Not to be confused withJustin Smith (LB · 2002–2005).

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.

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Justin Smith

5× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 5% all-time pass rushersIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2010 Team Carrier · #599

Height6'4"

Weight285 lb

Born

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #599 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2010 SF·6 team wins#25

Sacks · 9 · score 1

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 43% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

43% of the all-time Sacks leader

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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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: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage7/8 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)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

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.

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.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.104See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.104Snap share69.9%Def snaps1,474Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Combine · 2001

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2001 class

4.64s

40-Yard

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 54thClass Pos 83thClass All 59th

34"

Vertical

Above avg · 59th pct

Pos 59thAll 56thClass Pos 43thClass All 45th

117"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 53thClass Pos 53thClass All 65th

26 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 79thClass Pos 81thClass All 81th

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

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.

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Defense

Tkl33Solo25Ast8TFL3QBHits10Sk2.0Dis15.0

Snap Counts

Def132Def%72.7%ST11ST%15.3%

College Stats

MissouriCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Missouri), 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.

Movementderived from season history

2014final season
Last recorded season with SF
2008team change
Joined SF (from CIN)
2001draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 1, Pick 4

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 285 lb

Frame

267 lb at 4.64s

Size-speed

34" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

26 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	SF	0	W5Questionable· ShoulderW6Questionable· ShoulderW7Questionable· ShoulderW8Questionable· ShoulderW10Questionable· Shoulder
2012	SF	0	W16Questionable· ElbowW17Doubtful· Elbow / Triceps

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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 80

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

B+2001

B+2002

B2003

B+2004

B2005

B+2006

C+2007

B+2008

B+2009

A2010

B+2011

C+2012

B+2013

B2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 14 seasons.

98%

20012014

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 →

15%

Building a Case

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 32.9%Longevity 28.8%Pro Bowls 20.5%All-Pro 16.4%All-Time Ranks 1.4%

Monitor score 73 · 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

Longevity94

Peak80

Accolades23

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2001	8.5	0.6	8-0.5	0.5
2002	6.5	0.4	6-0.5	0.4
2003	5	0.3	5	0.3
2004	7.5	0.5	7-0.5	0.4
2005	5.5	0.3	6+0.5	0.3
2006	7	0.4	7	0.4
2007	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2008	7	0.4	7	0.4
2009	6	0.4	6	0.4
2010	8.5	0.5	9+0.5	0.5
2011	7.5	0.5	7-0.5	0.4
2012	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2013	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2014	5	0.3	5	0.3

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

Justin Smith 2008–2014

Justin Smith

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Defense

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #4

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator