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.

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Champ Bailey

★ HALL OF FAME12× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 1% all-time defensive backsIron Legend👑 #1 Defensive Back · 2006 ⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2006Two-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight192 lb

BornJun 22, 1978

Age48

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 1, Pick 7 · WAS

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

26thInterceptions·52

Postseason all-time ranks

66thPlayoff Interceptions·2

12x

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

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.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 275 · #170 · Elite

Worth 275 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 14 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

14 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.6

Avg surplus

peak +50

14 seasons × ~19.6 surplus ≈ VORP 275

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Rushing								Receiving									Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	—	WAS	16	—	58	52	6	2	1	1.0	4.0	5	16	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	WAS	17	—	54	49	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	—	WAS	16	—	48	46	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	18	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	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	—	WAS	16	—	66	62	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	9	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	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	—	DEN	14	—	60	54	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	8	23	1	—	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	DEN	16	—	80	68	12	0	1	1.0	2.0	10	21	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DEN	15	—	71	58	13	0	1	0.0	1.0	3	14	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DEN	9	—	35	30	5	3	1	1.0	5.0	1	3	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DEN	16	—	68	58	10	3	0	0.0	3.0	3	15	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DEN	14	—	41	37	4	3	1	1.0	5.0	2	13	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DEN	12	—	38	34	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	10	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DEN	16	—	65	60	5	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	8	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DEN	5	—	14	12	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	188	53.8%	—	0.0%
Career		—	214	—	830	733	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%

Career EPA5.3·-1 rushing · 6 receiving·1.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2000	22	WAS	4	—	1	7	1	7.0	100.0	1	100.0	0	4.6
2002	24	WAS	1	—	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	1	—
Career			5		2	11	1	5.5	—	1	—	1	122

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2000	22	WAS	4	—	5	3	78	60.0%	26.0	15.6	—	3
2004	26	DEN	1	—	1	1	11	100.0%	11.0	11.0	—	0
Career			5		6	4	89	66.7%	22.3	14.8	—	3

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD
1999	21	WAS	16	—	58	52	6	2	1	1.0	4.0	5	16	0	—	1
2000	22	WAS	17	—	54	49	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	14	0	1	0
2001	23	WAS	16	—	48	46	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	18	1	1	0
2002	24	WAS	16	—	61	55	6	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	24	0	—	0
2003	25	WAS	16	—	66	62	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	9	1	2	0
2004	26	DEN	16	—	71	58	13	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	12	0	—	0
2005	27	DEN	14	—	60	54	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	8	23	1	—	2
2006	28	DEN	16	—	80	68	12	0	1	1.0	2.0	10	21	0	1	1
2007	29	DEN	15	—	71	58	13	0	1	0.0	1.0	3	14	0	—	0
2008	30	DEN	9	—	35	30	5	3	1	1.0	5.0	1	3	2	—	0
2009	31	DEN	16	—	68	58	10	3	0	0.0	3.0	3	15	1	—	0
2010	32	DEN	14	—	41	37	4	3	1	1.0	5.0	2	13	0	—	0
2011	33	DEN	12	—	38	34	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	10	1	—	0
2012	34	DEN	16	—	65	60	5	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	8	0	—	0
2013	35	DEN	5	3*	14	12	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	—	0
Career			214	3*	830	733	97	18	5	—	—	52	203	7	5	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	35	DEN	5	3*	—	0.0%	188	53.8%	—	0.0%
Career			5	3*	—	—	188	—	—	—

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

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2000	22	—	—	—	—	3.0	6.0
2002	24	—	—	—	—	-3.9	—
2004	26	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 89 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 89 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 15 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 79.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 89· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 49.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 65elite 702013

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 24% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

24% of the all-time Interceptions leader24

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

1.78 EPA/season over 3 seasons51

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.596See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.596Snap share53.8%Def snaps188Emerging

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+).

Postseason Career

11 playoff games

Defense

Tkl34Solo29Ast5Int2PD8

College Stats

GeorgiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #7

#1Tim CouchQB #2Donovan McNabbQB #3Akili SmithQB #4Edgerrin JamesRB #6Torry HoltWR #8David BostonWR #9Chris ClaiborneLB #10Chris McAlisterDB #11Daunte CulpepperQB #12Cade McNownQB #13Troy EdwardsWR #14John TaitOT #16Jevon KearseDE #17Damien WoodyOT #18Matt StinchcombG #19Luke PetitgoutOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Champ inherited the Denver Broncos DB room from John Lynch (2004–2007), and handed it to Darrent Williams (2005–2006).

Tyrone Braxton 1988–1999Charles Dimry 1991–1993Ray Crockett 1994–2000Darrien Gordon 1997–1998Eric Brown 1998–2001Deltha O'Neal

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2004team change
Joined DEN (from WAS)
1999draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 1, Pick 7

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 192 lb

Frame

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	DEN	4	W1Out· FootW2Out· FootW3Questionable· FootW4Questionable· FootW5Questionable· FootW8Out· FootW10Out· FootW11Doubtful· FootW12Questionable· FootW14Questionable· FootW15Questionable· Foot
2011	DEN	0	W2Questionable· HamstringW3Questionable· HamstringW4Questionable· Hamstring
2010	DEN	0	W3Questionable· FootW7Questionable· RibsW17Questionable· Ankle

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 15-season peers. See all →

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
1999	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2000	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2001	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2002	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2003	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2004	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2005	8	0.6	7-1	0.4
2006	10	0.6	8-2	0.5
2007	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2008	1	0.1	1	0.1
2009	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2010	2	0.1	2	0.1
2011	2	0.2	2	0.1
2012	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2013	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

275 career value over replacement — #170 all-time of 4,642. 18.3/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #7 (Rd 1) · WAS · 1999 · +27.2 vs expected KV-H

89actual

61.8 expected · Δ+27.2

💔+30.2 stolen VORP·1.65 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #7

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator