Antowain Smith ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Smith in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Smith a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Antowain Smith
Height6'2"
Weight232 lb
BornMar 14, 1972
Age54
Rookie yr
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 1997 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | 194 | 840 | 8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 177 | 0 | — | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | BUF | 14 | — | 300 | 1,124 | 8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | BUF | 14 | — | 164 | 602 | 6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 27 | 16.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 100.0% | 16.0 | 16.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 28 | BUF | 10 | — | 101 | 354 | 4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 19 | 18.8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 60.0% | 6.7 | 4.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 29 | NE | 16 | — | 287 | 1,157 | 12 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 58 | 20.2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 192 | 1 | 67.9% | 10.1 | 6.9 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30 | NE | 16 | — | 252 | 982 | 6 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 56 | 22.2 | 1 | 42 | 31 | 243 | 2 | 73.8% | 7.8 | 5.8 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 31 | NE | 13 | — | 182 | 642 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 31 | 17.0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 92 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.6 | 6.6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 32 | TEN | 11 | — | 137 | 509 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 22 | 16.1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 169 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.7 | 7.7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 33 | NO | 16 | — | 166 | 659 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 23 | 13.9 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 100.0% | 3.8 | 3.8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 126 | — | 1,783 | 6,869 | 54 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 236 | 13.2 | 10 | 125 | 136 | 982 | 3 | 108.8% | 7.2 | 7.9 | — | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
162 career value over replacement — #550 all-time of 4,649. 18/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #23 (Rd 1) · BUF · 1997 · +16.3 vs expected KV-H
72actual
55.7 expected · Δ+16.3
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