Willie Clay ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Clay in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Clay a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Willie Clay
Top 6% all-time defensive backsIron Man
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 12% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
12% of the all-time Interceptions leader12
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: 90%.
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Career Value · VORP
139 career value over replacement — #710 all-time of 4,649. 23.2/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #221 (Rd 8) · DET · 1992 · +55.2 vs expected KV-H
74actual
18.8 expected · Δ+55.2
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