Andre Dyson ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Dyson in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Dyson a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | 22 | TEN | 14 | — | 49 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 23 | TEN | 16 | — | 53 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | TEN | 16 | — | 57 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | SEA | 9 | — | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | NYJ | 15 | — | 49 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28 | NYJ | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 92 | — | 269 | 231 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 22 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
109 career value over replacement — #1021 all-time of 4,695. 15.6/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #60 (Rd 2) · TEN · 2001 · +23.9 vs expected KV-H
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7 seasons · peak 6.2 in 2004
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
2.0 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2004 · +0.5 wins
Latest season · 2007 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#96 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 | TEN | 14 | — | 49 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2002 | 23 | TEN | 16 | — | 53 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | 24 | TEN | 16 | — | 57 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 26 | SEA | 9 | — | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 27 | NYJ | 15 | — | 49 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | 28 | NYJ | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 92 | 269 | 231 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 22 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 69.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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