Sam Madison ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Madison in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Madison a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Sam Madison
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 23 | MIA | 14 | — | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24 | MIA | 16 | — | 44 | 32 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25 | MIA | 15 | — | 41 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 26 | MIA | 15 | — | 35 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | MIA | 13 | — | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28 | MIA | 15 | — | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29 | MIA | 16 | — | 45 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30 | MIA | 16 | — | 40 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31 | MIA | 15 | — | 49 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 32 | NYG | 12 | — | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 33 | NYG | 16 | — | 61 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 34 | NYG | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 166 | — | 428 | 338 | 73 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 38 | 127 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
195 career value over replacement — #396 all-time of 4,649. 17.7/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #44 (Rd 2) · MIA · 1997 · +27.6 vs expected KV-H
77actual
49.4 expected · Δ+27.6
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