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.
Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 91%.
Career Value · VORP
81 career value over replacement — #1410 all-time of 4,649. 20.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #5 (Rd 1) · WAS · 2004 · -2.4 vs expected KV-H
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Sean inherited the Washington Commanders DB room from Fred Smoot (2001–2009), and handed it to Shawn Springs (2004–2008).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with WAS
Drafted by WAS — Round 1, Pick 5
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | → 2025 INT | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0.6 | 7+2 | 0.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
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Gave the Washington Commanders an entire corpus-attributed career — 4 seasons (2004–2007), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.