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 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | ATL | 16 | — | 53 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27 | ATL | 16 | — | 76 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28 | ATL | 11 | — | 43 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29 | ATL | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 | MIA | 16 | — | 59 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,109 | 97.0% | 52 | 10.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 31 | MIA | 16 | — | 57 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,013 | 95.1% | 63 | 13.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 32 | MIA | 15 | — | 47 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 957 | 91.3% | 68 | 15.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 33 | TB | 16 | — | 53 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 998 | 92.6% | 43 | 9.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 34 | TB | 13 | — | 47 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 844 | 98.2% | 16 | 4.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 35 | TB | 13 | — | 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 | — | 141 | — | 522 | 450 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 33 | 140 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 39 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
209 career value over replacement — #349 all-time of 4,695. 20.9/season above a replacement-level CB.
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10 seasons · peak 7.4 in 2010
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
3.5 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2010 · +0.6 wins
Latest season · 2018 · −0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#28 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| 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 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | 26 | ATL | 16 | — | 53 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2010 | 27 | ATL | 16 | — | 76 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2011 | 28 | ATL | 11 | — | 43 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 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 | 5.9 |
| 2014 | 31 | MIA | 16 | 15* | 57 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2015 | 32 | MIA | 15 | 14* | 47 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2016 | 33 | TB | 16 | 15* | 53 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2017 | 34 | TB | 13 | 13* | 47 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 35 | TB | 12 | 12* | 43 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 140 | 522 | 450 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 33 | 140 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 45.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30 | MIA | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,109 | 97.0% | 52 | 10.9% |
| 2014 | 31 | MIA | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 1,013 | 95.1% | 63 | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 32 | MIA | 15 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 957 | 91.3% | 68 | 15.7% |
| 2016 | 33 | TB | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 998 | 92.6% | 43 | 9.2% |
| 2017 | 34 | TB | 13 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 844 | 98.2% | 16 | 4.6% |
| 2018 | 35 | TB | 13 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 791 | 94.4% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| 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+)
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 78 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 77.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 78· confidence 99%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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