Jackie Smith is a career quality starter — a tight end 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.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1963 | 23 | STL | 9 | — | — | 28 | 445 | 2 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 24 | STL | 8 | — | — | 47 | 657 | 4 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 25 | STL | 14 | — | — | 41 | 648 | 2 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 26 | STL | 14 | — | — | 45 | 810 | 3 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 27 | STL | 14 | — | — | 56 | 1,205 | 9 | — | 21.5 | — | — | — | 9 | 86 | 0 | 9.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 28 | STL | 14 | — | — | 49 | 789 | 2 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — | 12 | 163 | 3 | 13.6 | 25.0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 29 | STL | 14 | — | — | 43 | 561 | 1 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 30 | STL | 14 | — | — | 37 | 637 | 4 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | 5 | 43 | 0 | 8.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 31 | STL | 9 | — | — | 21 | 379 | 4 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 32 | STL | 14 | — | — | 26 | 407 | 2 | — | 15.7 | — | — | — | 5 | 31 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 33 | STL | 14 | — | — | 41 | 600 | 1 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — | 1 | -14 | 0 | -14.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 34 | STL | 14 | — | — | 25 | 413 | 3 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 35 | STL | 7 | — | — | 13 | 246 | 2 | — | 18.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 36 | STL | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 37 | STL | 1 | — | — | 5 | 49 | 1 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 160 | — | 0 | 480 | 7,868 | 40 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | 38 | 327 | 3 | 8.6 | 7.9 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
199 career value over replacement — #375 all-time of 4,649. 15.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 23 | STL | 9 | — | — | 28 | 445 | 2 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 24 | STL | 8 | — | — | 47 | 657 | 4 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 25 | STL | 14 | — | — | 41 | 648 | 2 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 26 | STL | 14 | — | — | 45 | 810 | 3 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 27 | STL | 14 | — | — | 56 | 1,205 | 9 | — | 21.5 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 28 | STL | 14 | — | — | 49 | 789 | 2 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 29 | STL | 14 | — | — | 43 | 561 | 1 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 30 | STL | 14 | — | — | 37 | 637 | 4 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 31 | STL | 9 | — | — | 21 | 379 | 4 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 32 | STL | 14 | — | — | 26 | 407 | 2 | — | 15.7 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 33 | STL | 14 | — | — | 41 | 600 | 1 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 34 | STL | 14 | — | — | 25 | 413 | 3 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 35 | STL | 7 | — | — | 13 | 246 | 2 | — | 18.9 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 36 | STL | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 37 | STL | 1 | — | — | 5 | 49 | 1 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| Career | 160 | 0 | 480 | 7,868 | 40 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
Blend 67.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 99%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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