Otis Smith is a career quality starter — a defensive 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.
Otis Smith
Top 17% all-time defensive backsIron Man
Height5'11"
Weight198 lb
BornOct 22, 1965
Age60
College
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1991 | 25–26 | PHI | 15 | — | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26–27 | PHI | 16 | — | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27–28 | PHI | 15 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28–29 | PHI | 16 | — | 33 | 31 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29–30 | NYJ | 11 | — | 41 | 34 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 30–31 | TOT | — | — | 38 | 33 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 30–31 | NE | — | — | 36 | 31 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 30–31 | NYJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31–32 | NYJ | 16 | — | 69 | 56 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 32–33 | NYJ | 16 | — | 70 | 57 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 33–34 | NYJ | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34–35 | NE | 15 | — | 58 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35–36 | NE | 15 | — | 48 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 36–37 | NE | 14 | — | 44 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 37–38 | DET | 14 | — | 54 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 164 | — | 524 | 424 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 29 | 110 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
130 career value over replacement — #783 all-time of 4,666. 13/season above a replacement-level CB.
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