Emmitt Smith is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Smith's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Emmitt Smith

★ HALL OF FAME8× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 0% all-time RBsIron Legend🏟️ Dallas Cowboys Icon 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999 Team Carrier · #68

Height5'9"

Weight216 lb

Born

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #68 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

114

6 qualifying seasons

2000 DAL·5 team wins#11

Rushing Touchdowns · 9 · score 30

2000 DAL·5 team wins#12

Rushing Yards · 1,197 · score 28

2001 DAL

Career Value · VORP

501 career value over replacement — #17 all-time of 4,649. 33.4/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #17 (Rd 1) · DAL · 1990 · +40.2 vs expected KV-H

97actual

56.8 expected · Δ+40.2

💔+30.8 stolen VORP·0.9 szns lost

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Rushing Yards · 1,021 · score 24

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

100

Elite

of 100

Reached 100% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a elite all-time profile at the position.

100% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader100

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.

Encyclopedia Coverage4/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

21,568

18,344 rush · 3,224 recv

Total TDs

175

164 rush · 11 recv

Total Touches

4,919

4,404 carries · 515 rec

Yds / Touch

4.4

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones18

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

19911K career rushing yards
19923K career rushing yards
199225 career rushing TDs
1992100 career receptions
19935K career rushing yards
199350 career rushing TDs
19931K career receiving yards
19958K career rushing yards
199575 career rushing TDs
1995250 career receptions
199610K career rushing yards
1996100 career rushing TDs
199812K career rushing yards
1998125 career rushing TDs
200015K career rushing yards
2002150 career rushing TDs
20023K career receiving yards
2003500 career receptions

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Rushing

Att15Yds99TD1Y/A6.6TD%6.71D31D%20.0

Receiving

Tgt2Rec1Yds14Ctch%50.0%Y/R14.0Y/Tgt7.01D1

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Emmitt inherited the Dallas Cowboys RB room from Tommie Agee (1990–1994), and handed it to Sherman Williams (1995–1998).

Timmy Newsome 1980–1988Herschel Walker 1986–1997Daryl Johnston 1989–1999Tommie Agee 1990–1994Emmitt Smith 1990–2002Sherman Williams 1995–1998Troy Hambrick 2000–2003Julius Jones 2004–2007Tashard Choice 2008–2011Felix Jones 2008–2012DeMarco Murray 2011–2014Ezekiel Elliott 2016–2024Tony Pollard 2019–2023

Emmitt inherited the Arizona Cardinals RB room from Marcel Shipp (2002–2007), and handed it to Obafemi Ayanbadejo (2004–2006).

Stump Mitchell 1981–1989Earl Ferrell 1983–1989Ron Wolfley 1985–1990Vai Sikahema 1986–1990Johnny Johnson 1990–1992Larry Centers 1990–1998Johnny Bailey

The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.

Movementderived from season history

2004final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2003team change
Joined ARI (from DAL)
1990draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 1, Pick 17

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 216 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 15-season peers. See all →

peak 97

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

A1990

A+1991

A+1992

A+1993

A+1994

A+1995

A1996

A1997

A1998

A1999

B+2000

B+2001

B+2002

C+2003

B2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 15 seasons.

94%

19902004

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

✓

Enshrined

What carries the case

All-Pro 24.6%Era Quality (KV-H) 22.6%All-Time Ranks 15.4%League Leads 14.4%Pro Bowls 12.3%Longevity 10.8%

Monitor score 195.1 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity93

Peak97

Accolades83

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Rushing Yards in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

1992 · RB · all-time

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
1990	937	58.6	1,477+540	86.9
1991	1,563	97.7	2,274+711	133.8
1992	1,713	107.1	2,416+703	142.1
1993	1,486	106.1	2,365+879	139.1
1994	1,484	98.9	2,098+614	123.4
1995	1,773	110.8	2,323+550	136.7
1996	1,204	80.3	1,712+508	100.7
1997	1,074	67.1	1,419+345	83.5
1998	1,332	83.3	1,635+303	96.2
1999	1,392	92.8	1,642+250	96.6
2000	1,197	74.8	1,251+54	73.6
2001	1,021	72.9	1,217+196	71.6
2002	975	60.9	1,000+25	58.8
2003	256	25.6	498+242	29.3
2004	937	62.5	973+36	57.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Emmitt Smith 2003–2004

2003 · cause not documented · 63%

Emmitt Smith

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1990 Draft Class· this player went #17

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator