Rod Woodson is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 91 in the Knox value model. Woodson's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Reached 32% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Career Value · VORP
346 career value over replacement — #75 all-time of 4,649. 21.6/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #10 (Rd 1) · PIT · 1987 · +30.8 vs expected KV-H
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Rod opened the Pittsburgh Steelers DB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Carnell Lake (1989–1998).
Rod inherited the Baltimore Ravens DB room from Stevon Moore (1996–1999), and handed it to Kim Herring (1999–2000).
Rod inherited the Las Vegas Raiders DB room from Derrick Gibson (2001–2006), and handed it to Phillip Buchanon (2002–2004).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with OAK
Joined OAK (from BAL)
Joined BAL (from SF)
Joined SF (from PIT)
Drafted by PIT — Round 1, Pick 10
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Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 17 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →
What carries the case
Monitor score 172.3 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).
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Statistical profile across 5 dimensions
INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | → 2025 INT | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0.3 | 1-3 | 0.1 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0.2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0.3 | 3-2 | 0.2 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0.2 | 1-2 | 0.1 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0.3 | 2-2 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0.5 | 5-3 | 0.3 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0.4 | 4-2 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0.4 | 4-2 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0.4 | 5-2 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0.5 | 6-2 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
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91% match
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Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 17 seasons (1987–2003) — a true nomad. The crest trail: