Vinson Smith is a career quality starter — a linebacker 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.
Vinson Smith
Top 25% all-time linebackersReliable Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1988 | 23 | ATL | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26 | DAL | 13 | — | 47 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27 | DAL | 16 | — | 38 | 29 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28 | CHI | 16 | — | 61 | 44 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29 | CHI | 12 | — | 29 | 19 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30 | CHI | 16 | — | 72 | 60 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31 | CHI | 15 | — | 51 | 42 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 32 | DAL | 14 | — | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 33 | NO | 15 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 34 | NO | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 121 | — | 330 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
65 career value over replacement — #1726 all-time of 4,649. 8.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
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