Charles Tillman ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Tillman in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Tillman a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2003 | 22 | CHI | 16 | — | 63 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 23 | CHI | 7 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 24 | CHI | 15 | — | 87 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 25 | CHI | 14 | — | 71 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26 | CHI | 15 | — | 67 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 27 | CHI | 15 | — | 87 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28 | CHI | 15 | — | 69 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29 | CHI | 16 | — | 78 | 67 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 30 | CHI | 16 | — | 100 | 83 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 31 | CHI | 15 | — | 86 | 74 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 32 | CHI | 8 | — | 37 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 432 | 85.0% | 21 | 9.4% |
| 2014 | 33 | CHI | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 96 | 79.0% | 14 | 24.5% |
| 2015 | 34 | CAR | 12 | — | 53 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 711 | 81.9% | 82 | 21.8% |
| Career | — | 166 | — | 843 | 705 | 138 | 13 | 6 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 38 | 141 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
239 career value over replacement — #255 all-time of 4,695. 19.9/season above a replacement-level CB.
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Pick #35 (Rd 2) · CHI · 2003 · +22.2 vs expected KV-H
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12 seasons · peak 8.6 in 2005
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.
3.8 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2005 · +0.7 wins
Latest season · 2015 · +0.2 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#35 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22 | CHI | 16 | — | 63 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | 23 | CHI | 7 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24 | CHI | 15 | — | 87 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2006 | 25 | CHI | 14 | — | 71 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2007 | 26 | CHI | 15 | — | 67 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2008 | 27 | CHI | 15 | — | 87 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2009 | 28 | CHI | 15 | — | 69 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 29 | CHI | 16 | — | 78 | 67 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2011 | 30 | CHI | 16 | — | 100 | 83 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2012 | 31 | CHI | 15 | — | 86 | 74 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2013 | 32 | CHI | 8 | 7* | 37 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2014 | 33 | CHI | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 34 | CAR | 12 | 10* | 53 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Career | 166 | 843 | 705 | 138 | 13 | 6 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 38 | 141 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 49.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 32 | CHI | 8 | 7* | — | 0.0% | 432 | 85.0% | 21 | 9.4% |
| 2014 | 33 | CHI | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | 96 | 79.0% | 14 | 24.5% |
| 2015 | 34 | CAR | 12 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 711 | 81.9% | 82 | 21.8% |
| 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+)
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
Blend 73.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 99%
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