Tre'Quan Smith is a career quality starter — a receiver 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.
Reached 9% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 90%.
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15 career value over replacement — #3379 all-time of 4,649. 3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #91 (Rd 3) · NO · 2018 · +14.7 vs expected KV-H
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Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
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Tre'Quan inherited the New Orleans Saints WR room from Ted Ginn (2017–2019), and handed it to Marquez Callaway (2020–2023).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Joined DEN (from NO)
Last recorded season with DEN
Drafted by NO — Round 3, Pick 91
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NO | 1 | W1Out· Groin |
| 2022 | NO | 1 | W1Out· ShoulderW2Questionable· Shoulder |
| 2021 | NO | 2 | W1Out· HamstringW16Questionable· ShoulderW17Out· Chest |
| 2020 | NO | 1 | W16Out· Ankle |
| 2019 | NO | 5 | W3Out· AnkleW4Out· AnkleW6Out· AnkleW7Out· AnkleW8Out· Ankle |
| 2018 | NO | 0 | W12Questionable· Foot |
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
Rec Yds 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 Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 427 | 32.8 | 434+7 | 25.5 |
| 2019 | 234 | 23.4 | 279+45 | 16.4 |
| 2020 | 448 | 34.5 | 481+33 | 28.3 |
| 2021 | 377 | 37.7 | 566+189 | 33.3 |
| 2022 | 278 | 30.9 | 453+175 | 26.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
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