Will Smith is a career quality starter — a linebacker 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.
Career Value · VORP
34 career value over replacement — #2578 all-time of 4,695. 3.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Pick #18 (Rd 1) · NO · 2004 · -4.7 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2004 | 23 | NO | 15 | — | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24 | NO | 16 | — | 46 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | NO | 14 | — | 41 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 10.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 26 | NO | 15 | — | 52 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 6.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 27 | NO | 16 | — | 49 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 28 | NO | 16 | — | 39 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 13.5 | 51.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 29 | NO | 15 | — | 28 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5.5 | 23.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30 | NO | 14 | — | 35 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 31 | NO | 16 | — | 55 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 19 | 6.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 137 | — | 379 | 247 | 132 | 48 | 108 | 67.0 | 223.0 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
A linebacker 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.
Worth 34 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 56% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~4.9 surplus ≈
Kroy Biermann
OLB
91% match
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