Shawn Springs is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Springs in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Springs's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Shawn Springs
1× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 7 seasons · 2 titlesTop 14% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Team Carrier · #515
Height6'0"
Weight204 lb
BornMar 11, 1975
Age51
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 22 | SEA | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23 | SEA | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | SEA | 16 | — | 64 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | SEA | 16 | — | 75 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | SEA | 6 | — | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | SEA | 15 | — | 56 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | SEA | 12 | — | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | WAS | 15 | — | 58 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | WAS | 14 | — | 40 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | WAS | 9 | — | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32 | WAS | 16 | — | 52 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33 | WAS | 9 | — | 33 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34 | NE | 10 | — | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 164 | — | 494 | 424 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 8.5 | 16.5 | 25 | 112 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
113 career value over replacement — #943 all-time of 4,649. 10.3/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · SEA · 1997 · +5.6 vs expected KV-H
67actual
61.4 expected · Δ+5.6
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