Rod Smith is one of the most consistent receivers of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Smith delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
Career Value · VORP
202 career value over replacement — #377 all-time of 4,695. 25.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | 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 | ||||||
| 1999 | 29 | DEN | 15 | — | 9.7 | 134 | 77 | 1,004 | 4 | 57.5% | 13.0 | 7.5 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 30 | DEN | 16 | — | 18.5 | 171 | 98 | 1,578 | 8 | 57.3% | 16.1 | 9.2 | — | 75 | 6 | 99 | 1 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 31 | DEN | 15 | — | 14.9 | 172 | 113 | 1,343 | 11 | 65.7% | 11.9 | 7.8 | — | 75 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 32 | DEN | 16 | — | 9.3 | 147 | 89 | 1,027 | 5 | 60.5% | 11.5 | 7.0 | — | 52 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 33 | DEN | 15 | — | 8.3 | 74 | 74 | 846 | 3 | 100.0% | 11.4 | 11.4 | — | 48 | 10 | 98 | 0 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 72.0 | 72.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 34 | DEN | 16 | — | 10.7 | 79 | 79 | 1,144 | 7 | 100.0% | 14.5 | 14.5 | — | 52 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 35 | DEN | 16 | — | 9.6 | 85 | 85 | 1,105 | 6 | 100.0% | 13.0 | 13.0 | — | 55 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 36 | DEN | 16 | — | 2.8 | 52 | 52 | 512 | 3 | 100.0% | 9.8 | 9.8 | — | 33 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 83.8 | 914 | 667 | 8,559 | 47 | 73.0% | 12.8 | 9.4 | — | 437 | 32 | 268 | 1 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 11 | 34.4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | — | 79.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
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An all-time caliber wide receiver (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 202 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 9% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~25.3 surplus ≈ VORP 202
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92% match