Byron Maxwell is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Maxwell in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Maxwell's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2012 | 24 | SEA | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25 | SEA | 16 | — | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 482 | 48.4% | 235 | 52.4% |
| 2014 | 26 | SEA | 13 | — | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 700 | 88.2% | 50 | 13.8% |
| 2015 | 27 | PHI | 14 | — | 63 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 907 | 86.8% | 5 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 28 | MIA | 13 | — | 47 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 846 | 92.1% | 10 | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 29 | MIA / SEA | 9 | — | 44 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 580 | — | 7 | — |
| Career | — | 69 | — | 220 | 185 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
69 career value over replacement — #1674 all-time of 4,695. 11.5/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #173 (Rd 6) · SEA · 2011 · +39.2 vs expected KV-H
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