Champ Bailey is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 89 in the Knox value model. Bailey's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Champ Bailey
★ HALL OF FAME12× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 1% all-time defensive backsIron Legend👑 #1 Defensive Back · 2006⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2006Two-Way Profile
Height6'0"
Weight192 lb
BornJun 22, 1978
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position22
Depth
of 100
Reached 24% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
24% of the all-time Interceptions leader24
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Encyclopedia Coverage
Career Value · VORP
278 career value over replacement — #162 all-time of 4,649. 18.5/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #7 (Rd 1) · WAS · 1999 · +27.6 vs expected KV-H
89actual
61.4 expected · Δ+27.6
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