Sammie Smith is a career quality starter — a running 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.
Sammie Smith
Top 22% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1989 | 22 | MIA | 13 | — | 200 | 659 | 6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 81 | 0 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 23 | MIA | 16 | — | 226 | 831 | 8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 134 | 1 | — | 12.2 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 24 | MIA | 12 | — | 83 | 297 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 95 | 0 | — | 6.8 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 25 | DEN | 3 | — | 23 | 94 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 44 | — | 532 | 1,881 | 15 | 3.5 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 310 | 1 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
61 career value over replacement — #1858 all-time of 4,695. 20.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #9 (Rd 1) · MIA · 1989 · -0.5 vs expected KV-H
61actual
61.5 expected · Δ−0.5
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