Justin Smith ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Smith in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Smith a career score of 82, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Justin Smith
5× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 5% all-time pass rushersIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2010Team Carrier · #599
Height6'4"
Weight285 lb
Born
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2001 | 21–22 | CIN | 15 | — | 45 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8.5 | 28.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 22–23 | CIN | 16 | — | 52 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 23–24 | CIN | 15 | — | 54 | 35 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 24–25 | CIN | 16 | — | 65 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | 63 | 43 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 26–27 | CIN | 16 | — | 75 | 44 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27–28 | CIN | 16 | — | 75 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 28–29 | SF | 16 | — | 69 | 44 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 7.0 | 31.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29–30 | SF | 16 | — | 48 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 6.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 30–31 | SF | 16 | — | 64 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 8.5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 31–32 | SF | 16 | — | 51 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 7.5 | 33.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 32–33 | SF | 14 | — | 61 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 33–34 | SF | 15 | — | 40 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 6.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 780 | 73.1% | 69 | 15.1% |
| 2014 | 34–35 | SF | 16 | — | 39 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 5.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 694 | 66.6% | 6 | 1.4% |
| Career | — | 219 | — | 801 | 531 | 270 | 83 | 152 | 86.0 | 321.0 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,474 | 69.9% | 75 | 8.2% | |
Career Value · VORP
278 career value over replacement — #164 all-time of 4,649. 19.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #4 (Rd 1) · CIN · 2001 · +20.6 vs expected KV-H
82actual
61.4 expected · Δ+20.6
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