Cedric Smith is a career quality starter — a running back 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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| 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 | |||||
| 1990 | 22 | MIN | 15 | — | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 23 | NO | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26 | WAS | 14 | — | 10 | 48 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 118 | 1 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27 | WAS | 6 | — | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28 | ARI | 15 | — | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1.1 | 7.1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 29 | ARI | 16 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 66 | — | 40 | 100 | 2 | 2.5 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 141 | 2 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
12 career value over replacement — #3484 all-time of 4,649. 2.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #131 (Rd 5) · MIN · 1990 · +21.4 vs expected KV-H
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A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 52.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 95%
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