Eric Allen is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a strong career value score of 78 in the Knox value model. Allen's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Eric Allen

★ HALL OF FAME6× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 3% all-time defensive backsIron Legend⭐ Shooting Star · 2000

Height5'10"

Weight190 lb

BornNov 22, 1965

Age60

CollegeArizona State

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

27thInterceptions·52

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1989·Int8

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

222 career value over replacement — #299 all-time of 4,649. 15.9/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #30 (Rd 2) · PHI · 1988 · +23.2 vs expected KV-H

78actual

54.8 expected · Δ+23.2

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 222 · #299 · Elite

Worth 222 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 7% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.1

Avg surplus

peak +36

13 seasons × ~17.1 surplus ≈ VORP 222