Not to be confused withSteve Smith (WR · 2007–2012), Steve Smith (OT · 1974), Steve Smith (FB · 1987–1995) or Steve Smith (DB · 2002).

Also in other sports:nbaSteve Smith (SG · 1992–2005), nhlSteve Smith (D · 1985–2001).

Steve Smith ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Smith in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Smith a career score of 89, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

On the boards· Appears on 8 boards

Streaks4 straight · 1,000 receiving yards · 2005–08

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Steve Smith

5× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 1% all-time WRsIron Legend🏟️ Carolina Panthers Icon 🏆 Clutch · +19% playoffs

Career Value · VORP

366 career value over replacement — #58 all-time of 4,695. 24.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 1×7 top-10 Compiler30% in top 3 yrs

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #74 (Rd 3) · CAR · 2001 · +49.1 vs expected KV-H

89actual

39.9 expected · Δ+49.1

💔+62.5 stolen VORP·2.56 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Receiving									Rushing								Snap Counts						Passing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
2001	22	CAR	11	—	0.4	20	10	154	0	50.0%	15.4	7.7	—	8	4	43	0	10.8	0.0	2	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	23	CAR	15	—	7.5	97	54	872	3	55.7%	16.1	9.0	—	33	1	-4	0	-4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	24	CAR	16	—	10.0	88	88	1,110	7	100.0%	12.6	12.6	—	48	11	42	0	3.8	0.0	4	36.4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	25	CAR	1	—	—	6	6	60	0	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0
2005	26	CAR	16	—	17.0	103	103	1,563	12	100.0%	15.2	15.2	—	70	4	25	1	6.3	25.0	2	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	27	CAR	14	—	12.7	83	83	1,166	8	100.0%	14.0	14.0	—	51	8	61	1	7.6	12.5	3	37.5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	28	CAR	15	—	9.8	87	87	1,002	7	100.0%	11.5	11.5	—	43	9	66	0	7.3	0.0	4	44.4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	29	CAR	14	—	14.5	78	78	1,421	6	100.0%	18.2	18.2	—	58	5	40	0	8.0	0.0	3	60.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	30	CAR	15	—	9.9	128	65	982	7	50.8%	15.1	7.7	—	42	5	22	0	4.4	0.0	2	40.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	31	CAR	14	—	4.1	99	46	554	2	46.5%	12.0	5.6	—	24	1	9	0	9.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	32	CAR	16	—	14.9	129	79	1,394	7	61.2%	17.6	10.8	—	53	6	56	0	9.3	0.0	3	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	33	CAR	16	—	10.5	138	73	1,174	4	52.9%	16.1	8.5	—	51	3	27	0	9.0	0.0	1	33.3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	34	CAR	15	—	6.2	110	64	745	4	58.2%	11.6	6.8	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	770	78.0%	—	0.0%	4	1.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	35	BAL	16	—	10.7	134	79	1,065	6	59.0%	13.5	7.9	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	822	76.7%	—	0.0%	2	0.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	36	BAL	7	—	6.7	73	46	670	3	63.0%	14.6	9.2	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	347	69.4%	—	0.0%	6	2.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	37	BAL	14	—	7.8	101	70	799	5	69.3%	11.4	7.9	—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	721	72.6%	—	0.0%	1	0.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	215	—	142.7	1,474	1,031	14,731	81	69.9%	14.3	10.0	—	641	57	387	2	6.8	3.5	25	43.9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

8thReceiving Yards·14,731 yds 15thReceptions·1,031 34thReceiving Touchdowns·81

Postseason all-time ranks

11thPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·9

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber wide receiver (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 366 · #58 · All-Time

Worth 366 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 2% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 14 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

14 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+26.1

Avg surplus

peak +43

14 seasons × ~26.1 surplus ≈