Carlton Gray is a career quality starter β a defensive back whose body of work places Gray in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gray's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Carlton Gray
Top 37% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter
Height6'0"
Weight202 lb
BornJun 26, 1971
Age55
CollegeUCLASee College Stats
Rookie yr1993
Draft1993 Β· Rd 2, Pick 30 Β· SEA
A quality defensive back with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 44 Β· #2209 Β· Above AverageWorth 44 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback β top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.8 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+8.8
Avg surplus
peak +17
5 seasons Γ ~8.8 surplus β VORP 44
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | β | SEA | 10 | β | 26 | 24 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | SEA | 11 | β | 51 | 45 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | SEA | 16 | β | 73 | 68 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | SEA | 16 | β | 53 | 45 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | IND | 15 | β | 24 | 20 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | NYG | 14 | β | 31 | 28 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | KC | 3 | β | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 85 | β | 264 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22 | SEA | 10 | β | 26 | 24 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | β | β | β | 6 |
| 1994 | 23 | SEA | 11 | β | 51 | 45 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | β | β | β | 6.6 |
| 1995 | 24 | SEA | 16 | β | 73 | 68 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | β | β | β | 11 |
| 1996 | 25 | SEA | 16 | β | 53 | 45 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | β | β | β | 5.6 |
| 1997 | 26 | IND | 15 | β | 24 | 20 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | β | β | β | 6.4 |
| 1998 | 27 | NYG | 14 | β | 31 | 28 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | β | β | β | 7.6 |
| 1999 | 28 | KC | 3 | β | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 85 | 264 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 12 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
58
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 56.2 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 56Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 37.4
Availability 17.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1993bestavg 551998
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCLA), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Cortez KennedyDT4yChris WarrenRB4yBrian BladesWR4yMichael SinclairDE4yMichael McCraryDE4yDean WellsLB4yRick MirerQB4yAntonio EdwardsDE4yEugene RobinsonFS3yMack StrongFB3ySam AdamsDT3yJay BellamyDB3yRobb ThomasWR3yJames McKnightWR3yLamar SmithRB3yTracy JohnsonRB3yCarlester CrumplerTE3yStan GelbaughQB3yJohn KasayK2yRicky ProehlWR2yJoey GallowayWR2yChristian FauriaTE2yKelvin MartinWR2ySteve BroussardRB2y
1993 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #30
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterCarlton inherited the Seattle Seahawks DB room from Dwayne Harper (1988β1993), and handed it to Jay Bellamy (1994β2000).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined KC (from NYG)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with KC
- 1998team change
Joined NYG (from IND)
- 1997team change
Joined IND (from SEA)
- 1993draft
Drafted by SEA β Round 2, Pick 30
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 202 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 6-season peers. See all β
56
peak 58
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1993
C+1994
B1995
C1996
C+1997
C+1998
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
76%
Era Translator
INT translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | β 2025 INT | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0.2 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0.3 | 2-2 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
44 career value over replacement β #2209 all-time of 4,642. 7.3/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #30 (Rd 2) Β· SEA Β· 1993 Β· +1.1 vs expected KV-H
56actual
54.9 expected Β· Ξ+1.1
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