Eric Turner ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Turner in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Turner a career score of 73, 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 | |||||
| 1991 | 22–23 | CLE | 7 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1992 | 23–24 | CLE | 13 | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1993 | 24–25 | CLE | 16 | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 25–26 | CLE | 16 | — | 105 | 82 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1995 | 26–27 | CLE | 8 | — | 57 | 40 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 27–28 | BAL | 14 | — | 81 | 68 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 28–29 | OAK | 15 | — | 108 | 89 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 1998 | 29–30 | OAK | 6 | — | 38 | 33 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 30–31 | OAK | 10 | — | 36 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 105 | — | 787 | 341 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
142 career value over replacement — #680 all-time of 4,649. 15.8/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #2 (Rd 1) · CLE · 1991 · +11.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22–23 | CLE | 7 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | 4.8 |
| 1992 | 23–24 | CLE | 13 | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | 5.7 |
| 1993 | 24–25 | CLE | 16 | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13.1 |
| 1994 | 25–26 | CLE | 16 | — | 105 | 82 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18.2 |
| 1995 | 26–27 | CLE | 8 | — | 57 | 40 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| 1996 | 27–28 | BAL | 14 | — | 81 | 68 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10.4 |
| 1997 | 28–29 | OAK | 15 | — | 108 | 89 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 8.8 |
| 1998 | 29–30 | OAK | 6 | — | 38 | 33 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5.6 |
| 1999 | 30–31 | OAK | 10 | — | 36 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Career | 105 | 787 | 341 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 76.3 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 72.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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