A.J. Terrell is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Terrell in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Terrell's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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A.J. Terrell

Top 30% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2021

Height6'1"

Weight200 lb

BornSep 23, 1998

Age27

CollegeClemson See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2020

Draft2020 · Rd 1, Pick 16 · ATL

Archetype Intelligence

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A defensive back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 46 · #2152 · Above Average

Worth 46 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 47% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.5

Avg surplus

peak +20

4 seasons × ~11.5 surplus ≈ VORP 46

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	—	ATL	14	—	71	58	13	3	1	0.0	4.0	1	7	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	909	96.9%	85	22.1%	106	71	0.7	109.6	12.2	1	0	1	3	13	0.1
2021	—	ATL	16	—	80	51	29	3	1	1.0	5.0	3	16	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,024	93.3%	64	16.1%	86	43	0.5	61.0	9.6	1	0	0	4	6	0.1
2022	—	ATL	14	—	41	30	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	9	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	799	88.0%	—	0.0%	75	42	0.6	102.0	11.3	0	0	0	1	7	0.1
2023	—	ATL	17	—	41	30	11	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	11	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,065	93.5%	—	0.0%	81	45	0.6	93.2	11.0	0	0	0	0	9	0.2
2024	—	ATL	15	—	62	46	16	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,085	97.5%	—	0.0%	81	53	0.7	93.0	9.2	0	0	0	1	13	0.2
2025	—	ATL	15	—	68	49	19	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	12	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	958	96.1%	—	0.0%	64	34	0.5	87.8	10.6	0	0	0	1	5	0.1
Career		—	91	—	363	264	99	14	2	1.0	17.0	6	61	6	2	0	0	—	0.0%	5,840	94.2%	149	19.1%	493	288	—	—	—	2	0	1	10	53	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2020	22	ATL	14	14*	71	58	13	3	1	0.0	4.0	1	7	3	—	8.3
2021	23	ATL	16	15*	80	51	29	3	1	1.0	5.0	3	16	1	—	12.6
2022	24	ATL	14	12*	41	30	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	9	0	2	5.6
2023	25	ATL	17	16*	41	30	11	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	11	0	—	6.6
2024	26	ATL	15	15*	62	46	16	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	6	0	—	7.2
2025	27	ATL	15	14*	68	49	19	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	12	2	—	9.7
Career			91	86*	363	264	99	14	2	—	—	6	61	6	2	50

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2020	22	ATL	14	14*	—	0.0%	909	96.9%	85	22.1%
2021	23	ATL	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,024	93.3%	64	16.1%
2022	24	ATL	14	12*	—	0.0%	799	88.0%	—	0.0%
2023	25	ATL	17	16*	—	0.0%	1,065	93.5%	—	0.0%
2024	26	ATL	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,085	97.5%	—	0.0%
2025	27	ATL	15	14*	—	0.0%	958	96.1%	—	0.0%
Career			93	88*	—	—	5,840	—	149	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	22	ATL	14	14*	106	71	0.7	109.6	12.2	1	1	3	13	0.1
2021	23	ATL	16	15*	86	43	0.5	61.0	9.6	1	0	4	6	0.1
2022	24	ATL	14	12*	75	42	0.6	102.0	11.3	0	0	1	7	0.1
2023	25	ATL	17	16*	81	45	0.6	93.2	11.0	0	0	0	9	0.2
2024	26	ATL	17	17*	81	53	0.7	93.0	9.2	0	0	1	13	0.2
2025	27	ATL	15	14*	64	34	0.5	87.8	10.6	0	0	1	5	0.1
Career			93	88*	493	288	—	—	—	2	1	10	53	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 38.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2020bestavg 572025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Interceptions leader3

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.541See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.541Snap share94.2%Def snaps5,840ReliableCV 0.30

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2020

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2020 class

4.42s

40-Yard

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 90thClass Pos 81thClass All 92th

34.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 59thClass Pos 26thClass All 54th

129"

Broad Jump

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 94thClass Pos 77thClass All 93th

15 reps

Bench

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 17thClass Pos 53thClass All 19th

College Stats

ClemsonImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	TD	Sfty
2017	Clemson	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	0	—	—
2018	Clemson	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	2	—	—
2019	Clemson	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	0	—	—
Career		0	74	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	13	0	2	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2020 Draft Class· this player went #16

#8Isaiah SimmonsSAF #9C.J. HendersonCB #10Jedrick WillsOT #11Mekhi BectonG #12Henry Ruggs IIIWR #13Tristan WirfsOT #14Javon KinlawDT #15Jerry JeudyWR #17CeeDee LambWR #18Austin JacksonOT #19Damon ArnetteCB #20K'Lavon ChaissonLB #21Jalen ReagorWR #22Justin JeffersonWR #23Kenneth Murray, Jr.LB #24Cesar RuizC

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

A.J. inherited the Atlanta Falcons DB room from Isaiah Oliver (2018–2022), and handed it to Richie Grant (2021–2024).

Charles Dimry 1988–1990Deion Sanders 1989–1993Louis Riddick 1992–1996Darnell Walker 1993–1996Juran Bolden 1996–2003Ronnie Bradford

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2020draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 1, Pick 16

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 200 lb

Frame

195 lb at 4.42s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 129" broad

Explosion

15 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	ATL	0	W14Questionable· Concussion
2022	ATL	3	W8Out· HamstringW9Out· HamstringW10Out· HamstringW11Questionable· Hamstring
2021	ATL	1	W3Out· Concussion

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 63

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

C+2020

B2021

C2022

C+2023

B2024

C2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

92%

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
2020	1	0.1	1	0.1
2021	3	0.2	3	0.2
2022	0	0	0	0
2023	0	0	0	0
2024	2	0.1	2	0.1
2025	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

46 career value over replacement — #2152 all-time of 4,642. 7.7/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #16 (Rd 1) · ATL · 2020 · +1.5 vs expected KV-H

59actual

57.5 expected · Δ+1.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2020

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2020 Draft Class· this player went #16

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography