Clinton Hart is a career quality starter β a defensive back whose body of work places Hart in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hart's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 53 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety β top 43% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons Γ ~17.7 surplus β VORP 53
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2003 | β | PHI | 10 | β | 44 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | LAC | 7 | β | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | LAC | 14 | β | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | LAC | 14 | β | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | β | LAC | 16 | β | 66 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | β | LAC | 14 | β | 49 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | β | LAC | 4 | β | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 79 | β | 225 | 158 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 10 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26 | PHI | 10 | β | 44 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 27 | LAC | 7 | β | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | 28 | LAC | 14 | β | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2006 | 29 | LAC | 14 | β | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2007 | 30 | LAC | 16 | β | 66 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2008 | 31 | LAC | 14 | β | 49 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 32 | LAC | 4 | β | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 79 | 225 | 158 | 67 | 1 | 1 | β | β | 10 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 38.9 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 58.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 59Β· confidence 91%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 89%.
Amber = 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 (Central Florida CC), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Clinton inherited the Los Angeles Chargers DB room from Drayton Florence (2003β2007), and handed it to Antonio Cromartie (2006β2009).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with LAC
Joined LAC (from PHI)
Entered the NFL with PHI
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 7-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0.3 | 4-1 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
53 career value over replacement β #1959 all-time of 4,642. 7.6/season above a replacement-level S.
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