Le Kevin Smith
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2009
Height6'3"
Weight308 lb
BornJul 21, 1982
Age43
CollegeNebraskaSee College Stats
Rookie yr2006
Draft2006 · Rd 6, Pick 206 · NE
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2006 | — | NE | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | NE | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | NE | 8 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | DEN | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 18 | — | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 32 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 32 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
40
Sustained
career value
×.6
40
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 40 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 32· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 40
On-field 31.1
Availability 8.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2008bestavg 402009
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nebraska), 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.
Top Teammates
Jabar GaffneyWR4yMatt CasselQB4yTom BradyQB3yJunior SeauLB3yStephen GostkowskiK3yBenjamin WatsonTE3yTedy BruschiILB3yMike VrabelOLB3yRodney HarrisonS3yVince WilforkNT3yKevin FaulkRB3yRichard SeymourDT3yRosevelt ColvinLB3yJarvis GreenDE3yTy WarrenDT3yJames SandersDB3yHeath EvansFB3yEllis HobbsCB3yMike WrightDT3yLaurence MaroneyRB3yDavid ThomasTE3yPierre WoodsLB3yRandy MossWR2yWes WelkerWR2y
2006 Draft Class· this player went #206
#192Marcus HudsonSAF#193Reggie McNealWR#194Bruce GradkowskiQB#196Kedric GolstonDE#197Melvin OliverDE#199Charlie JohnsonG#203Sam KochP#204LaJuan RamseyDT#207Antoine BetheaFS#208Derrick MartinDB#209Ethan KilmerDB#210Zach StriefOT#212Fred EvansDT#213James WycheDE#215Cortland FinneganDB#218Todd WatkinsWR
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2009team change
Joined DEN (from NE)
- 2009final season
Last recorded season with DEN
- 2006draft
Drafted by NE — Round 6, Pick 206
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 308 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DEN | 2 | W1Out· KneeW2Out· KneeW3Questionable· Knee |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
32
peak 40
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2008
C2009
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
28%
20062009
2006 · cause not documented · 6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0.1 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #206 (Rd 6) · NE · 2006 · +7.6 vs expected KV-H
32actual
24.4 expected · Δ+7.6
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