Troy Polamalu is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 84 in the Knox value model. Polamalu's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Troy Polamalu
★ HALL OF FAME8× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 1% all-time defensive backsAll-Time Great📈 Late Developer · 2010
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position14
Depth
of 100
Reached 15% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
15% of the all-time Interceptions leader15
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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%.
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Career Value · VORP
180 career value over replacement — #465 all-time of 4,649. 15/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #16 (Rd 1) · PIT · 2003 · +27.1 vs expected KV-H
84actual
56.9 expected · Δ+27.1
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