Charles Woodson is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Woodson's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
378 career value over replacement — #51 all-time of 4,695. 22.2/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #4 (Rd 1) · LV · 1998 · +33.7 vs expected KV-H
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Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Rushing | Snap Counts | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | ||||||
| 1998 | 21–22 | OAK | 16 | — | 5.8 | 62 | 59 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 22–23 | OAK | 15 | — | 0.0 | 51 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% | 19.0 | 19.0 | — | 1 |
| 2000 | 23–24 | OAK | 16 | — | 2.7 | 69 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 50.0% | 8.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | OAK | 16 | — | 1.9 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 25–26 | OAK | 7 | — | 1.2 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 26–27 | OAK | 15 | — | 3.4 | 60 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 27–28 | OAK | 12 | — | 2.3 | 61 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 28–29 | OAK | 6 | — | 1.0 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 29–30 | GB | 16 | — | 10.0 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 30–31 | GB | 14 | — | 4.5 | 53 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 31–32 | GB | 16 | — | 9.8 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 32–33 | GB | 16 | — | 12.2 | 61 | 53 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 33–34 | GB | 16 | — | 4.4 | 79 | 63 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 34–35 | GB | 15 | — | 9.0 | 72 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 35–36 | GB | 7 | — | 2.1 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 36–37 | OAK | 16 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,067 | 99.3% | 80 | 16.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 37–38 | OAK | 16 | — | 4.6 | 105 | 75 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,100 | 98.9% | 105 | 20.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 38–39 | OAK | 16 | — | 5.4 | 72 | 57 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% | 1,112 | 96.5% | 1 | 0.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 80.3 | 993 | 796 | 197 | 37 | 21 | 18.0 | 76.0 | 64 | 200 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 66.7% | 13.5 | 9.0 | — | 2 | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
Season honors and record seasons
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 378 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 2% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 14 of 17 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
14 seasons × ~27 surplus ≈
Sammy Knight
DB
89% match
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