Rudy Ford is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Ford in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ford's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Rudy Ford
Top 40% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter
Height6'0"
Weight210 lb
BornNov 1, 1994
Age31
CollegeAuburnSee College Stats
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2017
A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 47 · #2151 · Above AverageWorth 47 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 47% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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3
Career Value · VORP
47 career value over replacement — #2151 all-time of 4,649. 15.7/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #208 (Rd 6) · ARI · 2017 · +35.5 vs expected KV-H
55actual
19.5 expected · Δ+35.5
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