Ashley Ambrose ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Ambrose in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ambrose a career score of 75, 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 | |||||
| 1992 | 21–22 | IND | 10 | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 22–23 | IND | 14 | — | 37 | 34 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | IND | 16 | — | 39 | 35 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | IND | 16 | — | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | 54 | 48 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | CIN | 16 | — | 59 | 57 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | CIN | 15 | — | 40 | 36 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | NO | 16 | — | 52 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | ATL | 16 | — | 32 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30–31 | ATL | 15 | — | 47 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31–32 | ATL | 16 | — | 40 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32–33 | NO | 15 | — | 44 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 33–34 | NO | 7 | — | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 188 | — | 496 | 452 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 42 | 181 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
207 career value over replacement — #356 all-time of 4,695. 18.8/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #29 (Rd 2) · IND · 1992 · +20.2 vs expected KV-H
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