Robert Smith ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Smith in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Smith a career score of 84, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
182 career value over replacement — #467 all-time of 4,695. 30.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Pick #21 (Rd 1) · MIN · 1993 · +27.3 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | ||||||
| 1993 | 21 | MIN | 2 | — | — | 82 | 399 | 2 | 4.9 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 111 | 0 | — | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 22 | MIN | — | — | 0.7 | 31 | 106 | 1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 105 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23 | MIN | 7 | — | 2.6 | 139 | 632 | 5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 35 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24 | MIN | 7 | — | 0.8 | 162 | 692 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 39 | 0 | — | 5.6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | MIN | 14 | — | 9.7 | 232 | 1,266 | 6 | 5.5 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 197 | 1 | — | 5.3 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | MIN | 14 | — | 8.2 | 249 | 1,187 | 6 | 4.8 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 291 | 2 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | MIN | 13 | — | 3.0 | 220 | 1,010 | 2 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 40 | 18.2 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 166 | 0 | 80.0% | 6.9 | 5.5 | — | 6 |
| 2000 | 28 | MIN | 16 | — | 11.4 | 293 | 1,505 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 63 | 21.5 | 1 | 44 | 36 | 348 | 3 | 81.8% | 9.7 | 7.9 | — | 15 |
| Career | — | — | — | 36.4 | 1,408 | 6,797 | 32 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 103 | 7.3 | 2 | 74 | 178 | 1,292 | 6 | 240.5% | 7.3 | 17.5 | — | 21 | |
7 seasons · peak 11.4 in 2000
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
2.8 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2000 · +0.9 wins
0.9 of MIN's 11 wins (8%)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 21 | MIN | 2 | — | 82 | 399 | 2 | 4.9 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 22 | MIN | — | — | 31 | 106 | 1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1995 | 23 | MIN | 7 | — | 139 | 632 | 5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 2.6 |
| 1996 | 24 | MIN | 7 | — | 162 | 692 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 1997 | 25 | MIN | 14 | — | 232 | 1,266 | 6 | 5.5 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 9.7 |
| 1998 | 26 | MIN | 14 | — | 249 | 1,187 | 6 | 4.8 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 8.2 |
| 1999 | 27 | MIN | 13 | — | 220 | 1,010 | 2 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 40 | 18.2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 28 | MIN | 16 | — | 293 | 1,505 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 63 | 21.5 | 1 | 11.4 |
| Career | — | 1,408 | 6,797 | 32 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 103 | 7.3 | 2 | 36.4 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 21 | MIN | 2 | — | — | 24 | 111 | 0 | — | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 22 | MIN | — | — | — | 15 | 105 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23 | MIN | 7 | — | — | 7 | 35 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24 | MIN | 7 | — | — | 7 | 39 | 0 | — | 5.6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | MIN | 14 | — | — | 37 | 197 | 1 | — | 5.3 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | MIN | 14 | — | — | 28 | 291 | 2 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | MIN | 13 | — | 30 | 24 | 166 | 0 | 80.0% | 6.9 | 5.5 | — | 6 |
| 2000 | 28 | MIN | 16 | — | 44 | 36 | 348 | 3 | 81.8% | 9.7 | 7.9 | — | 15 |
| Career | — | 74 | 178 | 1,292 | 6 | 240.5% | 7.3 | 17.5 | — | 21 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 84 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 83.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 84· confidence 96%
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VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
#25 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)