Sheldon Brown is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Brown in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brown's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | 23 | PHI | 8 | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | PHI | 15 | — | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | PHI | 16 | — | 86 | 63 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | PHI | 16 | — | 56 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | PHI | 16 | — | 47 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | 60 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29 | PHI | 16 | — | 49 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | PHI | 16 | — | 48 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 31 | CLE | 15 | — | 51 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | CLE | 16 | — | 46 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 33 | CLE | 14 | — | 58 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | — | 164 | — | 554 | 444 | 110 | 9 | 6 | 8.0 | 23.0 | 26 | 146 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
148 career value over replacement — #645 all-time of 4,649. 13.5/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #59 (Rd 2) · PHI · 2002 · +21 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23 | PHI | 8 | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 24 | PHI | 15 | — | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2004 | 25 | PHI | 16 | — | 86 | 63 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.6 |
| 2005 | 26 | PHI | 16 | — | 56 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2006 | 27 | PHI | 16 | — | 47 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2007 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | 60 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2008 | 29 | PHI | 16 | — | 49 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2009 | 30 | PHI | 16 | — | 48 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2010 | 31 | CLE | 15 | — | 51 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 32 | CLE | 16 | — | 46 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2012 | 33 | CLE | 14 | — | 58 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.6 |
| Career | 164 | 554 | 444 | 110 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 26 | 146 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 106.9 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
Blend 67.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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