Darius Slay ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Slay in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Slay a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Darius Slay

6× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 5% all-time defensive backsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2017 Team Carrier · #551

Height6'0"

Weight192 lb

BornJan 1, 1991

Age35

College

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #551 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2018 DET·6 team wins#21

Interceptions · 3 · score 5

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Interceptions leader

Career Value · VORP

180 career value over replacement — #457 all-time of 4,649. 13.8/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×1 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · DET · 2013 · +20.2 vs expected KV-H

75actual

54.8 expected · Δ+20.2

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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: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage7/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.987See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.987Snap share85.6%Def snaps10,719ReliableCV 0.33

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+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2013

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2013 class

4.36s

40-Yard

Elite · 93th pct

Pos 93thAll 97thClass Pos 97thClass All 99th

35.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 70thClass Pos 46thClass All 78th

124"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 83thClass Pos 46thClass All 81th

14 reps

Bench

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 13thClass Pos 43thClass All 19th

6.90s

3-Cone

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 83thClass Pos 36thClass All 76th

4.21s

Shuttle

Below avg · 40th pct

Pos 40thAll 73thClass Pos 30thClass All 75th

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

11 playoff games

Defense

Tkl39Solo29Ast10Int1PD8

Snap Counts

Def659Def%93.5%ST7ST%2.3%

College Stats

Mississippi State; Itawamba JCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi State; Itawamba JC), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined PIT (from PHI)
2025final season
Last recorded season with PIT
2020team change
Joined PHI (from DET)
2013draft
Drafted by DET — Round 2, Pick 36

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 192 lb

Frame

192 lb at 4.36s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 124" broad

Explosion

14 reps

Bench power

Injury History

10 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	PHI	2	W7Questionable· KneeW9Out· GroinW13Out· ConcussionW18Doubtful· Not injury related - coach's decision
2023	PHI	5	W6Out· KneeW15Out· KneeW16Out· KneeW17Out· KneeW18Out· Knee
2020	PHI	0	W6Questionable· ConcussionW13Questionable· CalfW15Questionable· Concussion
2019	DET	1	W4Questionable· HamstringW6Questionable· HamstringW7Questionable· HamstringW8Out· HamstringW9Questionable· Hamstring
2018	DET	1	W3Questionable· ConcussionW9Questionable· KneeW10Out· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· Ankle
2016	DET	1	W8Out· HamstringW9Questionable· HamstringW15Questionable· HamstringW16Doubtful· HamstringW17Questionable· Hamstring
2015	DET	0	W12Questionable· Neck
2013	DET	0	W14Doubtful· KneeW15Doubtful· KneeW16Doubtful· Knee

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 13-season peers. See all →

peak 80

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D2013

B2014

B2015

B2016

A+2017

B2018

B2019

C+2020

B2021

B+2022

B2023

C2024

C2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

88%

20132025

2023 · Knee · 71%2025 · cause not documented · 59%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →

20%

Active · Building

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 27.8%Pro Bowls 25%Longevity 25%All-Pro 16.7%League Leads 5.6%

Monitor score 72 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

What Would It Take?

To reach 50% HOF probability (score target: 110 · current: 72 · gap: +38)

4 more selections(First-Team All-Pro · 12 pts each · +48 pts total)

4 more more seasons started(Starter Seasons · 1.5 pts each · +6 pts total)

10 more seasons leading the NFL(League Lead · 4 pts each · +40 pts total)

Paths ranked cheapest first · accolade-based, data-calibrated vs actual enshrinement

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity87

Peak80

Accolades28

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Era Translator

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
2013	0	0	0	0
2014	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2015	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2016	2	0.2	2	0.1
2017	8	0.5	6-2	0.4
2018	3	0.2	3	0.2
2019	2	0.1	2	0.1
2020	1	0.1	1	0.1
2021	3	0.2	3	0.2
2022	3	0.2	3	0.2
2023	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2024	0	0	0	0
2025	0	0	0	0

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

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 13 seasons (2013–2025) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

DET 2013–2019 PHI 2020–2024 PIT 2025

Darius Slay 2020–2024

Darius Slay

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2013

Postseason Career

Defense

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2013 Draft Class· this player went #36

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography