Lito Sheppard is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Sheppard in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Sheppard's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | 21 | PHI | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 22 | PHI | 15 | — | 49 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 23 | PHI | 15 | — | 53 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24 | PHI | 10 | — | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | PHI | 11 | — | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 26 | PHI | 11 | — | 48 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | PHI | 11 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 28 | NYJ | 10 | — | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 29 | MIN | 10 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30 | OAK | 9 | — | 43 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 105 | — | 314 | 274 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 19 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
107 career value over replacement — #1027 all-time of 4,649. 11.9/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #26 (Rd 1) · PHI · 2002 · +13.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21 | PHI | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 22 | PHI | 15 | — | 49 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2004 | 23 | PHI | 15 | — | 53 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 12.4 |
| 2005 | 24 | PHI | 10 | — | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2006 | 25 | PHI | 11 | — | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2007 | 26 | PHI | 11 | — | 48 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | 27 | PHI | 11 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 28 | NYJ | 10 | — | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2010 | 29 | MIN | 10 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2011 | 30 | OAK | 9 | — | 43 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Career | 105 | 314 | 274 | 40 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 63.7 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 67.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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