Harrison Smith ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Smith in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Smith a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Reached 18% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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%.
Career Value · VORP
285 career value over replacement — #149 all-time of 4,649. 20.4/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #29 (Rd 1) · MIN · 2012 · +26.2 vs expected KV-H
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Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with MIN
Drafted by MIN — Round 1, Pick 29
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 0 | W2Questionable· HipW16Questionable· Foot |
| 2022 | MIN | 2 | W3Out· ConcussionW14Questionable· NeckW18Out· KneeW19Questionable· Knee |
| 2019 | MIN | 0 | W13Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2016 | MIN | 2 | W12Questionable· AnkleW14Out· AnkleW15Out· AnkleW16Questionable· Ankle |
| 2015 | MIN | 2 | W12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW14Out· Knee / HamstringW15Out· Knee / Hamstring |
| 2014 | MIN | 0 | W6Questionable· Ankle |
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 14-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 14 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →
What carries the case
Monitor score 78.3 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).
To reach 50% HOF probability (score target: 110 · current: 78.3 · gap: +31.7)
Paths ranked cheapest first · accolade-based, data-calibrated vs actual enshrinement
Career Fingerprint
Statistical profile across 5 dimensions
INT 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 INT | INT/G | → 2025 INT | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0.3 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0.3 | 4-1 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0.3 | 4-1 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
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Gave the Minnesota Vikings an entire corpus-attributed career — 14 seasons (2012–2025), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.