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

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Brandon Meriweather

2× Pro BowlTop 15% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2009

Height5'11"

Weight197 lb

BornJan 14, 1984

Age42

CollegeMiami See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 1, Pick 24 · NE

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 104 · #1054 · High-Value

Worth 104 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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

+20.8

Avg surplus

peak +34

5 seasons × ~20.8 surplus ≈ VORP 104

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%
2007	—	NE	10	—	15	10	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NE	16	—	62	42	20	5	1	2.0	8.0	4	9	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NE	16	—	62	33	29	3	0	0.0	3.0	5	9	2	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NE	16	—	60	40	20	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	6	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CHI	9	—	32	19	13	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	WAS	1	—	7	3	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	WAS	13	—	61	45	16	3	2	1.0	6.0	2	3	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	738	93.3%	58	15.1%
2014	—	WAS	10	—	52	33	19	5	3	3.0	11.0	0	4	3	1	0	0	—	0.0%	597	91.5%	81	27.5%
2015	—	NYG	13	—	43	27	16	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	832	88.8%	18	16.7%
Career		—	104	—	394	252	142	18	6	6.0	30.0	17	45	8	3	1	0	—	0.0%	2,167	91.2%	157	19.8%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2007	23	NE	10	—	15	10	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	—	0	2.7
2008	24	NE	16	—	62	42	20	5	1	2.0	8.0	4	9	2	—	0	11.1
2009	25	NE	16	—	62	33	29	3	0	0.0	3.0	5	9	2	—	1	12.3
2010	26	NE	16	—	60	40	20	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	6	0	1	0	7.8
2011	27	CHI	9	—	32	19	13	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	—	0	2.8
2012	28	WAS	1	—	7	3	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	2	0	—	0	—
2013	29	WAS	13	12*	61	45	16	3	2	1.0	6.0	2	3	1	1	0	6.8
2014	30	WAS	10	9*	52	33	19	5	3	3.0	11.0	0	4	3	1	0	5.5
2015	31	NYG	13	12*	43	27	16	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	7	0	—	0	7
Career			104	33*	394	252	142	18	6	—	—	17	45	8	3	1	56

* 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	29	WAS	13	12*	—	0.0%	738	93.3%	58	15.1%
2014	30	WAS	10	9*	—	0.0%	597	91.5%	81	27.5%
2015	31	NYG	13	12*	—	0.0%	832	88.8%	18	16.7%
Career			36	33*	—	—	2,167	—	157	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 44.2

Availability 16.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2007bestavg 58elite 702015

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.8See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.8Snap share91.2%Def snaps2,167VolatileCV 0.43

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 · 2007

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

DB · 2007 class

4.47s

40-Yard

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 83thClass Pos 62thClass All 80th

35"

Vertical

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 64thClass Pos 50thClass All 61th

111"

Broad Jump

Low · 2th pct

Pos 2thAll 28thClass Pos 8thClass All 31th

11 reps

Bench

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 5thClass Pos 10thClass All 3th

7.06s

3-Cone

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 62thClass Pos 35thClass All 53th

4.33s

Shuttle

Low · 14th pct

Pos 14thAll 51thClass Pos 32thClass All 53th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl12Solo7Ast5QBHits1Dis1.0PD1

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #24

#16Justin HarrellDT #17Jarvis MossDE #18Leon HallDB #19Michael GriffinFS #20Aaron RossDB #21Reggie NelsonFS #22Brady QuinnQB #23Dwayne BoweWR #25Jon BeasonMLB #26Anthony SpencerLB #27Robert MeachemWR #28Joe StaleyOT #29Ben GrubbsG #30Craig DavisWR #31Greg OlsenTE #32Anthony GonzalezWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brandon inherited the New England Patriots DB room from James Sanders (2005–2010), and handed it to Patrick Chung (2009–2019).

Corwin Brown 1993–1996Ty Law 1995–2004Willie Clay 1996–1998Lawyer Milloy 1996–2002Otis Smith 1996–2002Steve Israel

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2015team change
Joined NYG (from WAS)
2015final season
Last recorded season with NYG
2012team change
Joined WAS (from CHI)
2011team change
Joined CHI (from NE)
2007draft
Drafted by NE — Round 1, Pick 24

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 197 lb

Frame

195 lb at 4.47s

Size-speed

35" vert / 111" broad

Explosion

11 reps

Bench power

Injury History

9 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	NYG	1	W13Out· KneeW14Questionable· Knee
2014	WAS	1	W14Doubtful· ToeW15Out· Toe
2013	WAS	0	W1Questionable· GroinW3Questionable· ConcussionW14Questionable· Chest
2012	WAS	7	W1Out· KneeW2Out· KneeW3Questionable· KneeW5Out· KneeW6Out· KneeW7Out· KneeW8Out· KneeW9Out· KneeW11Questionable· Knee
2009	NE	0	W3Questionable· AnkleW10Questionable· Foot

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

C2007

B+2008

A2009

B2010

D2011

B2013

C2014

B2015

Availability

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

72%

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
2007	0	0	0	0
2008	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2009	5	0.3	4-1	0.3
2010	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2011	0	0	0	0
2013	2	0.2	2	0.1
2014	0	0	0	0
2015	2	0.2	2	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

104 career value over replacement — #1054 all-time of 4,642. 13/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #24 (Rd 1) · NE · 2007 · +9.5 vs expected KV-H

66actual

56.5 expected · Δ+9.5

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #24

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography