Brent Alexander is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Alexander in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Alexander's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Brent Alexander
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
A high-end defensive back defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 139 · #706 · High-ValueWorth 139 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
9
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+15.4
Avg surplus
peak +23
9 seasons × ~15.4 surplus ≈ VORP 139
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 | |||||
| 1994 | — | ARI | 7 | — | 36 | 26 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | — | ARI | 13 | — | 68 | 51 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1996 | — | ARI | 15 | — | 81 | 52 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | — | ARI | 15 | — | 76 | 54 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | — | CAR | 16 | — | 97 | 68 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1999 | — | CAR | 16 | — | 65 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | PIT | 15 | — | 54 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | PIT | 16 | — | 58 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | PIT | 16 | — | 65 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | PIT | 16 | — | 70 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | NYG | 16 | — | 68 | 44 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | NYG | 15 | — | 48 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 176 | — | 786 | 552 | 127 | 16 | 5 | 8.0 | 29.0 | 27 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 23 | ARI | 7 | — | 36 | 26 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2.2 |
| 1995 | 24 | ARI | 13 | — | 68 | 51 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9.6 |
| 1996 | 25 | ARI | 15 | — | 81 | 52 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9.7 |
| 1997 | 26 | ARI | 15 | — | 76 | 54 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
| 1998 | 27 | CAR | 16 | — | 97 | 68 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.2 |
| 1999 | 28 | CAR | 16 | — | 65 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2000 | 29 | PIT | 15 | — | 54 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 30 | PIT | 16 | — | 58 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2002 | 31 | PIT | 16 | — | 65 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2003 | 32 | PIT | 16 | — | 70 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2004 | 33 | NYG | 16 | — | 68 | 44 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2005 | 34 | NYG | 15 | — | 48 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| Career | 176 | 786 | 552 | 127 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 27 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 96.9 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 65 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
59
Sustained
career value
×.6
70
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 99%
What builds the career mark of 59
On-field 40.2
Availability 18.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1994bestavg 57elite 702005
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #572 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 12% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
12% of the all-time Interceptions leader12
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+).
Postseason Career
5 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl23Solo15Ast8Int2PD2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee State), 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
Jeff FeaglesP6yPlaxico BurressWR5yKendrick ClancyNT5yHines WardWR4yLarry CentersFB4yJerome BettisRB4yDeshea TownsendDB4yKimo von OelhoffenDT4yDewayne WashingtonDB4yJoey PorterOLB4yJason GildonLB4yAeneas WilliamsFS4yAaron SmithDE4yMichael BankstonDE4yEric SwannDT4yMark BruenerTE4yJamir MillerOLB4yJosh MillerP4yChad ScottCB4yAmos ZereoueRB4yDan KreiderFB4yJerame TumanTE4ySteve BeuerleinQB3yCasey HamptonNT3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBrent inherited the Arizona Cardinals DB room from Terry Hoage (1994–1996), and handed it to Kwamie Lassiter (1995–2002).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with NYG
- 2004team change
Joined NYG (from PIT)
- 2000team change
Joined PIT (from CAR)
- 1998team change
Joined CAR (from ARI)
- 1994signing
Entered the NFL with ARI
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 200 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 12-season peers. See all →
65
peak 70
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1994
C+1995
C+1996
C1997
C1998
C+1999
C+2000
B+2001
B+2002
B+2003
B2004
B+2005
Availability
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0.2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
139 career value over replacement — #706 all-time of 4,642. 11.6/season above a replacement-level S.
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