Charles Mincy is a career quality starter β a defensive back whose body of work places Mincy in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mincy's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Charles Mincy
Top 17% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker
A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 91 Β· #1263 Β· High-ValueWorth 91 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety β top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+13
Avg surplus
peak +24
7 seasons Γ ~13 surplus β VORP 91
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 | |||||
| 1992 | β | KC | 16 | β | 69 | 54 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | KC | 16 | β | 50 | 43 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | KC | 16 | β | 48 | 42 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | MIN | 16 | β | 64 | 48 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | TB | 2 | β | 8 | 5 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | TB | 16 | β | 46 | 36 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | TB | 16 | β | 76 | 54 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | LV | 6 | β | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 104 | β | 385 | 300 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 23 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23 | KC | 16 | β | 69 | 54 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | β | β | β | 9.3 |
| 1993 | 24 | KC | 16 | β | 50 | 43 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | β | β | β | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 25 | KC | 16 | β | 48 | 42 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.3 |
| 1995 | 26 | MIN | 16 | β | 64 | 48 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | β | β | β | 8 |
| 1996 | 27 | TB | 2 | β | 8 | 5 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | 28 | TB | 16 | β | 46 | 36 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | β | β | β | 5.7 |
| 1998 | 29 | TB | 16 | β | 76 | 54 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | β | β | β | 10 |
| 1999 | 30 | LV | 6 | β | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Career | 104 | 385 | 300 | 6 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 23 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.6 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 65 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
62
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
69
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 64.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 65Β· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 62
On-field 42.9
Availability 19.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1992bestavg 61elite 701999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position9
Depth
of 100
Reached 10% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
10% of the all-time Interceptions leader10
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: 91%.
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 (Washington; Pasadena College), 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
John LynchFS3yDerrick BrooksOLB3yHardy NickersonMLB3yJoe PhillipsNT3yNeil SmithDE3yWarren SappDT3yTommy BarnhardtP3yDave MooreTE3yChidi AhanotuDT3yDale CarterCB3yDerrick ThomasOLB3yMike AlstottFB3yLonnie MartsOLB3yRobb ThomasWR3yTrent DilferQB3yDonnie AbrahamCB3yBrad CulpepperDT3yTyoka JacksonDE3yTracy SimienILB3yKimble AndersRB3yRegan UpshawDE3yJ.J. BirdenWR3ySteve WhiteDE3yJerry EllisonRB3y
1991 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #133
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterCharles opened the Kansas City Chiefs DB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Dale Carter (1992β1998).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined LV (from TB)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 1996team change
Joined TB (from MIN)
- 1995team change
Joined MIN (from KC)
- 1991draft
Drafted by KC β Round 5, Pick 133
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 195 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 7-season peers. See all β
65
peak 69
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1992
B+1993
B1994
B1995
C+1997
B+1998
C1999
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
81%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4 | 0.3 | 2-2 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0.3 | 3-2 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0.2 | 1-2 | 0.1 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0.2 | 1-2 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0.3 | 4+2 | 0.2 |
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 (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
91 career value over replacement β #1263 all-time of 4,642. 13/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #133 (Rd 5) Β· KC Β· 1991 Β· +31.5 vs expected KV-H
65actual
33.5 expected Β· Ξ+31.5
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