Denard Walker is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Walker in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Walker's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 24 | TEN | 11 | — | 68 | 56 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | 83 | 68 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | TEN | 15 | — | 45 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | TEN | 15 | — | 44 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | DEN | 15 | — | 53 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | DEN | 16 | — | 58 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | MIN | 15 | — | 51 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | OAK | 15 | — | 40 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | OAK | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 122 | — | 445 | 388 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 13 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
58 career value over replacement — #1871 all-time of 4,649. 6.4/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #75 (Rd 3) · TEN · 1997 · +17.7 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24 | TEN | 11 | — | 68 | 56 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
| 1998 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | 83 | 68 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7.6 |
| 1999 | 26 | TEN | 15 | — | 45 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2000 | 27 | TEN | 15 | — | 44 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2001 | 28 | DEN | 15 | — | 53 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2002 | 29 | DEN | 16 | — | 58 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2003 | 30 | MIN | 15 | — | 51 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2004 | 31 | OAK | 15 | — | 40 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 32 | OAK | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Career | 122 | 445 | 388 | 30 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 59.2 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 57.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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