Chris Hope is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Hope in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hope's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Chris Hope

1× Pro BowlTop 19% all-time defensive backsElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight208 lb

BornSep 29, 1980

Age45

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 3, Pick 94 · PIT

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 117 · #903 · High-Value

Worth 117 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 20% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.6

Avg surplus

peak +30

8 seasons × ~14.6 surplus ≈ VORP 117

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Receiving									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2002	—	PIT	4	—	12	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	PIT	6	—	10	8	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	1	1	81	1	100.0%	81.0	81.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.9	0	0
2004	—	PIT	16	—	81	50	31	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	5	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	PIT	16	—	81	54	27	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	5	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	TEN	16	—	107	75	32	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	15	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	TEN	11	—	38	26	12	0	2	0.0	2.0	2	3	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	TEN	15	—	68	53	15	3	1	1.0	5.0	4	8	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	TEN	16	—	62	48	14	3	3	2.0	8.0	3	7	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	TEN	16	—	80	67	13	6	1	1.0	8.0	1	5	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	TEN	9	—	25	23	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ATL	4	—	16	10	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	129	—	580	426	154	12	7	4.0	23.0	20	50	4	7	1	0	1	1	81	1	100.0%	81.0	81.0	—	1	—	—	8.9	0	0

Career EPA8.9·9 receiving·8.9/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2003	23	PIT	1	—	1	1	81	1	100.0%	81.0	81.0	—	1	—
Career			1		1	1	81	1	100.0%	81.0	81.0	—	1	65.1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD
2002	22	PIT	4	—	12	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0
2003	23	PIT	6	—	10	8	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0
2004	24	PIT	16	—	81	50	31	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	5	1	—	0
2005	25	PIT	16	—	81	54	27	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	5	1	1	0
2006	26	TEN	16	—	107	75	32	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	15	0	1	1
2007	27	TEN	11	—	38	26	12	0	2	0.0	2.0	2	3	0	1	0
2008	28	TEN	15	—	68	53	15	3	1	1.0	5.0	4	8	0	—	0
2009	29	TEN	16	—	62	48	14	3	3	2.0	8.0	3	7	1	—	0
2010	30	TEN	16	—	80	67	13	6	1	1.0	8.0	1	5	1	1	0
2011	31	TEN	9	—	25	23	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	2	0
2012	32	ATL	4	—	16	10	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
Career			129		580	426	154	12	7	—	—	20	50	4	7	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2003	23	—	—	—	—	—	8.9	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 89%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 41.9

Availability 17.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 51elite 702012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Interceptions leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

8.93 EPA/season over 1 season53

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: 94%.

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 · 2002

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

DB · 2002 class

4.58s

40-Yard

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 62thClass Pos 40thClass All 67th

113"

Broad Jump

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 35thClass Pos 5thClass All 37th

28 reps

Bench

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 87thClass Pos 98thClass All 89th

Postseason Career

10 playoff games

Defense

Tkl35Solo20Ast15PD5

College Stats

Florida StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #94

#85Kris RichardDB #87Cliff RussellWR #88Chris BakerTE #89Akin AyodeleILB #90Seth McKinneyG #91Brian WestbrookRB #92Marques AndersonDB #93Terrence MetcalfG #96Dorsett DavisDT #97Coy WireOLB #99Jonathan WellsRB #100Dante WesleyDB #101Kevin BentleyLB #103Justin PeelleTE #104Alex BrownDE #106David ThorntonOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris inherited the Tennessee Titans DB room from Vincent Fuller (2006–2010), and handed it to Cortland Finnegan (2006–2011).

Cris Dishman 1988–1996Darryll Lewis 1991–1998Steve Jackson 1991–1999Marcus Robertson 1991–2000Blaine Bishop 1993–2001Denard Walker

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012team change
Joined ATL (from TEN)
2012final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2006team change
Joined TEN (from PIT)
2002draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 3, Pick 94

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 208 lb

Frame

210 lb at 4.58s

Size-speed

28 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	TEN	4	W2Doubtful· ShoulderW3Questionable· ShoulderW5Out· ForearmW7Out· ForearmW8Out· ForearmW9Out· ForearmW10Questionable· Forearm

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 73

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

F2002

F2003

C+2004

B2005

B+2006

B2007

B+2008

B2009

C+2010

C+2011

F2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2002	0	0	0	0
2003	0	0	0	0
2004	1	0.1	0-1	0
2005	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2006	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2007	2	0.2	2	0.1
2008	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2009	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2010	1	0.1	0-1	0
2011	1	0.1	1	0.1
2012	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, 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

117 career value over replacement — #903 all-time of 4,642. 10.6/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #94 (Rd 3) · PIT · 2002 · +25.3 vs expected KV-H

64actual

38.7 expected · Δ+25.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #94

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography