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Jimmy Smith

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Jacksonville Jaguars · WR

Jimmy Smith recorded 178 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

69.0

rec yds/gm

-0.0

rush yds/gm

11

playoff games

178

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jimmy Smith's most significant indexed performances.

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

BALTIMORERAVENS

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2000

15 rec · 291 rec yds · 3 rec TD

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2001

8 rec · 126 rec yds · 2 rec TD

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

New Orleans Saints vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 21, 1999

9 rec · 220 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Divisional Round

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Miami Dolphins vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

5 rec · 136 rec yds · 2 rec TD

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2000

9 rec · 132 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jimmy Smith's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 291 receiving yards · 15 receptions · 3 receiving touchdowns · 21 targets · 3 receptions of 40+ yards

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

BALTIMORERAVENS

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2000

15 rec · 291 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jimmy Smith's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1999

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1995–1999

Four straight playoff trips and two AFC title games

Jacksonville Jaguars · The expansion rocket

Tom Coughlin built an expansion roster with extraordinary speed, upsetting Denver in 1996 and going 14–2 three years later.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

Maurice Jones-Drew

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001NFL receptions leader · 1999Super Bowl champion · 1992, 199313 NFL seasons178 career games-1 career rushing yards862 career receptions12,287 career receiving yards67 career receiving touchdowns13 career solo tacklesDrafted by: DALDraft pick: 36Jersey: 8211 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 11, 1992Most recent: Jan 7, 2006

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history