Asante Samuel ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Samuel in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Samuel a career score of 85, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Asante Samuel

4× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 1% all-time defensive backsIron Legend👑 #1 Defensive Back · 2009 📈 Late Developer · 2009

Height5'10"

Weight185 lb

BornJan 6, 1981

Age45

CollegeUCF See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 4, Pick 120 · NE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

31stInterceptions·51

Postseason all-time ranks

7thPlayoff Interceptions·7

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2009·Int9 Led NFL2006·Int10

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 288 · #149 · All-Time

Worth 288 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 4% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.2 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

+26.2

Avg surplus

peak +50

11 seasons × ~26.2 surplus ≈ VORP 288

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													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2003	—	NE	16	—	25	20	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	9	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	NE	12	—	34	32	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	12	2	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	NE	14	—	47	37	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	16	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NE	15	—	54	49	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	10	24	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NE	16	—	39	36	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	6	18	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	PHI	15	—	33	29	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	22	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	PHI	16	—	39	38	1	1	0	0.0	1.0	9	16	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	PHI	11	—	25	21	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	7	14	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	PHI	13	—	34	30	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	10	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ATL	14	—	34	32	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	17	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	ATL	9	—	29	28	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	498	71.3%	—	0.0%
Career		—	151	—	393	352	41	1	0	0.0	1.0	51	162	6	3	6	0	—	0.0%	498	71.3%	—	0.0%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2003	22	NE	16	—	25	20	5	0	0.0	0.0	2	9	0	—	1	7.8
2004	23	NE	12	—	34	32	2	0	0.0	0.0	1	12	2	—	1	8.5
2005	24	NE	14	—	47	37	10	0	0.0	0.0	3	16	0	—	0	9.7
2006	25	NE	15	—	54	49	5	0	0.0	0.0	10	24	1	—	0	19.1
2007	26	NE	16	—	39	36	3	0	0.0	0.0	6	18	0	—	1	12.8
2008	27	PHI	15	—	33	29	4	0	0.0	0.0	4	22	0	—	1	12.7
2009	28	PHI	16	—	39	38	1	1	0.0	1.0	9	16	1	1	0	16.7
2010	29	PHI	11	—	25	21	4	0	0.0	0.0	7	14	0	1	0	10.4
2011	30	PHI	13	—	34	30	4	0	0.0	0.0	3	10	1	1	1	9.1
2012	31	ATL	14	—	34	32	2	0	0.0	0.0	5	17	0	—	1	11.8
2013	32	ATL	9	8*	29	28	1	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	—	0	4.9
Career			151	8*	393	352	41	1	—	—	51	162	6	3	6	123.5

* 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	32	ATL	11	8*	—	0.0%	498	71.3%	—	0.0%
Career			11	8*	—	—	498	—	—	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 85 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 85 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 83.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 85· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 76

On-field 58.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 75elite 702013

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 23% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

23% of the all-time Interceptions leader23

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.205See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.205Snap share71.3%Def snaps498Emerging

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 · 2003

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

DB · 2003 class

4.49s

40-Yard

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 79thClass Pos 50thClass All 82th

35.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 69thClass Pos 44thClass All 69th

120"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 64thClass Pos 44thClass All 71th

9 reps

Bench

Low · 5th pct

Pos 5thAll 2thClass Pos 4thClass All 1th

6.95s

3-Cone

Below avg · 49th pct

Pos 49thAll 75thClass Pos 64thClass All 85th

4.14s

Shuttle

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 83thClass Pos 54thClass All 82th

Postseason Career

20 playoff games

Defense

Tkl57Solo54Ast3Int7PD27TD4

College Stats

UCFCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCF), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #120

#111Terrence McGeeCB #112Matt WilhelmLB #114Nick EasonDE #115Lee SuggsRB #116Ian ScottNT #117Dan KleckoFB #118Jeremi JohnsonFB #119Colin BranchS #121Justin GriffithRB #122Steve SciulloG #123Rod BabersDB #124Brandon LloydWR #125Ike TaylorCB #126Rien LongDT #127Sam AikenWR #129Shurron PiersonDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Asante inherited the New England Patriots DB room from Tyrone Poole (2003–2005), and handed it to Eugene Wilson (2003–2007).

Corwin Brown 1993–1996Ty Law 1995–2004Willie Clay 1996–1998Lawyer Milloy 1996–2002Otis Smith 1996–2002Steve Israel

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2012team change
Joined ATL (from PHI)
2008team change
Joined PHI (from NE)
2003draft
Drafted by NE — Round 4, Pick 120

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 185 lb

Frame

185 lb at 4.49s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

9 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	ATL	0	W1Questionable· ThighW2Questionable· ThighW3Questionable· ThighW4Questionable· ThighW5Questionable· Thigh
2012	ATL	0	W12Questionable· ShoulderW13Questionable· ShoulderW14Questionable· Shoulder
2011	PHI	2	W16Out· HamstringW17Out· Hamstring
2010	PHI	1	W5Out· ConcussionW12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee
2009	PHI	0	W12Questionable· Neck

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 95

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

C+2003

C+2004

B2005

A+2006

A2007

B+2008

A+2009

A+2010

B2011

A2012

C+2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2003	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2004	1	0.1	1	0
2005	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2006	10	0.7	9-1	0.5
2007	6	0.4	5-1	0.3
2008	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2009	9	0.6	8-1	0.5
2010	7	0.6	10+3	0.6
2011	3	0.2	3	0.2
2012	5	0.4	5	0.3
2013	1	0.1	1	0.1

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

288 career value over replacement — #149 all-time of 4,642. 26.2/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

Led league 2×5 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #120 (Rd 4) · NE · 2003 · +50.6 vs expected KV-H

85actual

34.4 expected · Δ+50.6

💔+37.5 stolen VORP·1.43 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #120

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography