Daryl Smith is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Smith in the top quarter 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
124 career value over replacement — #817 all-time of 4,649. 10.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #39 (Rd 2) · JAX · 2004 · +11.5 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2004 | 22 | JAX | 14 | — | 41 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 23 | JAX | 16 | — | 70 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | JAX | 16 | — | 77 | 61 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | JAX | 15 | — | 63 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26 | JAX | 14 | — | 67 | 57 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27 | JAX | 16 | — | 95 | 73 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | JAX | 16 | — | 88 | 66 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 3.5 | 21.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | JAX | 16 | — | 103 | 70 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 3.5 | 21.5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | JAX | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | BAL | 16 | — | 118 | 52 | 66 | 8 | 7 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,071 | 99.6% | 1 | 0.1% |
| 2014 | 32 | BAL | 16 | — | 121 | 61 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,043 | 96.4% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 33 | BAL | 16 | — | 117 | 68 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 974 | 92.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 34 | TB | 14 | — | 28 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 476 | 44.1% | 72 | 16.2% |
| Career | — | 187 | — | 994 | 673 | 321 | 48 | 51 | 29.5 | 128.5 | 12 | 69 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 3,564 | 83.0% | 73 | 4.1% | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22 | JAX | 14 | — | 41 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 23 | JAX | 16 | — | 70 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24 | JAX | 16 | — | 77 | 61 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25 | JAX | 15 | — | 63 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26 | JAX | 14 | — | 67 | 57 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27 | JAX | 16 | — | 95 | 73 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | JAX | 16 | — | 88 | 66 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 3.5 | 21.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29 | JAX | 16 | — | 103 | 70 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 3.5 | 21.5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30 | JAX | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 31 | BAL | 16 | 16* | 118 | 52 | 66 | 8 | 7 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 32 | BAL | 16 | 15* | 121 | 61 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 33 | BAL | 16 | 15* | 117 | 68 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 34 | TB | 14 | 0* | 28 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 187 | 46* | 994 | 673 | 321 | 48 | 51 | — | — | 12 | 69 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 31 | BAL | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,071 | 99.6% | 1 | 0.1% |
| 2014 | 32 | BAL | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 1,043 | 96.4% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 33 | BAL | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 974 | 92.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 34 | TB | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 476 | 44.1% | 72 | 16.2% |
| Career | 64 | 46* | — | — | 3,564 | — | 73 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
Blend 60 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%
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