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.

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Buster Skrine

Top 37% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2014

Height5'9"

Weight187 lb

BornApr 26, 1989

Age37

CollegeTennessee-Chattanooga See College Stats

ConferenceSouthern

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 5, Pick 137 · CLE

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A defensive back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 48 · #2100 · Above Average

Worth 48 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 46% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

5 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +23

6 seasons × ~8 surplus ≈ VORP 48

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+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	—	CLE	7	—	8	6	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CLE	15	—	70	62	8	3	1	0.0	4.0	0	10	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	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	—	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	—	NYJ	16	—	52	42	10	2	2	0.0	4.0	1	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	719	68.4%	97	21.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	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	—	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	—	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	—	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	—	CHI	12	—	64	50	14	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	557	66.4%	81	26.1%	64	50	0.8	125.7	8.9	0	0	0	9	7	0.1
2021	—	TEN	5	—	16	10	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	217	64.8%	33	21.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	2TM	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	16	0.7	86.9	12.5	1	1	0	3	3	0.1
Career		—	153	—	546	457	89	16	11	3.5	30.5	10	88	6	4	0	0	—	0.0%	6,920	78.9%	906	25.4%	243	163	—	—	—	5	2	2	50	33	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2011	22	CLE	7	—	8	6	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	2.6
2012	23	CLE	15	—	70	62	8	3	1	0.0	4.0	0	10	0	1	7
2013	24	CLE	16	15*	62	53	9	2	1	1.0	4.0	1	17	0	—	9.2
2014	25	CLE	16	16*	64	53	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	18	0	—	12.2
2015	26	NYJ	16	11*	52	42	10	2	2	0.0	4.0	1	7	0	—	6.9
2016	27	NYJ	14	12*	47	39	8	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	6	0	—	6
2017	28	NYJ	15	14*	60	53	7	2	2	1.0	5.0	1	9	2	2	9
2018	29	NYJ	14	10*	56	50	6	4	2	0.5	6.5	0	8	1	1	6.7
2019	30	CHI	16	11*	47	39	8	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	5	2	—	7.1
2020	31	CHI	12	8*	64	50	14	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	1	—	4.8
2021	32	TEN	5	5*	16	10	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	2.9
Career			146	102*	546	457	89	16	11	—	—	10	88	6	4	74.4

* 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%
2013	24	CLE	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,053	90.9%	119	24.1%
2014	25	CLE	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,129	97.2%	148	31.8%
2015	26	NYJ	16	11*	—	0.0%	719	68.4%	97	21.3%
2016	27	NYJ	14	12*	—	0.0%	814	88.5%	104	27.5%
2017	28	NYJ	15	14*	—	0.0%	1,011	96.1%	81	18.6%
2018	29	NYJ	14	10*	—	0.0%	693	70.9%	124	29.5%
2019	30	CHI	16	11*	—	0.0%	727	67.2%	119	28.3%
2020	31	CHI	12	8*	—	0.0%	557	66.4%	81	26.1%
2021	32	TEN	7	5*	—	0.0%	217	64.8%	33	21.0%
Career			126	102*	—	—	6,920	—	906	—

* 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	29	NYJ	14	10*	75	49	0.7	105.7	7.5	1	0	0	19	10	0.1
2019	30	CHI	16	11*	81	48	0.6	91.8	7.4	3	1	2	19	13	0.2
2020	31	CHI	12	8*	64	50	0.8	125.7	8.9	0	0	0	9	7	0.1
2021	32	2TM	7	5*	23	16	0.7	86.9	12.5	1	1	0	3	3	0.1
Career			49	34*	243	163	—	—	—	5	2	2	50	33	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 35.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2011bestavg 51elite 702021

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.698See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.698Snap share78.9%Def snaps6,920ReliableCV 0.24

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 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 · 2011

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

DB · 2011 class

4.37s

40-Yard

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 96thClass Pos 91thClass All 96th

37"

Vertical

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 81thClass Pos 76thClass All 84th

122"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 74thClass Pos 69thClass All 80th

20 reps

Bench

Strong · 86th pct

Pos 86thAll 44thClass Pos 76thClass All 41th

6.44s

3-Cone

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 99thClass Pos 98thClass All 99th

3.90s

Shuttle

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 99thClass Pos 97thClass All 99th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

College Stats

Tennessee-ChattanoogaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee-Chattanooga), 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.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #137

#127Roc CarmichaelDB #128Cortez AllenDB #129Julius ThomasTE #130Jamie HarperRB #131Davon HouseDB #132Kealoha PilaresWR #133Johnny WhiteRB #136Anthony ShermanFB #138Marcus CannonOT #139Brandon BurtonDB #140Gabe MillerLB #141D.J. WilliamsTE #142Karl KlugDE #144Shiloh KeoDB #145Jacquizz RodgersRB #146DeJon GomesDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Buster inherited the Cleveland Browns DB room from Joe Haden (2010–2016), and handed it to Tashaun Gipson (2012–2015).

Eric Turner 1991–1995Stevon Moore 1992–1995Antonio Langham 1994–1999Earl Little 1999–2004Daylon McCutcheon 1999–2005Anthony Henry

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021team change
Joined TEN (from CHI)
2021final season
Last recorded season with TEN
2019team change
Joined CHI (from NYJ)
2015team change
Joined NYJ (from CLE)
2011draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 5, Pick 137

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 187 lb

Frame

186 lb at 4.37s

Size-speed

37" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

20 reps

Bench power

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2020	CHI	4	W1Questionable· FingerW7Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· AnkleW14Out· ConcussionW15Out· ConcussionW16Out· ConcussionW17Out· ConcussionW18Out· Concussion
2018	NYJ	2	W4Questionable· KneeW6Out· ConcussionW7Out· ConcussionW14Questionable· Shoulder / Hip
2017	NYJ	1	W8Out· Concussion
2016	NYJ	1	W8Doubtful· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW15Out· Concussion
2015	NYJ	0	W8Questionable· Shoulder / HandW9Questionable· Shoulder / HandW10Questionable· Shoulder / HandW11Questionable· Shoulder / Hand
2013	CLE	0	W1Questionable· Shoulder
2011	CLE	0	W7Questionable· Hip

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

C2011

C2012

C+2013

B+2014

C+2015

C+2016

C+2017

C2018

C+2019

C2020

D2021

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2011	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	1	0.1	0-1	0
2014	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2015	1	0.1	0-1	0
2016	1	0.1	1	0.1
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	0	0	0	0
2019	0	0	0	0
2020	0	0	0	0
2021	1	0.2	3+2	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

48 career value over replacement — #2100 all-time of 4,642. 4.4/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #137 (Rd 5) · CLE · 2011 · +22.5 vs expected KV-H

56actual

33.5 expected · Δ+22.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2011

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2011 Draft Class· this player went #137

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography