Geno Smith has been around the NFL block and now he's back where he started, kind of, after being traded from the Raiders to the Jets. And along the way in his 12 seasons he's racked up a lot of different metrics. Here is Geno Smith by the numbers:
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Smith had two award-winning seasons with Seattle. In 2022 and '23, he was named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster. In '22 he also came in ninth in the NFL MVP voting. Also in '22, he was named the league's Comeback Player of the Year with 4,282 passing yards, 30 TD passes to 11 INTs and a 100.9 rating. This following the '19 season, in which he didn't play, and '20 and '21 combined, when he appeared in only 5 games for the Seahawks playing behind Russell Wilson.
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Apples to oranges, of course, but Joe Namath's 4,007 passing yards in 1967 not only marked the first 4,000-yard passing season in pro football history but also was the only 4,000-yard season in franchise history. Smith, on the other hand, had those 4,282 yards in '22 and a career-high 4,320 in 2024, so he has twice as many 4,000-yard seasons in the last four years as the Jets have had in 65 years. Perhaps Smith can be fruitful and produce another gem with the '26 Jets.
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Last season didn't work out well for Smith or for the Raiders, and their 3-14 record wasn't solely on the QB's shoulders. But even including his numbers from Las Vegas along with his previous stats from three years as Seattle's starter and he can proudly say "I'm No. 4" if he were so moved. Because of all the NFL's QBs from 2022-25, Smith is fourth in pass attempts (2,097), completions (1,431). completion percentage (68.2%), as well as fifth in passing yards (15,251).
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Smith has been a good fourth-quarter QB in his pro career with 19 game-winning drives and 13 fourth-quarter comebacks on his ledger. Two comeback seasons stand out when he had five game-winning drives each. He mounted that many decisive drives for the Seahawks in 2023. And in his rookie season with the Jets, he also had five GWDs