Champ Bailey is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 89 in the Knox value model. Bailey's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
278 career value over replacement — #171 all-time of 4,695. 18.5/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #7 (Rd 1) · WAS · 1999 · +25.7 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 1999 | 21 | WAS | 16 | — | 58 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 22 | WAS | 16 | — | 53 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 60.0% | 26.0 | 15.6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 23 | WAS | 16 | — | 48 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 24 | WAS | 16 | — | 61 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 25 | WAS | 16 | — | 66 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 26 | DEN | 16 | — | 71 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% | 11.0 | 11.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 27 | DEN | 14 | — | 60 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 23 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 28 | DEN | 16 | — | 80 | 68 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 29 | DEN | 15 | — | 71 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 30 | DEN | 9 | — | 35 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 31 | DEN | 16 | — | 68 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 32 | DEN | 14 | — | 41 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 33 | DEN | 12 | — | 38 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 34 | DEN | 16 | — | 65 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 35 | DEN | 5 | — | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 188 | 53.8% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 213 | — | 829 | 732 | 97 | 18 | 5 | 4.0 | 27.0 | 52 | 203 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 66.7% | 22.3 | 14.8 | — | 3 | — | 0.0% | 188 | 53.8% | — | 0.0% | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
An all-time caliber defensive back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 278 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 5% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 14 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
14 seasons × ~19.9 surplus ≈
Malcolm Butler
CB
89% match
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