Adrian Wilson ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Wilson in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Wilson a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Adrian Wilson

5× Pro Bowl1× All-Pro👑 Dynasty DNA · 11 seasons · 2 titles Top 8% all-time defensive backsIron Man📈 Late Developer · 2009Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #278

Height6'3"

Weight230 lb

BornOct 12, 1979

Age46

CollegeN.C. State See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 3, Pick 64 · ARI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end defensive back defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 159 · #572 · High-Value

Worth 159 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 13% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.5

Avg surplus

peak +34

11 seasons × ~14.5 surplus ≈ VORP 159

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													Receiving									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2001	—	ARI	14	—	19	12	7	2	1	0.5	3.5	2	8	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	ARI	14	—	74	48	26	3	1	1.5	5.5	4	5	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	ARI	16	—	68	59	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	8	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	ARI	16	—	82	60	22	0	0	1.0	1.0	3	11	2	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	ARI	16	—	91	75	16	0	0	8.0	8.0	1	9	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	ARI	16	—	70	62	8	0	7	5.0	12.0	4	10	4	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	ARI	9	—	42	31	11	0	2	0.0	2.0	2	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	ARI	15	—	69	54	15	7	5	2.5	14.5	2	5	2	—	0	0	1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0	0
2009	—	ARI	16	—	63	50	13	11	7	2.0	20.0	5	13	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	ARI	16	—	77	65	12	6	6	2.0	14.0	2	9	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	ARI	15	—	59	42	17	8	3	0.0	11.0	1	14	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ARI	15	—	52	37	15	5	4	3.0	12.0	1	5	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	178	—	766	595	171	42	36	25.5	103.5	27	100	15	7	4	0	1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	0	—	—	0.1	0	0

Career EPA0.1··0.1/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2008	29	ARI	1	—	1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	0	—
Career			1		1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	0	97.7

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD
2001	22	ARI	14	—	19	12	7	2	1	0.5	3.5	2	8	0	—	1
2002	23	ARI	14	—	74	48	26	3	1	1.5	5.5	4	5	1	—	0
2003	24	ARI	16	—	68	59	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	8	2	—	0
2004	25	ARI	16	—	82	60	22	0	0	1.0	1.0	3	11	2	2	1
2005	26	ARI	16	—	91	75	16	0	0	8.0	8.0	1	9	2	2	0
2006	27	ARI	16	—	70	62	8	0	7	5.0	12.0	4	10	4	2	2
2007	28	ARI	9	—	42	31	11	0	2	0.0	2.0	2	3	0	—	0
2008	29	ARI	15	—	69	54	15	7	5	2.5	14.5	2	5	2	—	0
2009	30	ARI	16	—	63	50	13	11	7	2.0	20.0	5	13	0	1	0
2010	31	ARI	16	—	77	65	12	6	6	2.0	14.0	2	9	0	—	0
2011	32	ARI	15	—	59	42	17	8	3	0.0	11.0	1	14	1	—	0
2012	33	ARI	15	—	52	37	15	5	4	3.0	12.0	1	5	1	—	0
Career			178		766	595	171	42	36	—	—	27	100	15	7	4

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2008	29	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 72 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 42.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 61elite 702012

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #278 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

3 qualifying seasons

2006 ARI·5 team wins#17

Interceptions · 4 · score 18

2002 ARI·5 team wins#20

Interceptions · 4 · score 12

2005 ARI·5 team wins#23

Sacks · 8 · score 6

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Sacks leader13

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

0.13 EPA/season over 1 season50

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%.

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+).

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl29Solo26Ast3TFL4QBHits4Sk2.0Dis10.0PD3FF2

College Stats

N.C. StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (N.C. 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.

Reference Graph

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

2001 Draft Class· this player went #64

#56Tony DixonDB #57Willie HowardDT #58Travis HenryRB #59Marques TuiasosopoQB #60Andre DysonCB #61Shaun RogersDT #62Gary BaxterDB #63Derrick BurgessDE #65James JacksonRB #67Tay CodyCB #68Mike GandyOT #69Eric KellyCB #70Sedrick HodgeOLB #71Bhawoh JueDB #72Torrance MarshallLB #73Eric WestmorelandLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Adrian inherited the Arizona Cardinals DB room from Renaldo Hill (2001–2004), and handed it to Duane Starks (2002–2004).

Cedric Mack 1983–1990Tim McDonald 1987–1992Aeneas Williams 1991–2000Terry Hoage 1994–1996Brent Alexander 1994–1997Kwamie Lassiter

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2001draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 3, Pick 64

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 230 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	ARI	0	W2Questionable· AnkleW3Questionable· Ankle / GroinW4Questionable· Ankle / Groin

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

C+2001

B+2002

C2003

B2004

C+2005

B+2006

B2007

B2008

A2009

B2010

C+2011

C+2012

Availability

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
2001	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2002	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2003	0	0	0	0
2004	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2005	1	0.1	0-1	0
2006	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2007	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2008	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2009	5	0.3	4-1	0.3
2010	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2011	1	0.1	0-1	0
2012	1	0.1	0-1	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

159 career value over replacement — #572 all-time of 4,642. 13.3/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #64 (Rd 3) · ARI · 2001 · +25.1 vs expected KV-H

72actual

46.9 expected · Δ+25.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #64

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography