Ellis Hobbs is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Hobbs in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hobbs's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ellis Hobbs
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 50 · #2048 · Above AverageWorth 50 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 45% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
Career Value · VORP
50 career value over replacement — #2048 all-time of 4,649. 8.3/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #84 (Rd 3) · NE · 2005 · +21.7 vs expected KV-H
59actual
37.3 expected · Δ+21.7
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