Also in other sports:nhlBobby Taylor (G · 1972–1976).

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

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Bobby Taylor

1× Pro BowlTop 26% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2002 Team Carrier · #563

Height6'3"

Weight216 lb

BornDec 28, 1973

Age52

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 2, Pick 50 · PHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

57thPlayoff Interceptions·2

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 81 · #1412 · High-Value

Worth 81 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 31% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.5

Avg surplus

peak +28

6 seasons × ~13.5 surplus ≈ VORP 81

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
1995	—	PHI	16	—	51	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	17	0	0	—	—
1996	—	PHI	16	—	62	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	23	0	1	—	—
1997	—	PHI	6	—	18	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	0	3	2	0	—	—
1998	—	PHI	11	—	31	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	6	0	0	—	—
1999	—	PHI	15	—	42	36	6	3	0	0.0	3.0	4	17	0	3	1	0
2000	—	PHI	16	—	46	39	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	18	1	1	0	0
2001	—	PHI	16	—	35	32	3	4	1	1.0	6.0	1	17	2	3	0	0
2002	—	PHI	15	—	54	43	11	3	0	0.0	3.0	5	14	1	2	1	0
2003	—	PHI	7	—	19	18	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	10	0	—	0	0
2004	—	SEA	7	—	12	10	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	1	—	0	0
Career		—	125	—	370	178	30	10	1	4.0	15.0	18	127	7	10	2	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1995	22	PHI	16	—	51	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	17	0	0	—	—	8.4
1996	23	PHI	16	—	62	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	23	0	1	—	—	11.1
1997	24	PHI	6	—	18	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	0	3	2	0	—	—	3
1998	25	PHI	11	—	31	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	6	0	0	—	—	4
1999	26	PHI	15	—	42	36	6	3	0	0.0	3.0	4	17	0	3	1	0	10.8
2000	27	PHI	16	—	46	39	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	18	1	1	0	0	10.6
2001	28	PHI	16	—	35	32	3	4	1	1.0	6.0	1	17	2	3	0	0	10.3
2002	29	PHI	15	—	54	43	11	3	0	0.0	3.0	5	14	1	2	1	0	12.1
2003	30	PHI	7	—	19	18	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	10	0	—	0	0	4.6
2004	31	SEA	7	—	12	10	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	2.8
Career			125		370	178	30	10	1	—	—	18	127	7	10	2	0	77.7

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38.8

Availability 17.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 52elite 702004

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #563 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

1999 PHI·5 team wins#24

Interceptions · 4 · score 4

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Interceptions leader8

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

9 playoff games

Defense

Tkl24Solo20Ast4TFL2Dis2.0Int2PD9TD1

College Stats

Notre DameCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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.

1995 Draft Class· this player went #50

#39Christian FauriaTE #42Orlando ThomasFS #44Ray ZellarsRB #45Todd CollinsQB #46Sherman WilliamsRB #47Frank SandersWR #48Ken DilgerTE #49Barret RobbinsC #51Terrell FletcherRB #54Scott GraggOT #56Todd SauerbrunP #57Ted JohnsonILB #58Barrett BrooksOT #59Kendell WatkinsTE #60Kordell StewartQB #64Bryan SchwartzLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Bobby inherited the Philadelphia Eagles DB room from Greg Jackson (1994–1995), and handed it to Troy Vincent (1996–2003).

Terry Hoage 1986–1990Eric Allen 1988–1994Otis Smith 1991–1994Mark McMillian 1992–1995Greg Jackson 1994–1995Bobby Taylor

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004team change
Joined SEA (from PHI)
2004final season
Last recorded season with SEA
1995draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 2, Pick 50

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 216 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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 69

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

C+1995

B1996

F1997

C1998

B+1999

C+2000

C+2001

B+2002

C2003

D2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

78%

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
1995	2	0.1	0-2	0
1996	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1997	0	0	0	0
1998	0	0	0	0
1999	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2000	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2001	1	0.1	0-1	0
2002	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2003	1	0.1	1	0.1
2004	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

81 career value over replacement — #1412 all-time of 4,642. 8.1/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #50 (Rd 2) · PHI · 1995 · +12.1 vs expected KV-H

61actual

48.9 expected · Δ+12.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #50

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator