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Bruce Smith

Bruce Bernard Smith

Position: DE
Height: 6-4    Weight: 262 lbs.

Born: June 18, 1963 in Norfolk, VA
College: Virginia Tech   (school history)
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 143 (12th overall since 1950)
11-time Pro Bowler & 8-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2009

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 21, 2013 7:25AM
All-Time Rank: #42. Chuck Bednarik… #43. Jim Parker… #44. Joe Schmidt… #45. BRUCE SMITH… #46. Deacon Jones… #47. Willie Wood… #48. Deion Sanders… 

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1985 22 BUF RDE 78 16 13 6.5 0 0 4 0 0 48 0 7
1986 23 BUF RDE 78 16 15 15.0 3 0 0 0 0 63 0 7
1987*+ 24 BUF RDE 78 12 12 12.0 3 0 2 15 1 78 0 15
1988*+ 25 BUF RDE 78 12 12 11.0 3 0 0 0 0 56 0 1 14
1989* 26 BUF RDE 78 16 16 13.0 88 0 15
1990*+ 27 BUF RDE 78 16 16 19.0 4 0 0 0 0 101 0 16
1991 28 BUF rde 78 5 5 1.5 18 0 2
1992* 29 BUF RDE 78 15 15 14.0 3 0 0 0 0 89 0 14
1993*+ 30 BUF RDE 78 16 16 14.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 108 0 18
1994*+ 31 BUF RDE 78 15 15 10.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 57 24 13
1995*+ 32 BUF RDE 78 15 15 10.5 1 0 1 0 0 52 22 10
1996*+ 33 BUF RDE 78 16 16 13.5 5 0 1 0 0 69 21 21
1997*+ 34 BUF RDE 78 16 16 14.0 49 16 14
1998* 35 BUF RDE 78 15 15 10.0 2 0 2 18 0 35 15 11
1999 36 BUF RDE 78 16 16 7.0 3 0 1 0 0 30 15 10
2000 37 WAS RDE 78 16 16 10.0 5 0 0 0 0 50 8 1 10
2001 38 WAS RDE 78 14 14 5.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 33 9 7
2002 39 WAS RDE 78 16 16 9.0 37 12 8
2003 40 WAS LDE 78 16 8 5.0 17 5 4
Career 279 267 200.0 2 0 0 0 2 43 0 15 33 1 1078 147 2 216
15 yrs BUF 217 213 171.0 2 0 0 0 0 35 0 14 33 1 941 113 1 187
4 yrs WAS 62 54 29.0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 1 0 0 137 34 1 29

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1985 22 BUF RDE 78 16 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
Career 279 267 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1987*+ 24 BUF RDE 78 12 12 1 1 6
1988*+ 25 BUF RDE 78 12 12 1 2
2000 37 WAS RDE 78 16 16 1 2
Career 279 267 1 1 2 10
15 yrs BUF 217 213 1 1 1 8
4 yrs WAS 62 54 1 2

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Bill Maas, Alex Karras, Julius Peppers, Haloti Ngata, Warren Sapp*, John Henderson, Mike Reid, Jack Youngblood*, Dwight White, Leonard Marshall
4 Julius Peppers, Haloti Ngata, Alex Karras, Dwight White, Warren Sapp*, Mike Reid, Richard Seymour, Leonard Marshall, Jack Youngblood*, Louie Kelcher
5 Alex Karras, Julius Peppers, Richard Seymour, Dwight Freeney, Dwight White, Chris Doleman*, Warren Sapp*, Chester McGlockton, Bill Stanfill, John Henderson
6 Richard Seymour, Julius Peppers, Bob Lilly*, Andy Robustelli*, Warren Sapp*, Bob Baumhower, Jared Allen, Kevin Williams, Jason Taylor, Chris Doleman*
7 Alex Karras, John Randle*, Richard Seymour, Gene Brito, Doug Atkins*, Bob Lilly*, Julius Peppers, Rulon Jones, Richard Dent*, Lee Roy Selmon*
8 Alex Karras, John Randle*, Doug Atkins*, Gene Brito, Julius Peppers, Richard Dent*, Ray Childress, Bob Lilly*, Richard Seymour, Henry Jordan*
9 John Randle*, Bob Lilly*, Alex Karras, Bob Baumhower, Julius Peppers, Willie Davis*, Ray Childress, Henry Jordan*, Deacon Jones*, Dan Hampton*
10 Jack Youngblood*, Alex Karras, Willie Davis*, Bob Lilly*, Henry Jordan*, Dan Hampton*, John Randle*, Jason Taylor, Deacon Jones*, Michael Strahan
11 Bob Lilly*, Jack Youngblood*, Michael Strahan, Doug Atkins*, Alex Karras, Randy White*, Willie Davis*, Gino Marchetti*, Dan Hampton*, Jason Taylor
12 Jack Youngblood*, Andy Robustelli*, Randy White*, Bob Lilly*, Jason Taylor, Gino Marchetti*, Joe Greene*, Michael Strahan, Warren Sapp*, Willie Davis*
13 Andy Robustelli*, Jack Youngblood*, Bob Lilly*, Randy White*, Joe Greene*, Gino Marchetti*, Michael Strahan, Jason Taylor, Merlin Olsen*, Alex Karras
14 Andy Robustelli*, Jack Youngblood*, Bob Lilly*, Joe Greene*, Gino Marchetti*, Merlin Olsen*, Michael Strahan, Randy White*, Jason Taylor, Reggie White*
15 Andy Robustelli*, Bob Lilly*, Jack Youngblood*, Merlin Olsen*, Joe Greene*, Michael Strahan, Gino Marchetti*, Reggie White*, Randy White*, Jason Taylor
16 Andy Robustelli*, Merlin Olsen*, Bob Lilly*, Jack Youngblood*, Reggie White*, Joe Greene*, Michael Strahan, Gino Marchetti*, Doug Atkins*, Carl Eller*
17 Andy Robustelli*, Merlin Olsen*, Bob Lilly*, Jack Youngblood*, Reggie White*, Joe Greene*, Gino Marchetti*, Michael Strahan, Doug Atkins*, Carl Eller*
18 Andy Robustelli*, Merlin Olsen*, Bob Lilly*, Jack Youngblood*, Reggie White*, Joe Greene*, Gino Marchetti*, Doug Atkins*, Michael Strahan, Carl Eller*
19 Andy Robustelli*, Merlin Olsen*, Bob Lilly*, Jack Youngblood*, Reggie White*, Joe Greene*, Gino Marchetti*, Doug Atkins*, Michael Strahan, Carl Eller*
Career Andy Robustelli*, Merlin Olsen*, Bob Lilly*, Jack Youngblood*, Reggie White*, Joe Greene*, Gino Marchetti*, Doug Atkins*, Michael Strahan, Carl Eller*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards
1990 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year
1996 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls
1987
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998

First-Team All-Pro
1987
1988
1990
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997

Approximate Value
1987 NFL 15 (5)
1993 NFL 18 (5)
1996 NFL 21 (1/46)
Career 216 (7)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 143 (12)

Non-Offensive TDs
1987 NFL 1 (6)

Games
Career 279 (16)

Games Started
Career 267 (5)

Playoff Games
Career 20 (55)

Playoff Games Started
Career 20 (15)

Fumble Return TD
1987 NFL 1 (1)

Sacks
1986 NFL 15.0 (5/67)
1987 NFL 12.0 (4)
1989 NFL 13.0 (9)
1990 NFL 19.0 (2/13)
1992 NFL 14.0 (9)
1993 NFL 14.0 (2)
1996 NFL 13.5 (2)
1997 NFL 14.0 (3)
Career 200.0 (1)

Safeties
1988 NFL 1 (2)
2000 NFL 1 (1)
Career 2 (22)

     

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19862nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19871st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19871st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19871st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19871st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19872nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19871st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19871st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19881st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19881st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19881st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19881st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19881st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19881st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19881st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19891st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19891st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19892nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19892nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19901st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19901st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19901st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19901st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19901st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19901st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19901st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19921st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19921st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19922nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19922nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19921st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19931st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19931st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19931st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19931st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19931st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19941st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19941st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19941st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19941st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19941st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19951st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19951st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19951st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19951st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19951st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19961st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19961st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19961st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19961st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19961st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19971st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19971st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19971st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19971st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19982nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press