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

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Brandon Flowers

1× Pro BowlTop 12% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2009 Team Carrier · #298

Height5'9"

Weight187 lb

BornFeb 18, 1986

Age40

CollegeVirginia Tech See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2008

Draft2008 · Rd 2, Pick 35 · KC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 119 · #876 · High-Value

Worth 119 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 20% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17

Avg surplus

peak +34

7 seasons × ~17 surplus ≈ VORP 119

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%
2008	—	KC	14	—	55	48	7	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	13	1	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	KC	15	—	61	54	7	4	0	0.0	4.0	5	23	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	KC	15	—	60	51	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	14	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	KC	16	—	58	46	12	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	20	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	KC	15	—	47	39	8	2	1	1.0	4.0	3	12	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	KC	13	—	67	62	5	3	3	1.0	7.0	1	8	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	867	96.5%	2	6.0%
2014	—	LAC	14	—	45	41	4	1	1	0.0	2.0	3	10	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SD	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	818	87.5%	65	19.3%
2015	—	LAC	11	—	31	27	4	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	SD	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	603	87.4%	24	14.5%
2016	—	LAC	6	—	28	24	4	6	0	0.0	6.0	1	5	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	SD	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	351	89.3%	6	9.5%
Career		—	150	—	452	392	60	23	6	3.0	32.0	21	109	4	5	4	0	—	0.0%	2,639	90.2%	97	12.3%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2008	22	KC	14	—	55	48	7	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	13	1	2	1	10.2
2009	23	KC	15	—	61	54	7	4	0	0.0	4.0	5	23	2	2	0	15
2010	24	KC	15	—	60	51	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	14	1	—	1	10.6
2011	25	KC	16	—	58	46	12	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	20	0	—	1	12.3
2012	26	KC	15	—	47	39	8	2	1	1.0	4.0	3	12	0	1	0	9
2013	27	KC	13	13*	67	62	5	3	3	1.0	7.0	1	8	0	—	0	6.6
2014	28	LAC	14	12*	45	41	4	1	1	0.0	2.0	3	10	0	—	0	8.5
2015	29	LAC	11	10*	31	27	4	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	4	0	—	0	3.9
2016	30	LAC	6	5*	28	24	4	6	0	0.0	6.0	1	5	0	—	1	4.5
Career			119	40*	452	392	60	23	6	—	—	21	109	4	5	4	80.6

* 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	27	KC	13	13*	—	0.0%	867	96.5%	2	6.0%
2014	28	SD	14	12*	—	0.0%	818	87.5%	65	19.3%
2015	29	SD	11	10*	—	0.0%	603	87.4%	24	14.5%
2016	30	SD	6	5*	—	0.0%	351	89.3%	6	9.5%
Career			44	40*	—	—	2,639	—	97	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 45.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2008bestavg 60elite 702016

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #298 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

2009 KC·4 team wins#15

Interceptions · 5 · score 33

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Interceptions leader10

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.895See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.895Snap share90.2%Def snaps2,639ReliableCV 0.40

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 · 2008

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

DB · 2008 class

4.55s

40-Yard

Below avg · 28th pct

Pos 28thAll 68thClass Pos 21thClass All 64th

30"

Vertical

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 21thClass Pos 5thClass All 43th

117"

Broad Jump

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 50thClass Pos 20thClass All 53th

14 reps

Bench

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 13thClass Pos 18thClass All 8th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl6Solo5Ast1Int1PD3

College Stats

Virginia TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia Tech), 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.

2008 Draft Class· this player went #35

#27Antoine CasonCB #28Lawrence JacksonDE #29Kentwan BalmerDE #30Dustin KellerTE #31Kenny PhillipsFS #32Phillip MerlingDE #33Donnie AveryWR #34Devin ThomasWR #36Jordy NelsonWR #37Curtis LoftonMLB #38John CarlsonTE #39Chilo RachalG #41James HardyWR #42Eddie RoyalWR #43Tyrell JohnsonDB #44Matt ForteRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brandon inherited the Kansas City Chiefs DB room from Brandon Carr (2008–2011), and handed it to Kendrick Lewis (2010–2013).

Charles Mincy 1992–1994Dale Carter 1992–1998James Hasty 1995–2000Jerome Woods 1996–2005Mark McMillian 1997–1998Eric Warfield

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with LAC
2014team change
Joined LAC (from KC)
2008draft
Drafted by KC — Round 2, Pick 35

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 187 lb

Frame

189 lb at 4.55s

Size-speed

30" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

14 reps

Bench power

Injury History

9 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	SD	7	W4Out· ConcussionW5Out· ConcussionW6Out· ConcussionW7Out· ConcussionW12Out· ConcussionW13Out· ConcussionW14Out· Concussion
2015	SD	1	W5Questionable· ConcussionW14Out· Knee
2014	SD	1	W2Questionable· GroinW7Questionable· GroinW8Out· Concussion
2013	KC	0	W3Questionable· KneeW4Questionable· KneeW5Questionable· KneeW6Questionable· Knee
2012	KC	0	W1Questionable· FootW2Questionable· FootW14Questionable· Hamstring
2011	KC	0	W4Questionable· AnkleW11Questionable· Back
2010	KC	0	W12Doubtful· HamstringW13Questionable· Hamstring
2009	KC	0	W1Questionable· ShoulderW2Questionable· ShoulderW14Questionable· Shoulder

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 75

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

C+2008

A2009

B2010

B+2011

B2012

C+2013

B2014

D2015

C2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

83%

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
2008	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2009	5	0.3	5	0.3
2010	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2011	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2012	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2013	1	0.1	0-1	0
2014	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2015	0	0	0	0
2016	1	0.2	2+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

119 career value over replacement — #876 all-time of 4,642. 13.2/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #35 (Rd 2) · KC · 2008 · +13.1 vs expected KV-H

68actual

54.9 expected · Δ+13.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2008

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2008 Draft Class· this player went #35

Franchise Succession

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Injury History

Knox

Era Translator