Sean Taylor is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Taylor in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Taylor's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sean Taylor
All-Time Rank & Honors
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Pro Bowls
A defensive back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 81 · #1410 · High-ValueWorth 81 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 31% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP)
Career Value · VORP
81 career value over replacement — #1410 all-time of 4,649. 20.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #5 (Rd 1) · WAS · 2004 · -2.4 vs expected KV-H
59actual
61.4 expected · Δ−2.4
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