Chris Gamble ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Gamble in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Gamble a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Chris Gamble

Top 8% all-time defensive backsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005

Height6'1"

Weight205 lb

BornMar 11, 1983

Age43

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 1, Pick 28 · CAR

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 154 · #607 · High-Value

Worth 154 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 14% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22

Avg surplus

peak +39

7 seasons × ~22 surplus ≈ VORP 154

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2004	—	CAR	16	—	58	52	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	6	14	1	—	0	0
2005	—	CAR	15	—	66	56	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	7	12	1	—	1	0
2006	—	CAR	15	—	64	51	13	0	1	1.0	2.0	3	12	0	—	1	0
2007	—	CAR	14	—	43	38	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	6	1	1	0	0
2008	—	CAR	16	—	87	77	10	4	0	0.0	4.0	3	18	1	2	1	0
2009	—	CAR	16	—	51	43	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	12	0	—	0	0
2010	—	CAR	11	—	29	26	3	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	8	0	—	0	0
2011	—	CAR	15	—	40	32	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	12	0	—	0	0
2012	—	CAR	4	—	15	8	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	—	0	0
Career		—	122	—	453	383	70	10	1	1.0	12.0	27	96	4	3	3	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2004	21	CAR	16	—	58	52	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	6	14	1	—	0	12
2005	22	CAR	15	—	66	56	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	7	12	1	—	1	13.5
2006	23	CAR	15	—	64	51	13	0	1	1.0	2.0	3	12	0	—	1	10
2007	24	CAR	14	—	43	38	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	6	1	1	0	6.1
2008	25	CAR	16	—	87	77	10	4	0	0.0	4.0	3	18	1	2	1	13.2
2009	26	CAR	16	—	51	43	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	12	0	—	0	9.9
2010	27	CAR	11	—	29	26	3	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	8	0	—	0	4.7
2011	28	CAR	15	—	40	32	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	12	0	—	0	8.4
2012	29	CAR	4	—	15	8	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	—	0	1.6
Career			122		453	383	70	10	1	—	—	27	96	4	3	3	79.4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 72 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 72.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 48.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 61elite 702012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 12% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

12% of the all-time Interceptions leader12

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 92%.

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+).

Combine · 2004

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2004 class

4.52s

40-Yard

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 73thClass Pos 34thClass All 77th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl13Solo10Ast3PD2

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio State), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #28

#20Kenechi UdezeDE #21Vince WilforkNT #22J.P. LosmanQB #23Marcus TubbsDT #24Steven JacksonRB #25Ahmad CarrollDB #26Chris PerryRB #27Jason BabinDE #29Michael JenkinsWR #30Kevin JonesRB #31Rashaun WoodsWR #32Benjamin WatsonTE #33Karlos DansbyILB #34Chris SneeG #35Igor OlshanskyDT #36Junior SiaviiDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris inherited the Carolina Panthers DB room from Ricky Manning (2003–2005), and handed it to Ken Lucas (2005–2008).

Tyrone Poole 1995–1997Eric Davis 1996–2000Mike Minter 1997–2006Brent Alexander 1998–1999Doug Evans 1998–2001Jimmy Hitchcock

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2004draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 1, Pick 28

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 205 lb

Frame

198 lb at 4.52s

Size-speed

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	CAR	1	W5Doubtful· ShoulderW7Out· Shoulder
2011	CAR	0	W3Questionable· AnkleW4Doubtful· Head
2010	CAR	1	W2Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· HamstringW14Doubtful· HamstringW16Doubtful· AnkleW17Out· 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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 81

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

A2004

A2005

B2006

C+2007

B2008

B+2009

D2010

B2011

F2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

85%

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
2004	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
2005	7	0.5	5-2	0.3
2006	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2007	1	0.1	0-1	0
2008	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2009	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2010	0	0	0	0
2011	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2012	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

154 career value over replacement — #607 all-time of 4,642. 17.1/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #28 (Rd 1) · CAR · 2004 · +17.1 vs expected KV-H

72actual

54.9 expected · Δ+17.1

💔+23.1 stolen VORP·1.35 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #28

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography