Fernando 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.
Fernando Smith
Top 24% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
Height6'6"
Weight284 lb
BornAug 2, 1971
Age55
Rookie yr1994
Draft
A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 45 · #2191 · Above AverageWorth 45 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 48% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
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Career Value · VORP
45 career value over replacement — #2191 all-time of 4,649. 7.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #55 (Rd 2) · MIN · 1994 · +13.6 vs expected KV-H
61actual
47.4 expected · Δ+13.6
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