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.
Reached 17% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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%.
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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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Donnie inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB room from Charles Dimry (1994–1996), and handed it to Ronde Barber (1997–2012).
Donnie inherited the New York Jets DB room from Sam Garnes (2002–2003), and handed it to Erik Coleman (2004–2007).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with NYJ
Joined NYJ (from TB)
Drafted by TB — Round 3, Pick 71
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0.3 | 3-2 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0.4 | 4-2 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0.4 | 5-2 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0.4 | 5-1 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0.2 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
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