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.

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Shawn Springs

1× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 7 seasons · 2 titles Top 14% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999 Team Carrier · #515

Height6'0"

Weight204 lb

BornMar 11, 1975

Age51

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #515 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2004 WAS·6 team wins#18

Interceptions · 5 · score 8

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Interceptions leader

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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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: 88%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl19Solo18Ast1

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2009team change
Joined NE (from WAS)
2009final season
Last recorded season with NE
2004team change
Joined WAS (from SEA)
1997draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 1, Pick 3

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 204 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	NE	0	W3Questionable· KneeW5Questionable· KneeW6Questionable· ShoulderW7Questionable· Knee

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 75

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+1999

C+2000

D2001

B2002

C+2003

B+2004

C+2005

C+2006

B+2007

C+2008

C+2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

79%

19972009

1997 · cause not documented · 63%2001 · cause not documented · 38%2006 · cause not documented · 56%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

Era Translator

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
1999	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2000	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2001	1	0.2	2+1	0.1
2002	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2003	1	0.1	1	0
2004	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2005	1	0.1	1	0
2006	1	0.1	1	0.1
2007	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2008	1	0.1	1	0.1
2009	1	0.1	1	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 13 seasons (1997–2009) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

SEA 1997–2003 WAS 2004–2008 NE 2009

Shawn Springs 2004–2008

2008 · cause not documented · 56%

2009 · cause not documented · 63%

Shawn Springs

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #3

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography