Deltha O'Neal ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places O'Neal in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns O'Neal a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Deltha O'Neal
2× Pro BowlTop 2% all-time defensive backsIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001Two-Way Profile
Height5'11"
Weight194 lb
BornJan 30, 1977
Age49
College
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 2000 | 23–24 | DEN | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 24–25 | DEN | 16 | — | 61 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 25 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 25–26 | DEN | 16 | — | 63 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 26–27 | DEN | 6 | — | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | CIN | 11 | — | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 28–29 | CIN | 15 | — | 59 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 29–30 | CIN | 12 | — | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 30–31 | CIN | 16 | — | 52 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 31–32 | NE | 16 | — | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 112 | — | 352 | 305 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 34 | 101 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
175 career value over replacement — #484 all-time of 4,649. 19.4/season above a replacement-level CB.
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Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · DEN · 2000 · +22.1 vs expected KV-H
79actual
56.9 expected · Δ+22.1
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