Brent Grimes ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Grimes in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Grimes a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Brent Grimes
Height5'10"
Weight185 lb
BornJul 19, 1983
Age43
ConferencePennsylvania State Athletic
Rookie yr2007
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
An all-time caliber defensive back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 202 · #358 · EliteWorth 202 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+25.3
Avg surplus
peak +40
8 seasons × ~25.3 surplus ≈ VORP 202
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2007 | — | ATL | 1 | — | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | ATL | 7 | — | 28 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 53 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 76 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | ATL | 11 | — | 43 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | ATL | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | MIA | 16 | — | 59 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,109 | 97.0% | 52 | 13.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | MIA | 16 | — | 57 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,013 | 95.1% | 63 | 15.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | MIA | 15 | — | 47 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 957 | 91.3% | 68 | 18.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | TB | 16 | — | 53 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 998 | 92.6% | 43 | 14.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | TB | 13 | — | 47 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 844 | 98.2% | 16 | 8.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | TB | 12 | — | 43 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 791 | 94.4% | — | 0.0% | 57 | 39 | 0.7 | 116.2 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 140 | — | 522 | 450 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 33 | 140 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,712 | 94.8% | 242 | 14.1% | 57 | 39 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24 | ATL | 1 | — | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 25 | ATL | 7 | — | 28 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 2009 | 26 | ATL | 16 | — | 53 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 |
| 2010 | 27 | ATL | 16 | — | 76 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13.8 |
| 2011 | 28 | ATL | 11 | — | 43 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2012 | 29 | ATL | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 30 | MIA | 16 | 16* | 59 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2014 | 31 | MIA | 16 | 15* | 57 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2015 | 32 | MIA | 15 | 14* | 47 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2016 | 33 | TB | 16 | 15* | 53 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 15.4 |
| 2017 | 34 | TB | 13 | 13* | 47 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | 35 | TB | 12 | 12* | 43 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Career | 140 | 85* | 522 | 450 | 72 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 140 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 102.6 |
* 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 | 30 | MIA | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,109 | 97.0% | 52 | 13.4% |
| 2014 | 31 | MIA | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 1,013 | 95.1% | 63 | 15.9% |
| 2015 | 32 | MIA | 15 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 957 | 91.3% | 68 | 18.1% |
| 2016 | 33 | TB | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 998 | 92.6% | 43 | 14.7% |
| 2017 | 34 | TB | 13 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 844 | 98.2% | 16 | 8.6% |
| 2018 | 35 | TB | 13 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 791 | 94.4% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 89 | 85* | — | — | 5,712 | — | 242 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 35 | TB | 13 | 12* | 57 | 39 | 0.7 | 116.2 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Career | 13 | 12* | 57 | 39 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 77 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
71
Sustained
career value
×.6
83
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 75.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 99%
What builds the career mark of 71
On-field 53.1
Availability 17.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2008bestavg 68elite 702018
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #438 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 position14
Depth
of 100
Reached 15% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
15% of the all-time Interceptions leader15
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+64
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1001.978Snap share94.8%Def snaps5,712ReliableCV 0.30
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 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
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl7Solo7FR1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (University of Shippensburg), 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
John AbrahamOLB6yRoddy WhiteWR6yJonathan BabineauxDT6yJason SnellingFB6yStephen NicholasOLB6yMatt RyanQB5yMichael TurnerRB5yJacquizz RodgersRB5yKroy BiermannOLB5yThomas DeCoudFS5yOvie MughelliFB5yTony GonzalezTE4yMatt BryantK4yMike PetersonOLB4yMichael KoenenP4yCurtis LoftonMLB4yMichael JenkinsWR4yHarry DouglasWR4yVance WalkerDE4yChauncey DavisDE4yJamaal AndersonDE4yJerious NorwoodRB4yChris OwensDB4yEric WeemsWR4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBrent inherited the Atlanta Falcons DB room from Chris Houston (2007–2009), and handed it to Erik Coleman (2008–2010).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2018final season
Last recorded season with TB
- 2016team change
Joined TB (from MIA)
- 2013team change
Joined MIA (from ATL)
- 2007signing
Entered the NFL with ATL
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 185 lb
Frame
Injury History
5 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | TB | 1 | W1Doubtful· GroinW2Out· GroinW3Questionable· GroinW13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· Knee |
| 2017 | TB | 2 | W3Questionable· ShoulderW4Questionable· ShoulderW8Out· ShoulderW9Out· ShoulderW10Questionable· Shoulder |
| 2016 | TB | 0 | W5Questionable· HamstringW12Questionable· Quadricep |
| 2015 | MIA | 0 | W6Questionable· Knee |
| 2011 | ATL | 2 | W12Questionable· KneeW13Out· KneeW14Out· KneeW15Doubtful· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· KneeW18Questionable· Knee |
| 2010 | ATL | 0 | W1Questionable· Hip |
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 →
77
peak 83
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2008
A2009
A2010
C+2011
B+2013
B+2014
B+2015
B+2016
B2017
C2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 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 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0.4 | 5-1 | 0.3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0.3 | 4-1 | 0.3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0.3 | 4-1 | 0.2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
202 career value over replacement — #358 all-time of 4,642. 20.2/season above a replacement-level CB.
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