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Bob Sanders

2× Pro Bowl2× All-ProSolid Contributor📊 Overvalued by voters 📈 Late Developer · 2007

Height5'8"

Weight206 lb

BornFeb 24, 1981

Age45

CollegeIowa See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 2, Pick 44 · IND

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

56thPlayoff Interceptions·2

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Solid ContributorExplore archetypes →

A defensive back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 16 · #3284 · Role Player

Worth 16 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 72% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +12

2 seasons × ~8 surplus ≈ VORP 16

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2004	—	IND	5	—	28	24	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	2	1	0
2005	—	IND	14	—	81	61	20	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	1	0	0
2006	—	IND	4	—	20	12	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	1	—	0	0
2007	—	IND	15	—	67	42	25	0	4	3.5	7.5	2	6	0	2	0	0
2008	—	IND	6	—	34	20	14	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	0	0
2009	—	IND	2	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	0	0
2011	—	LAC	2	—	10	5	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	48	—	243	166	77	0	4	3.5	7.5	6	16	2	5	1	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2004	23	IND	5	—	28	24	4	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	2	1	2.4
2005	24	IND	14	—	81	61	20	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	1	0	7
2006	25	IND	4	—	20	12	8	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	1	—	0	2.9
2007	26	IND	15	—	67	42	25	4	3.5	7.5	2	6	0	2	0	6.7
2008	27	IND	6	—	34	20	14	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	0	3.2
2009	28	IND	2	—	3	2	1	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	0	—
2011	30	LAC	2	—	10	5	5	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
Career			48		243	166	77	4	—	—	6	16	2	5	1	22.2

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 48.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 78%

What builds the career mark of 47

On-field 33.7

Availability 13.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 402008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Interceptions leader3

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+).

Combine · 2004

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

DB · 2004 class

4.35s

40-Yard

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 97thClass Pos 87thClass All 98th

41.5"

Vertical

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 98thClass Pos 98thClass All 99th

128"

Broad Jump

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 93thClass Pos 96thClass All 95th

15 reps

Bench

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 17thClass Pos 58thClass All 16th

6.70s

3-Cone

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 96thClass Pos 89thClass All 98th

3.91s

Shuttle

Elite · 95th pct

Pos 95thAll 99thClass Pos 67thClass All 93th

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Defense

Tkl44Solo27Ast17Int2PD4FF1

College Stats

IowaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #44

#36Junior SiaviiDT #37Teddy LehmanLB #38Ricardo ColcloughDB #39Daryl SmithOLB #40Ben TroupeTE #41Tatum BellRB #42Travis LaBoyOLB #43Julius JonesRB #45Jake GroveC #46Justin SmileyG #47Tank JohnsonDT #48Dontarrious ThomasLB #49Keiwan RatliffDB #50Devery HendersonWR #51Dwan EdwardsDT #53Michael BoulwareDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Bob inherited the Indianapolis Colts DB room from Jason David (2004–2006), and handed it to Marlin Jackson (2005–2009).

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

2011team change
Joined LAC (from IND)
2011final season
Last recorded season with LAC
2004draft
Drafted by IND — Round 2, Pick 44

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'8" / 206 lb

Frame

204 lb at 4.35s

Size-speed

41.5" vert / 128" broad

Explosion

15 reps

Bench power

Injury History

16 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	SD	0	W3Doubtful· Knee
2010	IND	12	W2Out· BicepsW3Out· BicepsW4Out· BicepsW5Out· BicepsW6Out· BicepsW8Out· BicepsW9Out· BicepsW10Out· BicepsW11Out· BicepsW12Out· BicepsW13Out· BicepsW14Out· Biceps
2009	IND	4	W1Out· KneeW2Out· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Doubtful· Knee

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 50

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

F2004

C+2005

F2006

B2007

D2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

45%

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
2004	0	0	0	0
2005	1	0.1	0-1	0
2006	1	0.3	3+2	0.2
2007	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2008	1	0.2	2+1	0.1

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

Career Value · VORP

16 career value over replacement — #3284 all-time of 4,642. 3.2/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #44 (Rd 2) · IND · 2004 · -0.8 vs expected KV-H

49actual

49.8 expected · Δ−0.8

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #44

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator