Dwight Smith is a career quality starter — a defensive back 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.
Dwight Smith
Height5'10"
Weight201 lb
BornAug 13, 1978
Age
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 128 · #790 · High-ValueWorth 128 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 18% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
Career Value · VORP
128 career value over replacement — #790 all-time of 4,649. 16/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #84 (Rd 3) · TB · 2001 · +30.7 vs expected KV-H
68actual
37.3 expected · Δ+30.7
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