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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 23 | JAX | 16 | — | 95 | 64 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 708 | 63.3% | 171 | 36.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24 | JAX | 14 | — | 127 | 98 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 2.5 | 18.5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 997 | 98.8% | 61 | 13.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | JAX | 16 | — | 117 | 97 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,048 | 97.5% | 78 | 15.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26 | 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 | 27 | 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 | 90.3% | 464 | 20.7% | 77 | 59 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 23 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
36 career value over replacement — #2511 all-time of 4,695. 7.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #144 (Rd 5) · JAX · 2014 · +24.5 vs expected KV-H
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