Not to be confused withJimmy Smith (RB · 1984–1987) or Jimmy Smith (CB · 2011–2021).

Also in other sports:mlbJimmy Smith (SS · 1914–1922).

Jimmy Smith is one of the most consistent receivers of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Smith delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

WRJAX#82ACT

Jimmy Smith

5× Pro BowlTop 3% all-time WRsIron Legend🏆 Clutch · +44% playoffs

Height6'1"

Weight202 lb

BornFeb 9, 1969

Career Value · VORP

200 career value over replacement — #368 all-time of 4,649. 28.6/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 2×5 top-10 Mr. ReliableCV 0.21

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · DAL · 1992 · +25.2 vs expected KV-H

80actual

54.8 expected · Δ+25.2

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All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 39% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

39% of the all-time Receptions leader39

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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: 94%.

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.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 13.8 regular season → 19.8 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+44%

vs reg season

Career Milestones8

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

19991K career receiving yards
1999100 career receptions
20013K career receiving yards
2001250 career receptions
20025K career receiving yards
200225 career receiving TDs
2004

Understanding These Stats

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.

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt27Rec13Yds258TD2Ctch%48.1%Y/R19.8Y/Tgt9.61D10

College Stats

Jackson State UniversityCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Jackson State University), 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.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

Top Teammates

Kyle BradyTE7y Fred TaylorRB7y Donovin DariusDB7y Rob MeierDT6y

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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2005final season
Last recorded season with JAX
1999team change
Joined JAX (from DAL)
1992draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 2, Pick 36

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 202 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 82

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

A1999

B+2000

A2001

B+2002

B2003

B+2004

B+2005

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

96%

Era Translator

Rec 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 Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
1999	1,636	102.3	1,488-148	87.5
2000	1,213	80.9	1,211-2	71.2
2001	1,373	85.8	1,382+9	81.3
2002	1,027	64.2	987-40	58.1
2003	805	67.1	1,059+254	62.3
2004	1,172	73.3	1,174+2	69.1
2005	1,023	63.9	979-44	57.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

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.

500 career receptions

20058K career 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.

Durability IQ

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

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →

13%

Longshot

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 41.7%Pro Bowls 21.9%Longevity 21.9%League Leads 11.7%All-Time Ranks 2.9%

Monitor score 68.6 · 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

Longevity84

Peak82

Accolades19

Consistency79

Per-Snap50

Career Geography

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Gave the Jacksonville Jaguars an entire corpus-attributed career — 7 seasons (1999–2005), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.

Jimmy Smith

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

1992 Draft Class· this player went #36

Career Geography