Fred Smoot is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Smoot in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Smoot's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Fred Smoot
Height5'11"
Weight185 lb
BornApr 17, 1979
Age47
Rookie yr
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 104 · #1056 · High-ValueWorth 104 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 24% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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Career Value · VORP
104 career value over replacement — #1056 all-time of 4,649. 11.6/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #45 (Rd 2) · WAS · 2001 · +15.6 vs expected KV-H
65actual
49.4 expected · Δ+15.6
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