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

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Antoine Winfield

3× Pro BowlTop 15% all-time defensive backsIron ManTeam Carrier · #520

Height5'9"

Weight180 lb

BornJun 24, 1977

Age49

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 1, Pick 23 · BUF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

54thPlayoff Interceptions·2

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 127 · #799 · High-Value

Worth 127 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 18% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.6 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

+10.6

Avg surplus

peak +23

12 seasons × ~10.6 surplus ≈ VORP 127

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	—	BUF	14	—	34	33	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	6	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	BUF	10	—	31	26	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	6	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	BUF	16	—	72	60	12	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	11	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	BUF	13	—	47	42	5	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	7	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	BUF	16	—	91	76	15	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	12	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	MIN	14	—	68	54	14	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	8	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	MIN	16	—	73	64	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	8	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	MIN	16	—	85	71	14	0	3	0.0	3.0	4	14	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	MIN	10	—	56	47	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	1	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	MIN	16	—	81	68	13	12	0	2.0	14.0	2	11	4	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2009	—	MIN	9	—	47	45	2	2	1	1.0	4.0	1	5	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	MIN	16	—	81	63	18	3	1	2.0	6.0	2	5	2	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	MIN	5	—	40	34	6	5	1	1.0	7.0	1	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	MIN	15	—	99	70	29	8	1	0.5	9.5	3	13	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	186	—	905	753	152	37	7	7.5	51.5	27	116	14	10	4	0	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
1999	22	BUF	14	—	34	33	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	6	0	—	0	6
2000	23	BUF	10	—	31	26	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	6	0	—	0	4.9
2001	24	BUF	16	—	72	60	12	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	11	1	1	0	9.4
2002	25	BUF	13	—	47	42	5	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	7	0	1	0	5
2003	26	BUF	16	—	91	76	15	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	12	2	—	0	9.9
2004	27	MIN	14	—	68	54	14	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	8	2	1	0	9.2
2005	28	MIN	16	—	73	64	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	8	0	—	0	9.3
2006	29	MIN	16	—	85	71	14	0	3	0.0	3.0	4	14	0	1	1	11.8
2007	30	MIN	10	—	56	47	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	1	2	1	7.4
2008	31	MIN	16	—	81	68	13	12	0	2.0	14.0	2	11	4	2	1	12.1
2009	32	MIN	9	—	47	45	2	2	1	1.0	4.0	1	5	1	—	0	5.6
2010	33	MIN	16	—	81	63	18	3	1	2.0	6.0	2	5	2	1	1	9.7
2011	34	MIN	5	—	40	34	6	5	1	1.0	7.0	1	1	1	—	0	3.4
2012	35	MIN	15	—	99	70	29	8	1	0.5	9.5	3	13	0	1	0	10.4
Career			186		905	753	152	37	7	—	—	27	116	14	10	4	114.1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2008	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 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 63.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 41.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 57elite 702012

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #520 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2006 MIN·6 team wins#19

Interceptions · 4 · score 7

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 12% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

12% of the all-time Interceptions leader12

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%.

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

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl35Solo25Ast10Sk1.0Dis1.0Int2PD4FF1

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #23

#14John TaitOT #16Jevon KearseDE #17Damien WoodyOT #18Matt StinchcombG #19Luke PetitgoutOT #20Ebenezer EkubanDE #21L.J. SheltonOT #22Lamar KingDE #24Reggie McGrewDT #25Antuan EdwardsDB #26Fernando BryantDB #28Andy KatzenmoyerLB #29Dimitrius UnderwoodDE #30Patrick KerneyDE #31Al WilsonMLB #32Kevin JohnsonWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Antoine inherited the Minnesota Vikings DB room from Corey Chavous (2002–2005), and handed it to Darren Sharper (2005–2008).

Dewayne Washington 1994–1997Robert Griffith 1994–2001Orlando Thomas 1995–2001Jimmy Hitchcock 1998–1999Robert Tate 1998–2001Kenny Wright

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 MIN
2004team change
Joined MIN (from BUF)
1999draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 1, Pick 23

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 180 lb

Frame

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	MIN	0	W15Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee / HandW18Questionable· Hand
2011	MIN	0	W5Doubtful· NeckW6Doubtful· NeckW7Doubtful· NeckW8Questionable· Neck
2009	MIN	2	W7Doubtful· FootW8Out· FootW10Out· FootW11Doubtful· FootW12Questionable· FootW13Questionable· FootW14Questionable· 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 71

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

C+1999

C+2000

C+2001

C2002

C+2003

B2004

B+2005

B+2006

C+2007

B2008

C+2009

B2010

D2011

B2012

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
1999	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2000	1	0.1	1	0
2001	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2002	0	0	0	0
2003	1	0.1	0-1	0
2004	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2005	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2006	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2007	1	0.1	1	0.1
2008	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2009	1	0.1	1	0.1
2010	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2011	1	0.2	2+1	0.1
2012	3	0.2	2-1	0.1

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

127 career value over replacement — #799 all-time of 4,642. 9.1/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #23 (Rd 1) · BUF · 1999 · +9.5 vs expected KV-H

66actual

56.5 expected · Δ+9.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #23

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator