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

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Desmond Trufant

1× Pro BowlTop 27% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2019

Height6'1"

Weight190 lb

BornSep 10, 1990

Age35

CollegeWashington See College Stats

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2013	22–23	ATL	15	—	69	54	15	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	17	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,000	96.1%	6	1.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	23–24	ATL	16	—	60	52	8	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	16	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,076	99.3%	60	13.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	24–25	ATL	16	—	40	33	7	1	2	1.0	4.0	1	11	0	2	1	0	—	0.0%	966	92.8%	146	36.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	25–26	ATL	9	—	29	24	5	1	2	2.0	5.0	1	4	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	591	92.6%	67	24.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	26–27	ATL	15	—	38	33	5	3	1	1.0	5.0	2	12	0	3	1	0	—	0.0%	901	92.1%	65	16.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	27–28	ATL	16	—	64	53	11	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	12	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,060	96.9%	11	2.5%	98	58	0.6	87.6	11.1	4	3	0	4	4	0.1
2019	28–29	ATL	8	—	18	13	5	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	521	89.1%	—	0.0%	38	25	0.7	100.9	13.1	0	0	0	0	4	0.2
2020	29–30	DET	6	—	20	16	4	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	324	77.3%	—	0.0%	32	22	0.7	111.3	9.7	1	0	0	1	5	0.2
2021	30–31	TOT	7	—	17	14	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	6	0	—	0	0	—	—	233	—	11	—	30	14	0.5	69.4	12.6	0	0	0	0	2	0.1
2021	30–31	LV	5	—	14	12	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	176	35.5%	10	4.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	30–31	NO	2	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	57	40.0%	1	2.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	115	—	355	292	63	10	7	6.0	23.0	14	89	3	7	2	0	—	0.0%	6,672	88.5%	366	11.9%	198	119	—	—	—	5	3	0	5	15	—

Career Value · VORP

93 career value over replacement — #1233 all-time of 4,649. 10.3/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #22 (Rd 1) · ATL · 2013 · +4.3 vs expected KV-H

60actual

55.7 expected · Δ+4.3

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Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2013	22–23	ATL	15	15*	69	54	15	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	17	1	1	0	10.6
2014	23–24	ATL	16	16*	60	52	8	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	16	0	1	0	10.9
2015	24–25	ATL	16	15*	40	33	7	1	2	1.0	4.0	1	11	0	2	1	8.8
2016	25–26	ATL	9	8*	29	24	5	1	2	2.0	5.0	1	4	2	—	0	5.4
2017	26–27	ATL	15	14*	38	33	5	3	1	1.0	5.0	2	12	0	3	1	9.6
2018	27–28	ATL	16	16*	64	53	11	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	12	0	—	0	7.9
2019	28–29	ATL	8	8*	18	13	5	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	7	0	—	0	6.4
2020	29–30	DET	6	5*	20	16	4	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	4	0	—	0	3.3
2021	30–31	TOT	7	—	17	14	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	6	0	—	0	3.6
2021	30–31	LV	5	—	14	12	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	0	—	0	3.6
2021	30–31	NO	2	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	3.6
Career			108	97*	355	292	63	10	7	—	—	14	89	3	7	2	66.5

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	22–23	ATL	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,000	96.1%	6	1.3%
2014	23–24	ATL	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,076	99.3%	60	13.3%
2015	24–25	ATL	16	15*	—	0.0%	966	92.8%	146	36.0%
2016	25–26	ATL	9	8*	—	0.0%	591	92.6%	67	24.3%
2017	26–27	ATL	15	14*	—	0.0%	901	92.1%	65	16.2%
2018	27–28	ATL	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,060	96.9%	11	2.5%
2019	28–29	ATL	9	8*	—	0.0%	521	89.1%	—	0.0%
2020	29–30	DET	6	5*	—	0.0%	324	77.3%	—	0.0%
2021	30–31	TOT	10	—	—	—	233	—	11	—
2021	30–31	LV	8	—	—	0.0%	176	35.5%	10	4.3%
2021	30–31	NO	2	—	—	0.0%	57	40.0%	1	2.0%
Career			113	97*	—	—	6,672	—	366	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	27–28	ATL	16	16*	98	58	0.6	87.6	11.1	4	3	4	4	0.1
2019	28–29	ATL	9	8*	38	25	0.7	100.9	13.1	0	0	0	4	0.2
2020	29–30	DET	6	5*	32	22	0.7	111.3	9.7	1	0	1	5	0.2
2021	30–31	TOT*	10	—	30	14	0.5	69.4	12.6	0	0	0	2	0.1
Career			41	29*	198	119	—	—	—	5	3	5	15	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

* Advanced source publishes an all-team season aggregate only. Exact team stints and team-specific counting stats remain available in the primary season tables.

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 41.4

Availability 16.6

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2013bestavg 57

INTs career shape vs similar cornerbacks

2013-2020

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best INTs season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.