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

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Antoine Bethea

3× Pro BowlTop 13% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2017

Height5'11"

Weight201 lb

BornJul 27, 1984

Age41

CollegeHoward See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 6, Pick 207 · IND

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

13thPlayoff Interceptions·4

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 164 · #544 · High-Value

Worth 164 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 13% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.9 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

+14.9

Avg surplus

peak +32

11 seasons × ~14.9 surplus ≈ VORP 164

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%
2006	—	IND	13	—	74	50	24	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	IND	13	—	52	34	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	8	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	IND	16	—	83	56	27	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	4	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	IND	16	—	69	45	24	2	1	0.0	3.0	4	5	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	IND	16	—	89	60	29	1	4	0.5	5.5	1	5	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	IND	16	—	134	75	59	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	7	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	IND	16	—	100	75	25	3	3	2.0	8.0	0	7	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	IND	16	—	106	76	30	3	4	1.0	8.0	2	6	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,028	97.1%	10	9.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SF	16	—	80	66	14	4	1	1.0	6.0	4	10	1	—	1	0	—	0.0%	1,040	99.3%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	SF	7	—	36	24	12	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	440	91.1%	35	18.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	SF	16	—	102	87	15	3	1	0.0	4.0	1	3	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,127	97.7%	16	15.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	ARI	15	—	54	44	10	1	2	1.0	4.0	5	9	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	741	74.2%	5	8.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	ARI	16	—	115	94	21	5	6	3.0	14.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,111	99.6%	11	18.5%	56	37	0.7	94.9	8.2	10	4	3	30	19	0.1
2019	—	NYG	16	—	101	72	29	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	6	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,107	99.8%	2	4.0%	40	29	0.7	143.4	11.9	0	0	0	7	11	0.1
Career		—	208	—	1,195	858	337	30	25	9.5	64.5	25	81	9	7	1	0	—	0.0%	6,594	94.1%	79	12.3%	96	66	—	—	—	10	4	3	37	30	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2006	22	IND	13	—	74	50	24	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	5	0	—	0	5.9
2007	23	IND	13	—	52	34	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	8	0	—	0	7.8
2008	24	IND	16	—	83	56	27	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	4	0	1	0	7.5
2009	25	IND	16	—	69	45	24	2	1	0.0	3.0	4	5	2	1	0	10
2010	26	IND	16	—	89	60	29	1	4	0.5	5.5	1	5	1	—	0	7.7
2011	27	IND	16	—	134	75	59	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	7	2	1	0	9.1
2012	28	IND	16	—	100	75	25	3	3	2.0	8.0	0	7	0	—	0	7.1
2013	29	IND	16	16*	106	76	30	3	4	1.0	8.0	2	6	0	1	0	8.4
2014	30	SF	16	16*	80	66	14	4	1	1.0	6.0	4	10	1	—	1	12
2015	31	SF	7	6*	36	24	12	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	2	0	—	0	2.7
2016	32	SF	16	16*	102	87	15	3	1	0.0	4.0	1	3	1	1	0	7.8
2017	33	ARI	15	11*	54	44	10	1	2	1.0	4.0	5	9	1	—	0	11.3
2018	34	ARI	16	16*	115	94	21	5	6	3.0	14.0	0	4	1	—	0	7.8
2019	35	NYG	16	16*	101	72	29	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	6	0	2	0	6.7
Career			208	97*	1,195	858	337	30	25	—	—	25	81	9	7	1	111.8

* 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%
2013	29	IND	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,028	97.1%	10	9.3%
2014	30	SF	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,040	99.3%	—	0.0%
2015	31	SF	7	6*	—	0.0%	440	91.1%	35	18.6%
2016	32	SF	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,127	97.7%	16	15.3%
2017	33	ARI	15	11*	—	0.0%	741	74.2%	5	8.0%
2018	34	ARI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,111	99.6%	11	18.5%
2019	35	NYG	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,107	99.8%	2	4.0%
Career			102	97*	—	—	6,594	—	79	—

* 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	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	34	ARI	16	16*	56	37	0.7	94.9	8.2	10	4	3	30	19	0.1
2019	35	NYG	16	16*	40	29	0.7	143.4	11.9	0	0	0	7	11	0.1
Career			32	32*	96	66	—	—	—	10	4	3	37	30	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 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 66.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 40

Availability 19

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 58elite 702019

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Interceptions leader11

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.517See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.517Snap share94.1%Def snaps6,594ReliableCV 0.37

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 · 2006

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

DB · 2006 class

4.39s

40-Yard

Strong · 86th pct

Pos 86thAll 94thClass Pos 81thClass All 93th

36.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 77thClass Pos 22thClass All 62th

127"

Broad Jump

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 91thClass Pos 66thClass All 90th

19 reps

Bench

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 38thClass Pos 89thClass All 34th

6.99s

3-Cone

Below avg · 41th pct

Pos 41thAll 70thClass Pos 20thClass All 69th

4.11s

Shuttle

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 87thClass Pos 63thClass All 81th

Postseason Career

13 playoff games

Defense

Tkl62Solo46Ast16TFL2Dis2.0Int4PD9FF1

College Stats

HowardCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Howard), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #207

#193Reggie McNealWR #194Bruce GradkowskiQB #196Kedric GolstonDE #197Melvin OliverDE #199Charlie JohnsonG #203Sam KochP #204LaJuan RamseyDT #206Le Kevin SmithDT #208Derrick MartinDB #209Ethan KilmerDB #210Zach StriefOT #212Fred EvansDT #213James WycheDE #215Cortland FinneganDB #218Todd WatkinsWR #219Ryan LaCasseLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Antoine inherited the Indianapolis Colts DB room from Tim Jennings (2006–2009), and handed it to Melvin Bullitt (2007–2011).

Mike Prior 1987–1992Ashley Ambrose 1992–1995Jason Belser 1992–2000Ray Buchanan 1993–1996Ray McElroy 1995–1998Tyrone Poole

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2019team change
Joined NYG (from ARI)
2019final season
Last recorded season with NYG
2017team change
Joined ARI (from SF)
2014team change
Joined SF (from IND)
2006draft
Drafted by IND — Round 6, Pick 207

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 201 lb

Frame

203 lb at 4.39s

Size-speed

36.5" vert / 127" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2017	ARI	W16Questionable· Knee
2014	SF	W4Questionable· Ankle
2013	IND	W3Questionable· ToeW17Questionable· Ankle
2011	IND	W1Questionable· HamstringW4Questionable· HeelW16Questionable· Knee
2010	IND	W5Questionable· Hamstring
2009	IND	W11Questionable· Foot

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 77

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

C+2006

B+2007

B2008

B+2009

C+2010

C2011

C2012

B2013

B+2014

D2015

C+2016

A2017

C+2018

C+2019

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
2006	1	0.1	1	0
2007	4	0.3	4	0.2
2008	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2009	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2010	1	0.1	0-1	0
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2014	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2015	0	0	0	0
2016	1	0.1	1	0
2017	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2018	0	0	0	0
2019	1	0.1	1	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

164 career value over replacement — #544 all-time of 4,642. 11.7/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #207 (Rd 6) · IND · 2006 · +43.1 vs expected KV-H

67actual

23.9 expected · Δ+43.1

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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 · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #207

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography