Aeneas Williams is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 88 in the Knox value model. Williams's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Aeneas Williams

★ HALL OF FAME8× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 1% all-time defensive backsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000

Height5'11"

Weight200 lb

BornJan 29, 1968

Age58

CollegeSouthern See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 3, Pick 59 · ARI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

21stInterceptions·54

Postseason all-time ranks

9thPlayoff Interceptions·6

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1994·Int9

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber defensive back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 273 · #175 · Elite

Worth 273 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.8

Avg surplus

peak +51

12 seasons × ~22.8 surplus ≈ VORP 273

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1991	—	PHX	15	—	48	48	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	—	0	2	—	—
1992	—	PHX	16	—	48	48	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	—	0	1	—	—
1993	—	PHX	16	—	42	42	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	—	0	2	—	—
1994	—	ARI	16	—	41	40	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	9	—	0	1	—	—
1995	—	ARI	16	—	62	52	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	—	0	3	—	—
1996	—	ARI	16	—	77	65	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	6	—	0	1	—	—
1997	—	ARI	16	—	63	49	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	—	1	0	—	—
1998	—	ARI	16	—	70	57	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	1	—	0	0	—	—
1999	—	ARI	16	—	42	38	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	6	1	1	0	0
2000	—	ARI	15	—	45	31	14	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	10	2	2	1	0
2001	—	LA	16	—	65	48	17	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	18	1	4	2	0
2002	—	LA	6	—	27	21	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	1	1	0	0
2003	—	LA	16	—	63	48	15	0	0	1.0	1.0	4	8	1	4	2	0
2004	—	LA	12	—	45	37	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	2	—	0	0
Career		—	208	—	738	624	64	1	0	3.0	4.0	54	46	9	22	5	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1991	23	PHX	15	—	48	48	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	—	0	2	—	—	10.7
1992	24	PHX	16	—	48	48	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	—	0	1	—	—	7
1993	25	PHX	16	—	42	42	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	—	0	2	—	—	6.5
1994	26	ARI	16	—	41	40	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	9	—	0	1	—	—	17.1
1995	27	ARI	16	—	62	52	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	—	0	3	—	—	11.6
1996	28	ARI	16	—	77	65	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	6	—	0	1	—	—	11.8
1997	29	ARI	16	—	63	49	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	—	1	0	—	—	12.6
1998	30	ARI	16	—	70	57	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	1	—	0	0	—	—	6.2
1999	31	ARI	16	—	42	38	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	6	1	1	0	0	7.3
2000	32	ARI	15	—	45	31	14	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	10	2	2	1	0	11.5
2001	33	LA	16	—	65	48	17	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	18	1	4	2	0	14.1
2002	34	LA	6	—	27	21	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	1	1	0	0	3.5
2003	35	LA	16	—	63	48	15	0	0	1.0	1.0	4	8	1	4	2	0	11.2
2004	36	LA	12	—	45	37	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	2	—	0	0	5.1
Career			208		738	624	64	1	0	—	—	54	46	9	22	5	0	136.2

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 88 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 88 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 77.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 88· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 48.9

Availability 19.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 66elite 702004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 25% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

25% of the all-time Interceptions leader25

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: 92%.

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

Tkl24Solo19Ast5Int6PD5FF1FR1TD2

College Stats

SouthernCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Southern), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #59

#42Wesley CarrollWR #43Nick BellRB #44John FlanneryG #45Ricky WattersRB #50Joe ValerioOT #51Doug ThomasWR #54Phil HansenDE #58Reggie BarrettWR #60Aaron CraverFB #61Keith TraylorNT #63Mo LewisOLB #66Lawrence DawseyWR #68Jake ReedWR #71Steve JacksonDB #73Ernie MillsWR #74David DanielsWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Aeneas inherited the Arizona Cardinals DB room from Tim McDonald (1987–1992), and handed it to Terry Hoage (1994–1996).

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

2004final season
Last recorded season with LA
2001team change
Joined LA (from ARI)
1994team change
Joined ARI (from PHX)
1991draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 3, Pick 59
1991team change
Joined PHX (from ARI)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 200 lb

Frame

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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 91

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

B+1991

B1992

C+1993

A+1994

B+1995

B+1996

A1997

C+1998

C+1999

B+2000

B+2001

D2002

B+2003

C2004

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
1991	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1992	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1993	2	0.1	0-2	0
1994	9	0.6	7-2	0.4
1995	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1996	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1997	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1998	1	0.1	0-1	0
1999	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2000	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2001	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2002	1	0.2	2+1	0.1
2003	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2004	0	0	0	0

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

Career Value · VORP

273 career value over replacement — #175 all-time of 4,642. 19.5/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #59 (Rd 3) · ARI · 1991 · +41.1 vs expected KV-H

88actual

46.9 expected · Δ+41.1

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #59

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator