FBDET#44CUT

Terrelle Smith

Solid Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000

Height6'0"

Weight246 lb

BornMar 12, 1978

Age48

CollegeArizona State See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 4, Pick 96 · NO

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 2 · #4132 · Role Player

Worth 2 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 90% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 replaced

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 +2

1 seasons × ~2 surplus ≈ VORP 2

Combined Season Grid

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

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	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
2000	—	NO	12	—	29	131	0	4.5	0.0	5	17.2	0	18	12	65	0	66.7%	5.4	3.6	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	-1.5	0	0
2001	—	NO	9	—	5	8	0	1.6	0.0	1	20.0	0	8	4	30	2	50.0%	7.5	3.8	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.1	2.4	0	0
2002	—	NO	8	—	5	11	0	2.2	0.0	0	0.0	0	13	9	30	0	69.2%	3.3	2.3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.9	-6.8	0	0
2003	—	NO	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	28	0	100.0%	4.7	4.7	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.9	0	0
2004	—	CLE	7	—	4	9	0	2.3	0.0	3	75.0	0	7	7	39	0	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.1	2.2	0	0
2005	—	CLE	8	—	6	9	0	1.5	0.0	1	16.7	0	12	12	58	1	100.0%	4.8	4.8	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.4	2.8	0	0
2006	—	CLE	10	—	8	14	0	1.8	0.0	1	12.5	0	8	8	21	0	100.0%	2.6	2.6	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0	-2.7	0	-3
2007	—	ARI	5	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	7	7	59	0	100.0%	8.4	8.4	—	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.3	2.9	0	25
2008	—	ARI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	24	0	100.0%	12.0	12.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	0	9
2009	—	DET	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	7	0	50.0%	3.5	1.8	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	0	2
Career		—	69	—	58	185	0	3.2	0.0	11	19.0	0	85	69	361	3	81.2%	5.2	4.2	—	15	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-10.0	-1.9	0	33

Career EPA-11.9·-10 rushing · -2 receiving·-1.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2000	22	NO	12	—	29	131	4.5	0.0	5	17.2	5.4
2001	23	NO	9	—	5	8	1.6	0.0	1	20.0	5.1
2002	24	NO	8	—	5	11	2.2	0.0	0	0.0	3.3
2004	26	CLE	7	—	4	9	2.3	0.0	3	75.0	2.7
2005	27	CLE	8	—	6	9	1.5	0.0	1	16.7	4.6
2006	28	CLE	10	—	8	14	1.8	0.0	1	12.5	4
2007	29	ARI	5	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	2
Career			59		58	185	3.2	—	11	—	29.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2000	22	NO	12	—	18	12	65	0	66.7%	5.4	3.6	—	1
2001	23	NO	9	—	8	4	30	2	50.0%	7.5	3.8	—	3
2002	24	NO	8	—	13	9	30	0	69.2%	3.3	2.3	—	1
2003	25	NO	5	—	6	6	28	0	100.0%	4.7	4.7	—	0
2004	26	CLE	7	—	7	7	39	0	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	2
2005	27	CLE	8	—	12	12	58	1	100.0%	4.8	4.8	—	3
2006	28	CLE	10	—	8	8	21	0	100.0%	2.6	2.6	—	0
2007	29	ARI	5	—	7	7	59	0	100.0%	8.4	8.4	—	4
2008	30	ARI	2	—	2	2	24	0	100.0%	12.0	12.0	—	1
2009	31	DET	2	—	4	2	7	0	50.0%	3.5	1.8	—	0
Career			68		85	69	361	3	81.2%	5.2	4.2	—	15

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2000	22	—	—	—	—	-1.5	-1.5	0
2001	23	—	—	—	—	-1.1	2.4	0
2002	24	—	—	—	—	-1.9	-6.8	0
2003	25	—	—	—	—	—	-0.9	0
2004	26	—	—	—	—	1.1	2.2	0
2005	27	—	—	—	—	-3.4	2.8	0
2006	28	—	—	—	—	-3.0	-2.7	-3
2007	29	—	—	—	—	-0.3	2.9	25
2008	30	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	9
2009	31	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	2
Career					—	—	—	33

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 43 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 43.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 43· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 42

On-field 31.1

Availability 10.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 402007

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

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

4% of the all-time Receptions leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-1.19 EPA/season over 10 seasons50

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: 93%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2000

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

RB · 2000 class

5.00s

40-Yard

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 21thClass Pos 2thClass All 20th

32.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 39thClass Pos 31thClass All 41th

109"

Broad Jump

Low · 6th pct

Pos 6thAll 22thClass Pos 21thClass All 31th

19 reps

Bench

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 38thClass Pos 41thClass All 38th

8.38s

3-Cone

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 1thClass Pos 4thClass All 1th

4.85s

Shuttle

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 5thClass Pos 4thClass All 6th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Rushing

Att1

Receiving

Tgt1Rec1Yds4Ctch%100.0%Y/R4.0Y/Tgt4.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-1.8Rec EPA-0.4Rec AirYd4

College Stats

Arizona StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #96

#88Doug ChapmanRB #89Corey MooreLB #90Nate WebsterMLB #91David MacklinDB #92T.J. SlaughterLB #93Byron FrischDE #94John St. ClairOT #95Lewis SandersDB #97Curtis KeatonRB #98Na'il DiggsLB #99Gari ScottWR #100Michael ThompsonOT #101Jerry JohnsonDT #102David BarrettCB #103Danny FarmerWR #105Brandon ShortOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Terrelle inherited the New Orleans Saints RB room from Lamar Smith (1998–2003), and handed it to Deuce McAllister (2001–2008).

George Rogers 1981–1984Hokie Gajan 1982–1985Rueben Mayes 1986–1990Dalton Hilliard 1986–1993Craig Heyward 1988–1992Gill Fenerty

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2009team change
Joined DET (from ARI)
2009final season
Last recorded season with DET
2007team change
Joined ARI (from CLE)
2004team change
Joined CLE (from NO)
2000draft
Drafted by NO — Round 4, Pick 96

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 246 lb

Frame

249 lb at 5.00s

Size-speed

32.5" vert / 109" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 46

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

C+2000

C2001

C2002

D2004

C2005

C2006

F2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

43%

Era Translator

Rush 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 Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
2000	131	10.9	391+260	23
2001	8	0.9	175+167	10.3
2002	11	1.4	183+172	10.8
2004	9	1.3	142+133	8.3
2005	9	1.1	120+111	7
2006	14	1.4	88+74	5.2
2007	3	0.6	51+48	3

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

2 career value over replacement — #4132 all-time of 4,642. 0.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #96 (Rd 4) · NO · 2000 · +4.3 vs expected KV-H

43actual

38.7 expected · Δ+4.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #96

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography