Deon Grant is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Grant in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Grant's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Deon Grant

Top 15% all-time defensive backsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001 Team Carrier · #185

Height6'2"

Weight215 lb

BornMar 14, 1979

Age47

CollegeTennessee

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #185 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

2001 CAR·1 team win#17

Interceptions · 5 · score 54

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Interceptions leader

Career Value · VORP

175 career value over replacement — #485 all-time of 4,649. 15.9/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #57 (Rd 2) · CAR · 2000 · +20 vs expected KV-H

66actual

46 expected · Δ+20

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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: 92%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 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)Not available for this player

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.

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 · 2000

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

DB · 2000 class

4.50s

40-Yard

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 79thClass Pos 63thClass All 86th

15 reps

Bench

Below avg · 46th pct

Pos 46thAll 18thClass Pos 47thClass All 16th

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.

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

Tkl45Solo36Ast9Int2PD9FR1

College Stats

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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

2011final season
Last recorded season with NYG
2010team change
Joined NYG (from SEA)
2007team change
Joined SEA (from JAX)
2004team change
Joined JAX (from CAR)
2000draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 2, Pick 57

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 215 lb

Frame

209 lb at 4.50s

Size-speed

15 reps

Bench power

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 70

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

B+2001

B2002

B2003

C+2004

B2005

B2006

B2007

B2008

B2009

B2010

C+2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

99%

20012011

Durability IQ

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

Iron

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
2001	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2002	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2003	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2004	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2005	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2006	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2007	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2008	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2009	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2010	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2011	1	0.1	0-1	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 4 crestsLeague board →

Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 11 seasons (2001–2011) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

CAR 2001–2003 JAX 2004–2006 SEA 2007–2009 NYG 2010–2011

Deon Grant 2004–2006

Deon Grant 2007–2009

Deon Grant 2010–2011

Deon Grant

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #57

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography