Donovan
Smith
OT
#79
Donovan Smith
#79OT
Kansas City Chiefs
Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 338 lbs · Age : 33
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2023 Offensive line
NFL stats →2023 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular offensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Offensive snaps
749
28th percentile
Starts
11
25th percentile
Games
12
Penalties
4
46th percentile
Penalties per 100 snaps
0.53
32th percentile
Offensive line play is measured as a unit. No public stat says who allowed a sack or opened a hole. His snaps, starts and penalties are his own; pass protection, run blocking and his WAR are his team's line's, split by snaps played.
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2024 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Games
12
WAR 2023
0.1
Games played
12
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (+3)
- 20210.3 WAR · 0.018 per game
- 2022-0.1 WAR · -0.008 per game
- 20230.1 WAR · 0.008 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-12 · 30 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2023
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite. Pass and run blocking: measures of his team's line.
OV · Overall
77
Established starter
- PBK
- Unit pass blocking (estimated)
- 98
- RBK
- Unit run blocking (estimated)
- 72
- DIS
- Discipline
- 60
- DUR
- Durability
- 67
- EX
- Experience
- 79
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PBK — Unit pass blocking (estimated) : Sacks and pressure his team's line allows: a unit measure, not the player. No public data isolates the lineman
- RBK — Unit run blocking (estimated) : Value of his team's runs: a unit measure, not the player. No public data isolates the lineman
- DIS — Discipline : Penalties avoided, per snap
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2023
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
25% of the EPA of passes thrown his way (the QB and line get the rest), above replacement.
The line's share of his team's offense (15% of targeted passes, 25% of other dropbacks, 55% of runs), split among linemen by snaps. A unit measure, not the player: no public data isolates the lineman.
A lineman's WAR is his team's line's, split by his snaps: it reflects the unit, not the player alone.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Snaps | Starts | Pen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | KC | 12 | 0.1 | 48 | 77 | 749 | 11 | 4 |
| 2022 | TB | 13 | -0.1 | 20 | 73 | 907 | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | TB | 17 | 0.3 | 98 | 90 | 1,148 | 17 | 7 |
Donovan Smith in five questions
What are Donovan Smith's stats in 2023?
Donovan Smith has 749 offensive snaps in 12 games in 2023.
How old and how tall is Donovan Smith?
Donovan Smith is 33 years old. He is 6'6" (198 cm) and weighs 337 lb (153 kg).
How good is Donovan Smith?
Donovan Smith produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023, 47th of 177 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 48 out of 100: around average for his position.
What number does Donovan Smith wear, and what team does he play for?
Donovan Smith plays for Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL, at OT, and wears number 79.
What is Donovan Smith's projection for 2024?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR in 2024, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
