Also in other sports:nbaOtis Smith (SG/SF · 1987–1992).

Otis Smith is a career quality starter — a defensive 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.

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Otis Smith

Top 17% all-time defensive backsIron Man

Height5'11"

Weight198 lb

BornOct 22, 1965

Age60

College

Career Value · VORP

130 career value over replacement — #775 all-time of 4,649. 13/season above a replacement-level CB.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1991	25–26	PHI	15	—	25	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	3	2	—	—	—
1992	26–27	PHI	16	—	31	28	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	3	2	—	—	—
1993	27–28	PHI	15	—	10	10	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	—	—
1994	28–29	PHI	16	—	33	31	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	2	0	—	—	—
1995	29–30	NYJ	11	—	41	34	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	16	0	—	—	—
1996	30–31	TOT	—	—	38	33	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	8	0	—	—	—
1996	30–31	NE	—	—	36	31	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	8	0	—	—	—
1996	30–31	NYJ	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1997	31–32	NYJ	16	—	69	56	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	17	1	—	—	—
1998	32–33	NYJ	16	—	70	57	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	15	0	—	—	—
1999	33–34	NYJ	1	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	—	0	0
2000	34–35	NE	15	—	58	48	10	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	11	1	1	0	0
2001	35–36	NE	15	—	48	41	7	2	2	2.0	6.0	5	19	0	2	2	0
2002	36–37	NE	14	—	44	37	7	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	7	2	1	0	0
2003	37–38	DET	14	—	54	44	10	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	5	1	1	0	0
Career		—	164	—	524	424	34	7	2	5.0	14.0	29	110	9	5	2	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1991	25–26	PHI	15	—	25	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	3	2	—	—	—	7.1
1992	26–27	PHI	16	—	31	28	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	3	2	—	—	—	4.4
1993	27–28	PHI	15	—	10	10	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	—	—	4.1
1994	28–29	PHI	16	—	33	31	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	2	0	—	—	—	4.4
1995	29–30	NYJ	11	—	41	34	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	16	0	—	—	—	10.3
1996	30–31	TOT	—	—	38	33	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	8	0	—	—	—	5.5
1996	30–31	NE	—	—	36	31	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	8	0	—	—	—	5.5
1996	30–31	NYJ	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	5.5
1997	31–32	NYJ	16	—	69	56	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	17	1	—	—	—	13.2
1998	32–33	NYJ	16	—	70	57	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	15	0	—	—	—	8.8
1999	33–34	NYJ	1	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—
2000	34–35	NE	15	—	58	48	10	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	11	1	1	0	0	8.4
2001	35–36	NE	15	—	48	41	7	2	2	2.0	6.0	5	19	0	2	2	0	13.5
2002	36–37	NE	14	—	44	37	7	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	7	2	1	0	0	7.9
2003	37–38	DET	14	—	54	44	10	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	5	1	1	0	0	6.4
Career			164		524	424	34	7	2	—	—	29	110	9	5	2	0	94

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 42.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production