Lamar Smith is a career quality starter — a running back 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.
Lamar Smith
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1994 | 23–24 | SEA | 2 | — | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | SEA | 12 | — | 36 | 215 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | SEA | 16 | — | 153 | 680 | 8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 58 | 0 | — | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | SEA | 12 | — | 91 | 392 | 2 | 4.3 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 183 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | NO | 14 | — | 138 | 457 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 249 | 2 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 20 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | — | 125.0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28–29 | NO | 13 | — | 60 | 205 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 13 | 21.7 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 151 | 1 | 66.7% | 7.5 | 5.0 | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | MIA | 14 | — | 281 | 1,063 | 14 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 59 | 21.0 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 180 | 2 | 79.4% | 6.7 | 5.3 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30–31 | MIA | 16 | — | 313 | 968 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 47 | 15.0 | 3 | 35 | 30 | 234 | 2 | 85.7% | 7.8 | 6.7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 31–32 | CAR | 11 | — | 209 | 737 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 32 | 15.3 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 167 | 0 | 76.9% | 8.3 | 6.4 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 32–33 | NO | 4 | — | 11 | 61 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 114 | — | 1,294 | 4,777 | 38 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 155 | 12.0 | 6 | 126 | 155 | 1,234 | 7 | 123.0% | 8.0 | 9.8 | — | 33 | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 20 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | — | 87.5 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
124 career value over replacement — #823 all-time of 4,649. 13.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #73 (Rd 3) · SEA · 1994 · +27.8 vs expected KV-H
68actual
40.2 expected · Δ+27.8
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