Sam Shade is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Shade in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Shade's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sam Shade
Top 37% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | 22 | CIN | 2 | — | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 23 | CIN | 12 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | CIN | 12 | — | 96 | 81 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | CIN | 15 | — | 78 | 60 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | WAS | 16 | — | 99 | 73 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | WAS | 16 | — | 86 | 71 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | WAS | 16 | — | 79 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | WAS | 9 | — | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 98 | — | 482 | 385 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 8.5 | 21.5 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2092 all-time of 4,649. 7/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #102 (Rd 4) · CIN · 1995 · +20.3 vs expected KV-H
56actual
35.7 expected · Δ+20.3
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