Also in other sports:nhlSteve Smith (D · 1985–2001), nbaSteve Smith (SG · 2002–2005).

Steve Smith is a career quality starter — a receiver 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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Steve Smith

1× Pro BowlTop 22% all-time WRsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight195 lb

BornMay 6, 1985

Age41

CollegeUSC See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 2, Pick 51 · NYG

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Career Value · VORP

VORP 54 · #1954 · Above Average

Worth 54 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 43% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 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

+18

Avg surplus

peak +31

3 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈ VORP 54

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2007	—	NYG	4	—	8	8	63	0	100.0%	7.9	7.9	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.3	0	51
2008	—	NYG	16	—	57	57	574	1	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	53.1	0	436
2009	—	NYG	16	—	157	107	1,220	7	68.2%	11.4	7.8	—	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	56.2	0	1,762
2010	—	NYG	9	—	75	48	529	3	64.0%	11.0	7.1	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.9	0	944
2011	—	PHI	5	—	20	11	124	1	55.0%	11.3	6.2	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	ARI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.1	0	271
2012	—	LA	9	—	25	14	131	0	56.0%	9.4	5.2	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.9	0	191
Career		—	64	—	342	245	2,641	12	71.6%	10.8	7.7	—	141	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	124.5	0	3,655

Career EPA124.5·124 receiving·20.8/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2007	22	NYG	4	—	8	8	63	0	100.0%	7.9	7.9	—	4	1
2008	23	NYG	16	—	57	57	574	1	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	35	7.5
2009	24	NYG	16	—	157	107	1,220	7	68.2%	11.4	7.8	—	61	18.3
2010	25	NYG	9	—	75	48	529	3	64.0%	11.0	7.1	—	29	7.8
2011	26	PHI	5	—	20	11	124	1	55.0%	11.3	6.2	—	5	2.5
2012	27	LA	9	—	25	14	131	0	56.0%	9.4	5.2	—	7	2.5
Career			59		342	245	2,641	12	71.6%	10.8	7.7	—	141	39.6

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2008	23	WAS	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2009	24	ARI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2010	25	IND	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2011	26	ARI	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			5		5	5	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2007	22	—	—	—	—	—	4.3	51
2008	23	—	—	—	—	—	53.1	436
2009	24	—	—	—	—	—	56.2	1,762
2010	25	—	—	—	—	—	20.9	944
2011	26	—	—	—	—	—	-3.1	271
2012	27	—	—	—	—	—	-6.9	191
Career					—	—	—	3,655

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 rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 86%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 41.1

Availability 14.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2007bestavg 46elite 702012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Receptions leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

20.75 EPA/season over 6 seasons57

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: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Combine · 2007

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2007 class

4.44s

40-Yard

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 87thClass Pos 61thClass All 86th

38"

Vertical

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 87thClass Pos 73thClass All 89th

120"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 64thClass Pos 23thClass All 65th

6.68s

3-Cone

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 97thClass Pos 88thClass All 94th

4.19s

Shuttle

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 75thClass Pos 80thClass All 82th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 10.8 regular season → 10.6 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-2%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt16Rec16Yds169Ctch%100.0%Y/R10.6Y/Tgt10.61D10

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA12.9Rec AirYd134

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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #51

#41Chris HoustonCB #43Drew StantonQB #44Sidney RiceWR #45Dwayne JarrettWR #46LaMarr WoodleyOLB #47David HarrisOLB #48Justin DurantOLB #50Chris HenryRB #52Brian LeonardRB #53Eric WrightDB #54Turk McBrideDE #55Josh WilsonDB #56Tim CrowderDE #57Victor AbiamiriDE #58Ikaika Alama-FrancisLB #59Ryan KalilC

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012team change
Joined LA (from PHI)
2012final season
Last recorded season with LA
2011team change
Joined PHI (from NYG)
2007draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 2, Pick 51

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 195 lb

Frame

197 lb at 4.44s

Size-speed

38" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	NYG	3	W10Out· PectoralW11Out· PectoralW12Out· PectoralW13Doubtful· PectoralW14Questionable· Pectoral

Era Translator

Rec Yds 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 Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2007	63	15.8	21-42	1.3
2008	574	35.9	462-112	27.2
2009	1,220	76.3	1,240+20	72.9
2010	529	58.8	913+384	53.7
2011	124	24.8	306+182	18
2012	131	14.6	119-12	7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, 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

54 career value over replacement — #1954 all-time of 4,642. 9/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #51 (Rd 2) · NYG · 2007 · +11.1 vs expected KV-H

60actual

48.9 expected · Δ+11.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #51

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Knox

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