Brian Dawkins is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a strong career value score of 77 in the Knox value model. Dawkins's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1996 | 22–23 | PHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | PHI | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | PHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25–26 | PHI | 16 | — | 72 | 52 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 26–27 | PHI | 13 | — | 64 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 27–28 | PHI | 15 | — | 69 | 57 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 28–29 | PHI | 16 | — | 89 | 60 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 100.0% | 57.0 | 57.0 | — | 1 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | PHI | 7 | — | 35 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 30–31 | PHI | 15 | — | 62 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 31–32 | PHI | 16 | — | 70 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 32–33 | PHI | 16 | — | 90 | 68 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 33–34 | PHI | 10 | — | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 34–35 | PHI | 16 | — | 70 | 59 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 35–36 | DEN | 16 | — | 96 | 75 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 36–37 | DEN | 11 | — | 60 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 37–38 | DEN | 14 | — | 49 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 224 | — | 862 | 672 | 190 | 43 | 22 | 26.5 | 91.5 | 28 | 153 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 100.0% | 57.0 | 57.0 | — | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
147 career value over replacement — #676 all-time of 4,695. 11.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #61 (Rd 2) · PHI · 1996 · +30.9 vs expected KV-H
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16 seasons · peak 7.3 in 2004
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.
3.7 career wins over 16 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2004 · +0.6 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.
#34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22–23 | PHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | PHI | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | PHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25–26 | PHI | 16 | — | 72 | 52 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | PHI | 13 | — | 64 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | PHI | 15 | — | 69 | 57 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | PHI | 16 | — | 89 | 60 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | PHI | 7 | — | 35 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30–31 | PHI | 15 | — | 62 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31–32 | PHI | 16 | — | 70 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 32–33 | PHI | 16 | — | 90 | 68 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 33–34 | PHI | 10 | — | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 34–35 | PHI | 16 | — | 70 | 59 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 35–36 | DEN | 16 | — | 96 | 75 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 36–37 | DEN | 11 | — | 60 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 37–38 | DEN | 14 | — | 49 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 224 | 862 | 672 | 190 | 43 | 22 | 26.5 | 91.5 | 28 | 153 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
Blend 66.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 99%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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