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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All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Interceptions leader13

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 92%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

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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)Not available for this player

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 DayNot available for this player

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.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl15Solo11Ast4Int1PD4

College Stats

Missouri; Taft CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Missouri; Taft College), 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.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

Top Teammates

Bobby HamiltonDE6y Victor GreenDB5y Eric AllenCB4y Mo LewisOLB4y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Otis inherited the New England Patriots DB room from Lawyer Milloy (1996–2002), and handed it to Steve Israel (1997–1999).

Corwin Brown 1993–1996Ty Law 1995–2004Willie Clay 1996–1998Lawyer Milloy 1996–2002Otis Smith 1996–2002Steve Israel

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined DET (from NE)
2003final season
Last recorded season with DET
2000team change
Joined NE (from NYJ)
1997team change
Joined NYJ (from NE)
1996team change
Joined NE (from NYJ)
1995team change
Joined NYJ (from PHI)
1991signing
Entered the NFL with PHI

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 198 lb

Frame

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 72

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

C+1991

C1992

C1993

A+1995

A1997

C+1998

C+2000

B+2001

C+2002

C+2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

85%

Era Translator

INT 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 INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
1991	2	0.1	1-1	0
1992	1	0.1	0-1	0
1993	1	0.1	0-1	0
1995	6	0.5	6	0.4
1997	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1998	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2000	1	0.1	0-1	0
2001	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2002	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2003	1	0.1	0-1	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026