Casey Hayward ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Hayward in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hayward a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Casey Hayward

2× Pro BowlTop 6% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2012

Height5'11"

Weight192 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

158 career value over replacement — #598 all-time of 4,695. 15.8/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×2 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #62 (Rd 2) · GB · 2012 · +26.9 vs expected KV-H

73actual

46.1 expected · Δ+26.9

💔+26.1 stolen VORP·1.65 szns lost

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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+)
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%
2012	22–23	GB	15	—	46	33	13	1	1	0.0	2.0	6	20	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	23–24	GB	3	—	7	4	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	87	46.7%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	24–25	GB	16	—	34	26	8	2	1	0.0	3.0	3	7	0	2	2	0	—	0.0%	426	38.9%	115	24.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	25–26	GB	16	—	58	50	8	3	1	0.0	4.0	0	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	909	86.8%	106	23.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	26–27	SD	16	—	51	44	7	1	0	0.0	1.0	7	20	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	987	92.4%	84	17.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	27–28	LAC	16	—	39	32	7	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	22	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,003	95.9%	7	1.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	28–29	LAC	16	—	45	40	5	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	8	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,016	98.0%	—	0.0%	66	35	0.5	93.1	12.2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
2019	29–30	LAC	16	—	31	27	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	8	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	944	97.4%	8	2.1%	48	30	0.6	88.0	11.8	0	0	0	0	3	0.1
2020	30–31	LAC	14	—	41	36	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	8	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	789	86.5%	2	0.5%	77	38	0.5	93.6	14.2	1	1	0	2	9	0.2
2021	31–32	LV	17	—	44	37	7	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	9	0	—	0	1	—	0.0%	1,091	94.6%	45	9.7%	56	32	0.6	91.9	14.7	0	0	0	0	5	0.1
2022	32–33	ATL	6	—	16	13	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	355	86.8%	—	0.0%	31	19	0.6	80.7	10.6	0	0	0	0	1	0.1
Career		—	151	—	412	342	70	13	3	0.0	16.0	25	112	2	4	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	278	154	—	—	—	1	1	0	2	20	—

Career arc · VAL by season

10 seasons · peak 9.0 in 2016

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

2.7 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2016 · +0.7 wins

Defence+0.8

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2012	22–23	GB	15	—	46	33	13	1	1	2.0	6	20	1	—	0	0	8.2
2013	23–24	GB	2	—	7	4	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
2014	24–25	GB	14	0*	34	26	8	2	1	3.0	3	7	0	2	2	0	3.3
2015	25–26	GB	16	14*	58	50	8	3	1	4.0	0	7	0	—	0	0	0.2
2016	26–27	SD	16	15*	51	44	7	1	0	1.0	7	20	0	—	1	0	9
2017	27–28	LAC	16	15*	39	32	7	2	0	2.0	4	22	1	2	0	0	7.5
2018	28–29	LAC	16	16*	45	40	5	1	0	1.0	0	8	0	—	0	0	0.2
2019	29–30	LAC	13	13*	31	27	4	0	0	0.0	2	8	0	—	0	0	3.1
2020	30–31	LAC	13	12*	41	36	5	0	0	0.0	1	8	0	—	0	0	1.2
2021	31–32	LV	17	16*	44	37	7	3	0	3.0	1	9	0	—	0	1	1.4
2022	32–33	ATL	6	5*	16	13	3	0	0	0.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	1.5
Career			144		412	342	70	13	3	16.0	25	112	2	4	3	1	35.6

* 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	23–24	GB	3	—	—	0.0%	87	46.7%	—	0.0%
2014	24–25	GB	16	0*	—	0.0%	426	38.9%	115	24.9%
2015	25–26	GB	16	14*	—	0.0%	909	86.8%	106	23.1%
2016	26–27	SD	16	15*	—	0.0%	987	92.4%	84	17.3%
2017	27–28	LAC	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,003	95.9%	7	1.9%
2018	28–29	LAC	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,016	98.0%	—	0.0%
2019	29–30	LAC	16	16*	—	0.0%	944	97.4%	8	2.1%
2020	30–31	LAC	14	12*	—	0.0%	789	86.5%	2	0.5%
2021	31–32	LV	17	16*	—	0.0%	1,091	94.6%	45	9.7%
2022	32–33	ATL	6	5*	—	0.0%	355	86.8%	—	0.0%
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

* 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	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	28–29	LAC	16	16*	66	35	0.5	93.1	12.2	0	0	0	2	0.0
2019	29–30	LAC	16	16*	48	30	0.6	88.0	11.8	0	0	0	3	0.1
2020	30–31	LAC	14	12*	77	38	0.5	93.6	14.2	1	1	2	9	0.2
2021	31–32	LV	17	16*	56	32	0.6	91.9	14.7	0	0	0	5	0.1
2022	32–33	ATL	6	5*	31	19	0.6	80.7	10.6	0	0	0	1	0.1
Career			69	65*	278	154	—	—	—	1	1	2	20	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 73 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 73 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 46.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production

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Casey Hayward

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · DB