Telvin Smith is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Smith in the top half 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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Telvin Smith

1× Pro BowlTop 39% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2015

Height6'3"

Weight215 lb

BornApr 11, 1991

Age35

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2014

Draft2014 · Rd 5, Pick 144 · JAX

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A edge rusher with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 35 · #2504 · Role Player

Worth 35 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 55% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +10

5 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 35

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	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2014	—	JAX	16	—	95	64	31	9	1	2.0	12.0	1	4	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	708	63.3%	171	41.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	JAX	14	—	127	98	29	13	3	2.5	18.5	1	7	2	—	1	0	—	0.0%	997	98.8%	61	16.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	JAX	16	—	117	97	20	14	2	1.0	17.0	2	8	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,048	97.5%	78	17.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	JAX	14	—	99	73	26	12	2	1.0	15.0	3	5	1	2	2	0	—	0.0%	846	93.9%	66	15.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	JAX	16	—	125	91	34	4	3	1.0	8.0	2	2	1	1	1	0	—	0.0%	1,020	99.6%	88	20.6%	77	59	0.8	100.8	5.0	5	3	1	33	23	0.1
Career		—	76	—	563	423	140	52	11	7.5	70.5	9	26	5	6	4	0	—	0.0%	4,619	90.6%	464	22.1%	77	59	—	—	—	5	3	1	33	23	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2014	23	JAX	16	10*	95	64	31	9	1	2.0	12.0	1	4	1	2	0	10.1
2015	24	JAX	14	14*	127	98	29	13	3	2.5	18.5	1	7	2	—	1	12.3
2016	25	JAX	16	16*	117	97	20	14	2	1.0	17.0	2	8	0	1	0	12.4
2017	26	JAX	14	13*	99	73	26	12	2	1.0	15.0	3	5	1	2	2	12.2
2018	27	JAX	16	16*	125	91	34	4	3	1.0	8.0	2	2	1	1	1	11.2
Career			76	69*	563	423	140	52	11	—	—	9	26	5	6	4	58.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2014	23	JAX	16	10*	—	0.0%	708	63.3%	171	41.6%
2015	24	JAX	14	14*	—	0.0%	997	98.8%	61	16.2%
2016	25	JAX	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,048	97.5%	78	17.0%
2017	26	JAX	14	13*	—	0.0%	846	93.9%	66	15.4%
2018	27	JAX	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,020	99.6%	88	20.6%
Career			76	69*	—	—	4,619	—	464	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	27	JAX	16	16*	77	59	0.8	100.8	5.0	5	3	1	33	23	0.1
Career			16	16*	77	59	—	—	—	5	3	1	33	23	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 34.9

Availability 19.1

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2014bestavg 542018

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Interceptions leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.392See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.392Snap share90.6%Def snaps4,619ReliableCV 0.24

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Combine · 2014

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

EDGE · 2014 class

4.52s

40-Yard

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 73thClass Pos 95thClass All 77th

31.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 28th pct

Pos 28thAll 31thClass Pos 24thClass All 36th

119"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 60thClass Pos 60thClass All 64th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl35Solo31Ast4PD3FF1FR1TD1

College Stats

Florida StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida State), 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.

2014 Draft Class· this player went #144

#134Brent UrbanDE #135Tom SavageQB #137Dakota DozierG #138Lorenzo TaliaferroRB #139Prince ShemboOLB #140Cameron FlemingOT #141Taylor HartDE #142Ryan GrantWR #145David YankeyG #146Devin StreetWR #147Ricardo AllenFS #148Bene' BenwikereCB #149Kevin PamphileG #150Aaron LynchOLB #151Avery WilliamsonILB #152Nat BerheDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Telvin inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars LB room from Geno Hayes (2013–2014), and handed it to Myles Jack (2016–2021).

Bryan Schwartz 1995–1999Tom McManus 1995–1999Brant Boyer 1995–2000Eddie Robinson 1996–1997Kevin Hardy 1996–2001Bryce Paup

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2018final season
Last recorded season with JAX
2014draft
Drafted by JAX — Round 5, Pick 144

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 215 lb

Frame

218 lb at 4.52s

Size-speed

31.5" vert / 119" broad

Explosion

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2018	JAX	0	W10Questionable· Shoulder
2017	JAX	1	W13Out· ConcussionW14Questionable· Concussion
2015	JAX	1	W16Doubtful· Shoulder / FingerW17Out· Shoulder

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 55

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2014

C+2015

C+2016

C+2017

C+2018

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

95%

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2014	2	0.1	2	0.1
2015	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2016	1	0.1	1	0.1
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	1	0.1	1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

35 career value over replacement — #2504 all-time of 4,642. 7/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #144 (Rd 5) · JAX · 2014 · +22 vs expected KV-H

55actual

33 expected · Δ+22

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2014

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2014 Draft Class· this player went #144

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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