Ed Reed is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Reed's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Ed Reed

★ HALL OF FAME9× Pro Bowl5× All-ProTop 0% all-time defensive backsIron Legend👑 2× #1 Defensive Back · 2004–2008 ⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2008 Team Carrier · #216

Height5'11"

Weight205 lb

BornSep 11, 1978

Age47

CollegeMiami See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 1, Pick 24 · BAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

13thInterceptions·64

Postseason all-time ranks

4thPlayoff Interceptions·9

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Career Value · VORP

376 career value over replacement — #49 all-time of 4,649. 31.3/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

Led league 2×5 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #24 (Rd 1) · BAL · 2002 · +41.3 vs expected KV-H

97actual

55.7 expected · Δ+41.3

💔+37.6 stolen VORP·1.2 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 376 · #49 · All-Time

Worth 376 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 2% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +31.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+31.3

Avg surplus

peak +51

12 seasons × ~31.3 surplus ≈ VORP 376

Ed Reed

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Career Value · VORP