Malcolm Smith is a career quality starter — a linebacker 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.

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Malcolm Smith

Top 19% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker

Height6'0"

Weight225 lb

BornJul 5, 1989

Age37

CollegeUSC See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 7, Pick 242 · SEA

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 75 · #1526 · Above Average

Worth 75 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 34% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12.5

Avg surplus

peak +26

6 seasons × ~12.5 surplus ≈ VORP 75

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	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)					Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2011	—	SEA	5	—	5	5	0	1	2	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	SEA	6	—	17	9	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	SEA	12	—	47	27	20	5	1	1.0	7.0	2	4	1	—	1	0	—	0.0%	480	53.6%	228	53.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SEA	7	—	27	18	9	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	273	49.9%	255	67.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	LV	16	—	117	94	23	12	6	4.0	22.0	1	6	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	OAK	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	1,142	99.4%	3	10.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	LV	15	—	97	80	17	3	2	0.0	5.0	1	3	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	OAK	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	933	94.2%	2	7.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	SF	11	—	31	18	13	3	3	0.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	336	44.8%	31	15.0%	—	—	—	—	—	17	11	0.6	105.8	4.6	3	0	3	18	5	0.1
2019	—	DAL	2	—	5	4	1	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	JAX	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	83	61.0%	39	39.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	2TM	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	0.7	92.4	1.7	0	0	0	7	3	0.4
2020	—	CLE	15	—	67	44	23	3	1	1.0	5.0	1	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	559	55.3%	83	21.5%	—	—	—	—	—	45	35	0.8	83.9	4.1	2	1	0	30	5	0.1
2021	—	CLE	15	—	40	22	18	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	5	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	424	44.1%	59	27.3%	—	—	—	—	—	39	32	0.8	107.7	2.9	0	0	0	12	6	0.1
Career		—	143	—	453	321	132	35	15	7.0	57.0	7	24	9	1	1	0	—	0.0%	4,230	62.8%	700	30.2%	—	—	—	0	0	107	82	—	—	—	5	1	3	67	19	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2011	22	SEA	5	—	5	5	0	1	2	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	2
2012	23	SEA	6	—	17	9	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	2	0	—	0	2.5
2013	24	SEA	12	8*	47	27	20	5	1	1.0	7.0	2	4	1	—	1	8.4
2014	25	SEA	7	0*	27	18	9	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	2	—	0	3.6
2015	26	LV	16	16*	117	94	23	12	6	4.0	22.0	1	6	2	—	0	12.5
2016	27	LV	15	14*	97	80	17	3	2	0.0	5.0	1	3	2	1	0	9.2
2018	29	SF	11	0*	31	18	13	3	3	0.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	0	4.5
2019	30	DAL	2	2*	5	4	1	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	1	—	0	—
2020	31	CLE	15	8*	67	44	23	3	1	1.0	5.0	1	2	1	—	0	8.5
2021	32	CLE	15	0*	40	22	18	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	5	0	—	0	8.3
Career			104	48*	453	321	132	35	15	—	—	7	24	9	1	1	59.5

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	24	SEA	15	8*	—	0.0%	480	53.6%	228	53.9%
2014	25	SEA	14	0*	—	0.0%	273	49.9%	255	67.6%
2015	26	OAK	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,142	99.4%	3	10.0%
2016	27	OAK	15	14*	—	0.0%	933	94.2%	2	7.0%
2018	29	SF	12	0*	—	0.0%	336	44.8%	31	15.0%
2019	30	JAX	4	2*	—	0.0%	83	61.0%	39	39.5%
2020	31	CLE	15	8*	—	0.0%	559	55.3%	83	21.5%
2021	32	CLE	15	0*	—	0.0%	424	44.1%	59	27.3%
Career			106	48*	—	—	4,230	—	700	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2012	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	29	SF	12	0*	17	11	0.6	105.8	4.6	3	0	3	18	5	0.1
2019	30	2TM	4	2*	6	4	0.7	92.4	1.7	0	0	0	7	3	0.4
2020	31	CLE	15	8*	45	35	0.8	83.9	4.1	2	1	0	30	5	0.1
2021	32	CLE	15	0*	39	32	0.8	107.7	2.9	0	0	0	12	6	0.1
Career			46	10*	107	82	—	—	—	5	1	3	67	19	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 39.6

Availability 15.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

2011bestavg 50elite 702021

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Sacks leader4

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.104See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.104Snap share62.8%Def snaps4,230ReliableCV 0.27

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Defense

Tkl31Solo18Ast13TFL2Dis2.0Int2PD4FR1TD1

College Stats

USCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), 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.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #242

#230Cliff MatthewsDE #231Frank KearseDT #232Baron BatchRB #233Lawrence GuyDT #234Andrew GachkarLB #235Jimmy WilsonS #236Stephen BurtonWR #239Mike PersonG #240Stanley HaviliFB #241David AusberryTE #243Nate BusseyLB #248Eric HaggFS #249DeMarco SampsonWR #251Tommie CampbellDB #253Chris NeildNT #254Cheta OzougwuDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Malcolm inherited the Seattle Seahawks LB room from Aaron Curry (2009–2010), and handed it to K.J. Wright (2011–2020).

David Wyman 1987–1992Dean Wells 1993–1998Darrin Smith 1998–1999Anthony Simmons 1998–2004Chad Brown 1999–2004Isaiah Kacyvenski

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2020team change
Joined CLE (from DAL)
2019team change
Joined DAL (from SF)
2018team change
Joined SF (from LV)
2015team change
Joined LV (from SEA)
2011draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 7, Pick 242

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 225 lb

Frame

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	CLE	1	W5Questionable· AbdomenW6Out· AbdomenW7Questionable· Abdomen
2020	CLE	0	W16Questionable· Hamstring
2018	SF	0	W1Doubtful· HamstringW2Questionable· Hamstring
2016	OAK	0	W5Questionable· QuadricepW6Questionable· QuadricepW13Questionable· HamstringW15Questionable· HamstringW16Questionable· HamstringW17Questionable· HamstringW18Questionable· Hamstring
2014	SEA	1	W9Out· GroinW10Doubtful· Groin
2013	SEA	0	W3Questionable· Hamstring
2011	SEA	0	W2Doubtful· HamstringW5Doubtful· HamstringW16Doubtful· Concussion

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

F2011

D2012

C+2013

C2014

B+2015

B2016

C2018

B2020

C+2021

Availability

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

82%

Era Translator

Tackles 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 Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2011	5	1	3-2	0.2
2012	17	2.8	33+16	1.9
2013	47	3.9	49+2	2.9
2014	27	3.9	46+19	2.7
2015	117	7.3	110-7	6.5
2016	97	6.5	99+2	5.8
2018	31	2.8	39+8	2.3
2020	67	4.5	73+6	4.3
2021	40	2.7	43+3	2.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

75 career value over replacement — #1526 all-time of 4,642. 8.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #242 (Rd 7) · SEA · 2011 · +37.2 vs expected KV-H

60actual

22.8 expected · Δ+37.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2011 Draft Class· this player went #242

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

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