1	0	25.0	0.0	5.0	10.0	—	87.5	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-140.5·-3 passing · -133 rushing · -4 receiving·-28.1/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
1998	28	NO	14	—	1	2	50.0%	20	1	50.0	10.0	20.0	—	125.0	11.9
1999	29	NO	13	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	7.5
2000	30	MIA	14	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	18
Career			41		1	4	25.0%	20	1	25.0	5.0	—	—	87.5	93.9

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1994	24	SEA	2	—	2	-1	0	-0.5	0.0	—	—	—
1995	25	SEA	12	—	36	215	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—
1996	26	SEA	16	—	153	680	8	4.4	5.2	—	—	—
1997	27	SEA	12	—	91	392	2	4.3	2.2	—	—	—
1998	28	NO	14	—	138	457	1	3.3	0.7	—	—	—
1999	29	NO	13	—	60	205	0	3.4	0.0	13	21.7	0
2000	30	MIA	14	—	281	1,063	14	3.8	5.0	59	21.0	2
2001	31	MIA	16	—	313	968	6	3.1	1.9	47	15.0	3
2002	32	CAR	11	—	209	737	7	3.5	3.3	32	15.3	1
2003	33	NO	4	—	11	61	0	5.5	0.0	4	36.4	0
Career			114		1,294	4,777	38	3.7	—	155	—	6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	25	SEA	12	—	—	1	10	0	—	10.0	—	—	—
1996	26	SEA	16	—	—	9	58	0	—	6.4	—	—	—
1997	27	SEA	12	—	—	23	183	0	—	8.0	—	—	—
1998	28	NO	14	—	—	24	249	2	—	10.4	—	—	—
1999	29	NO	13	—	30	20	151	1	66.7%	7.5	5.0	—	9
2000	30	MIA	14	—	34	27	180	2	79.4%	6.7	5.3	—	8
2001	31	MIA	16	—	35	30	234	2	85.7%	7.8	6.7	—	8
2002	32	CAR	11	—	26	20	167	0	76.9%	8.3	6.4	—	8
2003	33	NO	4	—	1	1	2	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0
Career			112		126	155	1,234	7	123.0%	8.0	9.8	—	33

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	29	—	—	—	-1.3	-12.4	-4.4
2000	30	—	—	—	-1.3	-26.3	-3.5
2001	31	—	—	—	—	-65.1	5.3
2002	32	—	—	—	—	-29.6	-2.9
2003	33	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.9
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 48.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 61elite 702003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 26% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

26% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader26

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

-28.1 EPA/season over 5 seasons41

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: 89%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Carry: 3.7 regular season → 3.9 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+5%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

6,011

4,777 rush · 1,234 recv

Total TDs

38 rush · 7 recv

Total Touches

1,449

1,294 carries · 155 rec

Yds / Touch

4.1

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

Att53Yds206TD2Y/A3.9TD%3.81D111D%20.8Fmb1

Receiving

Tgt6Rec5Yds28Ctch%83.3%Y/R5.6Y/Tgt4.7

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-8.8Rec EPA-0.8

College Stats

HoustonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Houston), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #73

#64Sam RogersOLB #65Tim RuddyC #66Jeff CothranFB #67Jason MathewsOT #68Tydus WinansWR #69Harold BishopTE #70Andre ColemanWR #71Keith LyleFS #74Jim FlaniganDT #76Rich BrahamC #77Joe PanosG #79Winfred TubbsOLB #80Calvin JonesRB #81Marlo PerryLB #83James BosticRB #84LeShon JohnsonRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Lamar inherited the New Orleans Saints RB room from Aaron Craver (1998–1999), and handed it to Terrelle Smith (2000–2003).

George Rogers 1981–1984Hokie Gajan 1982–1985Rueben Mayes 1986–1990Dalton Hilliard 1986–1993Craig Heyward 1988–1992Gill Fenerty

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined NO (from CAR)
2003final season
Last recorded season with NO
2002team change
Joined CAR (from MIA)
2000team change
Joined MIA (from NO)
1998team change
Joined NO (from SEA)
1994draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 3, Pick 73

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 224 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

C+1995

B+1996

B1997

B1998

C+1999

B+2000

B+2001

B2002

F2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

78%

Era Translator

Rush 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 Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
1995	215	17.9	611+396	35.9
1996	680	42.5	1,093+413	64.3
1997	392	32.7	865+473	50.9
1998	457	32.6	840+383	49.4
1999	205	15.8	515+310	30.3
2000	1,063	75.9	1,333+270	78.4
2001	968	60.5	1,068+100	62.8
2002	737	67	1,109+372	65.2
2003	61	15.3	351+290	20.6

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 (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

129 career value over replacement — #787 all-time of 4,642. 14.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #73 (Rd 3) · SEA · 1994 · +27.1 vs expected KV-H

68actual

40.9 expected · Δ+27.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #73

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

Career Geography