Stone Smartt

Career StatsC

Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
Career		53	38	432	1
2025		15	7	52	0
2024		15	16	208	0
2023		16

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Stone Smartt's $1.29M deal lands at a C+ Contract Value Index, signaling a measured outcome for Philadelphia. The contract reflects the floor-level compensation appropriate for a replacement-level tight end operating in a veteran's league—the 2025 season production of 52 receiving yards across 15 games confirms Smartt remains a depth piece without reliable offensive utility, despite his converted-quarterback background providing modest intrigue in specialized packages. At $1.29M annually on a one-year term, this deal carries minimal cap risk and zero guaranteed-money commitment, which is exactly the framework you'd expect for a camp body competing for a roster spot on an established playoff team; the Eagles can walk away with zero dead cap consequences if Smartt fails to earn a regular-season role. As a fourth-year player at age 27, Smartt occupies a developmental crossroads where his trajectory is no longer ascending—the fact that fans associate him with a brutish hit on a Giants defender rather than receiving production tells you where his value proposition stands. The CVI verdict reflects the reality: this is a low-risk, low-reward flier that costs Philadelphia nothing if it fails, and offers the organization optionality if an unexpected camp breakout emerges. Unless preseason produces an outlier performance, Smartt is destined for another practice squad cycle, and the contract itself is structured precisely to accommodate that outcome without roster disruption.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Stone's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Stone Smartt's on-field production earns a C performance grade against tight end peers across the league. His 2025 season saw him accumulate 52 receiving yards across 15 games, a statistical footprint that screams replacement-level contributor rather than reliable offensive weapon. While his 4 tackles suggests he at least showed up in run defense, that modest defensive contribution cannot mask the reality that he generated virtually no impact in the passing game — the primary skill set expected from the position. As a fourth-year player competing in a crowded Eagles tight end room during the offseason, Smartt is operating as a depth piece and camp body, the kind of low-stakes signing that generates minimal internal urgency or fan enthusiasm. His pedigree as a converted quarterback may provide some theoretical utility for specialized packages, but until he demonstrates meaningful offensive production in training camp, another practice squad stint appears far more likely than a Week 1 roster spot. The media narrative around this signing has been consistently muted — five outlets covered the deal with polite indifference — because his on-field track record simply does not support elevation to a meaningful role.

How Stone Compares at the Position

Stone Smartt ranks 60th of 164 graded tight ends by performance. That slots Stone between Mo Alie-cox (C) just ahead and Kylen Granson (C) just behind.

Fan Sentiment

Stone Smartt's arrival in Philadelphia barely registers as a blip on the radar, and the C sentiment grade reflects exactly that — a low-stakes signing that generated mild coverage without any real enthusiasm or backlash. Five outlets picked up the story, and the collective tone was consistent: this is a camp body addition to a crowded tight end room, not a meaningful roster upgrade, with Smartt's background as a converted quarterback providing the only thread of genuine intrigue. That quarterback pedigree at least fuels a narrative around football IQ and potential utility in specialized packages, but it cannot offset the larger perception problem — his F performance grade signals that his on-field production has been negligible, and the 2025 season's numbers (52 receiving yards across 15 games) confirm he has operated as a replacement-level contributor rather than a reliable offensive weapon. The detail that fans most associate him with a punishing hit on a Giants player rather than any receiving production says everything about where he stands as a tight end prospect. With the Eagles sitting at 11-6 as the NFC's third seed heading into a regular season that is still months away, there is no urgency narrative pushing Smartt's stock up — he is a preseason long shot competing for a depth spot, and unless camp produces a breakout moment, another practice squad stint looks like the most likely outcome.