Billy Jenkins
A defensive back with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 43 · #2240 · Above AverageWorth 43 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+14.3
Avg surplus
peak +22
3 seasons × ~14.3 surplus ≈ VORP 43
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | — | LAR | 16 | — | 33 | 27 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | LAR | 16 | — | 102 | 85 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | LA | 15 | — | 86 | 64 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | DEN | 16 | — | 81 | 66 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | GB | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | BUF | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 67 | — | 307 | 244 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 54 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
62
Sustained
career value
×.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 62 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 54· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 62
On-field 42.6
Availability 19.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1998bestavg 62elite 702000
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Interceptions leader4
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
6 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl38Solo28Ast10TFL2QBHits1Sk2.0Dis5.0PD2FF2
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.
Top Teammates
Kevin CarterDE3yTodd LyghtCB3yMike A. JonesLB3yKeith LyleFS3yJay WilliamsDE3yD'Marco FarrDT3yCharlie ClemonsOLB3yTaje AllenDB3yLondon FletcherILB2yRoman PhiferLB2yDonald DriverWR2yJeff ZgoninaDT2yRyan McNeilDB2yJeff WilkinsK2yLeonard LittleDE2yGrant WistromDE2yKurt WarnerQB2yRoland WilliamsTE2yToby WrightDB2yMike ScurlockDB2yJerald MooreRB2yRon CarpenterDB2yBrett FavreQB1yJason ElamK1y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBilly inherited the Los Angeles Rams DB room from Ryan McNeil (1997–1998), and handed it to Dexter McCleon (1997–2002).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002team change
Joined BUF (from GB)
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 2001team change
Joined GB (from DEN)
- 2000team change
Joined DEN (from LA)
- 1999team change
Joined LA (from LAR)
- 1997signing
Entered the NFL with LAR
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 211 lb
Frame
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 3-season peers. See all →
54
peak 62
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1998
C+1999
B+2000
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
70%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
43 career value over replacement — #2240 all-time of 4,642. 14.3/season above a replacement-level S.
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