Donnie Abraham ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Abraham in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Abraham a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 22–23 | TB | 12 | — | 58 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | TB | 16 | — | 54 | 44 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | TB | 13 | — | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1999 | 25–26 | TB | 16 | — | 63 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 24 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | TB | 16 | — | 55 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | TB | 15 | — | 36 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | NYJ | 16 | — | 46 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | NYJ | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30–31 | NYJ | 16 | — | 48 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 407 | 327 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 37 | 91 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
191 career value over replacement — #417 all-time of 4,649. 21.2/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #71 (Rd 3) · TB · 1996 · +34.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22–23 | TB | 12 | — | 58 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | 9.4 |
| 1997 | 23–24 | TB | 16 | — | 54 | 44 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | 9.9 |
| 1998 | 24–25 | TB | 13 | — | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 25–26 | TB | 16 | — | 63 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 24 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 15.8 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | TB | 16 | — | 55 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 15.3 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | TB | 15 | — | 36 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | NYJ | 16 | — | 46 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | NYJ | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 30–31 | NYJ | 16 | — | 48 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.3 |
| Career | 125 | 407 | 327 | 56 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 91 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 88.8 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 76.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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