Brandon McGowan
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2007
A defensive back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 11 · #3549 · Role PlayerWorth 11 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 77% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+11
Avg surplus
peak +11
1 seasons × ~11 surplus ≈ VORP 11
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2005 | — | CHI | 5 | — | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | CHI | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | CHI | 12 | — | 49 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | CHI | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | NE | 16 | — | 56 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 36 | — | 134 | 97 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 38 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 38 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
47
Sustained
career value
×.6
42
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 45 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 38· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 31.2
Availability 15.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2005bestavg 422009
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Interceptions leader1
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: 91%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maine), 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
Robbie GouldK4yBrian UrlacherMLB4yLance BriggsOLB4yCharles TillmanCB4yAlex BrownDE4yBrad MaynardP4yDesmond ClarkTE4yAdewale OgunleyeDE4yIsrael IdonijeDE4yTommie HarrisDT4yHunter HillenmeyerMLB4yNathan VasherCB4yRashied DavisWR4yRex GrossmanQB4yJason McKieRB4yMuhsin MuhammadWR3yDanieal ManningS3yDevin HesterWR3yCedric BensonRB3yBernard BerrianWR3yMark AndersonDE3yKyle OrtonQB3yBrendon AyanbadejoILB3yJohn GilmoreTE3y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2009team change
Joined NE (from CHI)
- 2009final season
Last recorded season with NE
- 2005signing
Entered the NFL with CHI
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 207 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
38
peak 42
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2005
C+2007
C2009
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
63%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
11 career value over replacement — #3549 all-time of 4,642. 3.7/season above a replacement-level S.
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