Bryant McFadden is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places McFadden in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McFadden's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Bryant McFadden

Top 37% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2006Two-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight190 lb

BornNov 21, 1981

Age44

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 2, Pick 62 · PIT

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 42 · #2270 · Above Average

Worth 42 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 50% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.4

Avg surplus

peak +17

5 seasons × ~8.4 surplus ≈ VORP 42

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													Rushing								Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2005	—	PIT	11	—	17	17	0	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	7	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	PIT	15	—	36	29	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	12	0	1	0	0	1	-2	0	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.2	—	0	0
2007	—	PIT	10	—	16	14	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	PIT	10	—	34	30	4	1	1	1.0	3.0	2	8	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	ARI	16	—	60	55	5	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	15	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	PIT	16	—	72	65	7	1	2	2.0	5.0	2	10	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	PIT	3	—	5	3	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	81	—	240	213	27	3	4	4.0	11.0	9	56	3	5	1	0	1	-2	0	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	-2.2	—	0	0

Career EPA-2.2·-2 rushing·-2.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2006	25	PIT	1	—	1	-2	0	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
Career			1		1	-2	0	-2.0	—	0	—	0	34.5

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD
2005	24	PIT	11	—	17	17	0	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	7	1	1	0
2006	25	PIT	15	—	36	29	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	12	0	1	0
2007	26	PIT	10	—	16	14	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	1	1
2008	27	PIT	10	—	34	30	4	1	1	1.0	3.0	2	8	0	1	0
2009	28	ARI	16	—	60	55	5	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	15	0	1	0
2010	29	PIT	16	—	72	65	7	1	2	2.0	5.0	2	10	2	—	0
2011	30	PIT	3	—	5	3	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0
Career			81		240	213	27	3	4	—	—	9	56	3	5	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2006	25	—	—	—	—	-2.2	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38.9

Availability 17.1

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2005bestavg 552010

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Interceptions leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-2.21 EPA/season over 1 season49

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%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2005

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2005 class

4.44s

40-Yard

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 87thClass Pos 63thClass All 85th

38.5"

Vertical

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 89thClass Pos 45thClass All 83th

130"

Broad Jump

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 96thClass Pos 88thClass All 97th

23 reps

Bench

Elite · 95th pct

Pos 95thAll 63thClass Pos 97thClass All 59th

4.04s

Shuttle

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 94thClass Pos 50thClass All 80th

Postseason Career

12 playoff games

Defense

Tkl24Solo24PD5

College Stats

Florida StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #62

#54Eric SheltonRB #55Roscoe ParrishWR #56Darrent WilliamsCB #57Justin MillerDB #58Terrence MurphyWR #59Jonathan BabineauxDT #60Kelvin HaydenDB #61Vincent JacksonWR #63Matt McCoyLB #64Adam TerryOT #65Frank GoreRB #66Oshiomogho AtogweFS #67Charlie FryeQB #68Courtney RobyWR #69Andrew WalterQB #70Channing CrowderILB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Bryant inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers DB room from Tyrone Carter (2004–2009), and handed it to Ryan Clark (2006–2013).

Rod Woodson 1987–1996Carnell Lake 1989–1998Darren Perry 1992–1998Myron Bell 1994–2001Lee Flowers 1995–2002Dewayne Washington

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2011final season
Last recorded season with PIT
2010team change
Joined PIT (from ARI)
2009team change
Joined ARI (from PIT)
2005draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 2, Pick 62

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 190 lb

Frame

193 lb at 4.44s

Size-speed

38.5" vert / 130" broad

Explosion

23 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2011	PIT	W2Questionable· Hamstring
2010	PIT	W20Questionable· Abdomen
2009	ARI	W6Questionable· AnkleW11Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· Hamstring

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 57

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2005

B2006

C+2007

B2008

C2009

B2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

72%

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
2005	1	0.1	1	0
2006	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2007	1	0.1	1	0.1
2008	2	0.2	2	0.1
2009	0	0	0	0
2010	2	0.1	1-1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

42 career value over replacement — #2270 all-time of 4,642. 7/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #62 (Rd 2) · PIT · 2005 · +9.1 vs expected KV-H

56actual

46.9 expected · Δ+9.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #62

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator