Buster Skrine is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Skrine in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Skrine's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Buster Skrine
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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% | |||||
| 2011 | 22 | CLE | 7 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23 | CLE | 15 | — | 70 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | CLE | 16 | — | 62 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,053 | 90.9% | 119 | 24.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25 | CLE | 16 | — | 64 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,129 | 97.2% | 148 | 31.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | — | 52 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 719 | 68.4% | 97 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27 | NYJ | 14 | — | 47 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 814 | 88.5% | 104 | 27.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28 | NYJ | 15 | — | 60 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,011 | 96.1% | 81 | 18.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29 | NYJ | 14 | — | 56 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 693 | 70.9% | 124 | 29.5% | 75 | 49 | 0.7 | 105.7 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 30 | CHI | 16 | — | 47 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 727 | 67.2% | 119 | 28.3% | 81 | 48 | 0.6 | 91.8 | 7.4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 31 | CHI | 12 | — | 64 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 557 | 66.4% | 81 | 23.9% | 64 | 50 | 0.8 | 125.7 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 32 | SF / TEN | 7 | — | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 217 | — | 33 | — | 23 | 16 | 0.7 | 86.9 | 12.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 148 | — | 546 | 457 | 89 | 16 | 11 | 3.5 | 30.5 | 10 | 88 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 243 | 163 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 33 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
52 career value over replacement — #2026 all-time of 4,695. 4.7/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #137 (Rd 5) · CLE · 2011 · +26.5 vs expected KV-H
57actual
30.5 expected · Δ+26.5
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