Malcolm Smith is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Smith in the top half 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.
Malcolm Smith
Top 34% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Height6'0"
Weight225 lb
BornJul 5, 1989
Age37
CollegeUSCSee College Stats
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2011
A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 27 · #2790 · Role PlayerWorth 27 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 61% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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Career Value · VORP
27 career value over replacement — #2790 all-time of 4,649. 3.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #242 (Rd 7) · SEA · 2011 · +32.6 vs expected KV-H
51actual
18.4 expected · Δ+32.6
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