Patrick Surtain ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Surtain in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Surtain a career score of 76, 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 | |||||
| 1998 | 22 | MIA | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23 | MIA | 14 | — | 28 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | MIA | 15 | — | 45 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | MIA | 16 | — | 50 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | MIA | 14 | — | 56 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | MIA | 15 | — | 49 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | MIA | 15 | — | 54 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | KC | 15 | — | 53 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | KC | 16 | — | 59 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31 | KC | 15 | — | 54 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | KC | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 156 | — | 458 | 355 | 103 | 8 | 5 | 7.5 | 20.5 | 35 | 103 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
185 career value over replacement — #437 all-time of 4,649. 18.5/season above a replacement-level CB.
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Pick #44 (Rd 2) · MIA · 1998 · +26.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22 | MIA | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23 | MIA | 14 | — | 28 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2000 | 24 | MIA | 15 | — | 45 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2001 | 25 | MIA | 16 | — | 50 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.6 |
| 2002 | 26 | MIA | 14 | — | 56 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 11.2 |
| 2003 | 27 | MIA | 15 | — | 49 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.2 |
| 2004 | 28 | MIA | 15 | — | 54 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2005 | 29 | KC | 15 | — | 53 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| 2006 | 30 | KC | 16 | — | 59 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2007 | 31 | KC | 15 | — | 54 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | 32 | KC | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Career | 156 | 458 | 355 | 103 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 35 | 103 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 90.7 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 74 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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