Aqib Talib ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Talib in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Talib a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Aqib Talib
5× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 2% all-time defensive backsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2010Team Carrier · #211
Height6'1"
Weight209 lb
BornFeb 13, 1986
Age40
College
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2008 | 22–23 | TB | 15 | — | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23–24 | TB | 15 | — | 62 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24–25 | TB | 11 | — | 36 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25–26 | TB | 12 | — | 32 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | TOT | 9 | — | 40 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | NE | 5 | — | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | TB | 4 | — | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | NE | 13 | — | 41 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 844 | 93.4% | 18 | 4.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 28–29 | DEN | 15 | — | 62 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 916 | 87.5% | 2 | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29–30 | DEN | 15 | — | 44 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 977 | 95.2% | 52 | 11.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 30–31 | DEN | 13 | — | 42 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 871 | 94.0% | 48 | 12.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31–32 | DEN | 12 | — | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 750 | 82.6% | 28 | 6.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 32–33 | LAR | 7 | — | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 388 | 79.0% | — | 0.0% | 31 | 20 | 0.6 | 78.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 33–34 | LAR | 5 | — | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 334 | 96.8% | — | 0.0% | 31 | 18 | 0.6 | 113.8 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 151 | — | 442 | 365 | 77 | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 35 | 124 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 5,080 | — | 148 | — | 62 | 38 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
229 career value over replacement — #270 all-time of 4,649. 19.1/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #20 (Rd 1) · TB · 2008 · +22.3 vs expected KV-H
78actual
55.7 expected · Δ+22.3
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