D.J. Reed is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Reed in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Reed's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Reached 4% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 89%.
Career Value · VORP
62 career value over replacement — #1781 all-time of 4,649. 7.8/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #142 (Rd 5) · SF · 2018 · +26.4 vs expected KV-H
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Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
D.J. inherited the New York Jets DB room from Jordan Whitehead (2022–2023), and handed it to Sauce Gardner (2022–2025).
D.J. inherited the Seattle Seahawks DB room from Quandre Diggs (2019–2025), and handed it to Coby Bryant (2022–2025).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Joined DET (from NYJ)
Last recorded season with DET
Joined NYJ (from SEA)
Joined SEA (from SF)
Drafted by SF — Round 5, Pick 142
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NYJ | 0 | W2Questionable· KneeW7Questionable· GroinW15Doubtful· Groin |
| 2023 | NYJ | 2 | W5Out· ConcussionW6Out· Concussion |
| 2022 | NYJ | 0 | W1Questionable· Knee |
| 2021 | SEA | 0 | W2Questionable· CalfW11Questionable· Groin / Knee |
| 2020 | SEA | 0 | W8Questionable· HamstringW12Questionable· Foot |
| 2018 | SF | 1 | W13Out· Heel / Chest |
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | → 2025 INT | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
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88% match
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Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 8 seasons (2018–2025) — a true nomad. The crest trail: