Brian Poole is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Poole in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Poole's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Brian Poole
Top 28% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter
Height5'10"
Weight213 lb
BornOct 20, 1992
Age33
CollegeFloridaSee College Stats
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2016
A defensive back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 53 · #1956 · Above AverageWorth 53 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 43% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+10.6
Avg surplus
peak +20
5 seasons × ~10.6 surplus ≈ VORP 53
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% | |||||
| 2016 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 58 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 834 | 75.1% | 209 | 43.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | ATL | 15 | — | 63 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 630 | 63.7% | 62 | 15.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 69 | 48 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 832 | 75.5% | 115 | 28.2% | 77 | 44 | 0.6 | 85.6 | 7.4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | — | NYJ | 14 | — | 55 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 752 | 77.4% | 94 | 26.1% | 64 | 40 | 0.6 | 91.3 | 6.8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | — | NYJ | 9 | — | 43 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 483 | 77.2% | 78 | 35.3% | 39 | 25 | 0.6 | 61.6 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 70 | — | 288 | 216 | 72 | 17 | 18 | 6.0 | 41.0 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 3,531 | 73.8% | 558 | 29.8% | 180 | 109 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | 9 | 80 | 23 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | ATL | 16 | 12* | 58 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 25 | ATL | 15 | 10* | 63 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 26 | ATL | 16 | 12* | 69 | 48 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 27 | NYJ | 14 | 11* | 55 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7.8 |
| 2020 | 28 | NYJ | 9 | 7* | 43 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Career | 70 | 52* | 288 | 216 | 72 | 17 | 18 | — | — | 7 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36.1 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | ATL | 16 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 834 | 75.1% | 209 | 43.9% |
| 2017 | 25 | ATL | 15 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 630 | 63.7% | 62 | 15.4% |
| 2018 | 26 | ATL | 16 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 832 | 75.5% | 115 | 28.2% |
| 2019 | 27 | NYJ | 14 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 752 | 77.4% | 94 | 26.1% |
| 2020 | 28 | NYJ | 9 | 7* | — | 0.0% | 483 | 77.2% | 78 | 35.3% |
| Career | 70 | 52* | — | — | 3,531 | — | 558 | — |
* 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 | 26 | ATL | 16 | 12* | 77 | 44 | 0.6 | 85.6 | 7.4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 27 | NYJ | 14 | 11* | 64 | 40 | 0.6 | 91.3 | 6.8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 28 | NYJ | 9 | 7* | 39 | 25 | 0.6 | 61.6 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | 39 | 30* | 180 | 109 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | 9 | 80 | 23 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 60 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
59
Sustained
career value
×.6
61
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 59.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 59
On-field 40.9
Availability 18.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2016bestavg 602020
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Interceptions leader3
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+74
Excellent
SIS
Disruption/1002.294Snap share73.8%Def snaps3,531ConsistentCV 0.19
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
5 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl22Solo19Ast3TFL1QBHits2Dis3.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), 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
Matt BryantK3yMatt RyanQB3yJake MatthewsOT3yJosh HarrisLS3yJulio JonesWR3yGrady JarrettDT3yAustin HooperTE3yAlex MackC3yMatt BosherP3yMohamed SanuWR3yDe'Vondre CampbellOLB3yDeion JonesLB3yBrooks ReedLB3yDesmond TrufantCB3yRobert AlfordCB3yDevonta FreemanRB3yTevin ColemanRB3yAndy LevitreG3yRicardo AllenFS3yKeanu NealS3yRyan SchraederOT3yVic BeasleyDE3yDerrick ShelbyDE3yKemal IshmaelS3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBrian inherited the Atlanta Falcons DB room from Ricardo Allen (2015–2020), and handed it to Keanu Neal (2016–2020).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2020final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
- 2019team change
Joined NYJ (from ATL)
- 2016signing
Entered the NFL with ATL
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 213 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NYJ | 2 | W3Questionable· GroinW14Out· ConcussionW15Out· ConcussionW16Questionable· Concussion / AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle |
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 5-season peers. See all →
60
peak 61
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2016
C+2017
B2018
C+2019
B2020
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
88%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
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
53 career value over replacement — #1956 all-time of 4,642. 10.6/season above a replacement-level CB.
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