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
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 93%.
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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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