Cris Dishman ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Dishman in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Dishman a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Cris Dishman

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 7% all-time defensive backsIron Man⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'0"

Weight190 lb

BornAug 13, 1965

Age60

CollegePurdue See College Stats

Rookie yr1988

Draft1988 · Rd 5, Pick 125 · HOU

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

45thInterceptions·43

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end defensive back defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 182 · #452 · Elite

Worth 182 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 11% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16.5

Avg surplus

peak +29

11 seasons × ~16.5 surplus ≈ VORP 182

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
1988	—	TEN	15	—	20	16	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	5	1	—	—	—
1989	—	TEN	16	—	26	23	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	20	0	—	—	—
1990	—	TEN	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	TEN	15	—	66	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	22	1	—	—	—
1992	—	TEN	15	—	39	32	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	21	1	—	—	—
1993	—	TEN	16	—	74	64	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	29	4	—	—	—
1994	—	TEN	16	—	66	53	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	22	0	—	—	—
1995	—	TEN	15	—	56	46	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	11	2	—	—	—
1996	—	TEN	16	—	57	42	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	14	0	—	—	—
1997	—	WAS	16	—	63	55	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	4	19	2	—	—	—
1998	—	WAS	16	—	65	59	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	8	1	—	—	—
1999	—	KC	16	—	67	55	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	21	1	3	2	0
2000	—	MIN	11	—	45	38	7	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	9	0	—	0	0
Career		—	199	—	644	483	19	2	0	1.5	3.5	43	201	13	3	2	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1988	23	TEN	15	—	20	16	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	5	1	—	—	—	6.4
1989	24	TEN	16	—	26	23	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	20	0	—	—	—	6.8
1990	25	TEN	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	10
1991	26	TEN	15	—	66	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	22	1	—	—	—	12.5
1992	27	TEN	15	—	39	32	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	21	1	—	—	—	10.6
1993	28	TEN	16	—	74	64	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	29	4	—	—	—	16.4
1994	29	TEN	16	—	66	53	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	22	0	—	—	—	11.5
1995	30	TEN	15	—	56	46	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	11	2	—	—	—	9.8
1996	31	TEN	16	—	57	42	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	14	0	—	—	—	7.2
1997	32	WAS	16	—	63	55	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	4	19	2	—	—	—	13
1998	33	WAS	16	—	65	59	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	8	1	—	—	—	8.4
1999	34	KC	16	—	67	55	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	21	1	3	2	0	14.6
2000	35	MIN	11	—	45	38	7	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	9	0	—	0	0	6
Career			199		644	483	19	2	0	—	—	43	201	13	3	2	0	133.2

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 73 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 44.8

Availability 19.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1989bestavg 64elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Interceptions leader20

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: 91%.

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+).

College Stats

PurdueCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Purdue), 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.

1988 Draft Class· this player went #125

#102Barry HeltonP #105Jim ThorntonTE #109Jamie MorrisRB #110Charles DimryCB #112Greg ScalesTE #113William HowardRB #117Robert DelpinoFB #124Darrell FullingtonFS #130Chris VerhulstTE #132Tony JordanRB #138George ThomasWR #139James SaxonRB #142Carl PainterRB #151Scott SeculesQB #155Warren WilliamsRB #159Stan HumphriesQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Cris opened the Tennessee Titans DB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Darryll Lewis (1991–1998).

Cris Dishman 1988–1996Darryll Lewis 1991–1998Steve Jackson 1991–1999Marcus Robertson 1991–2000Blaine Bishop 1993–2001Denard Walker 1997–2000

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000team change
Joined MIN (from KC)
2000final season
Last recorded season with MIN
1999team change
Joined KC (from WAS)
1997team change
Joined WAS (from TEN)
1988draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 5, Pick 125
1988team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 190 lb

Frame

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 78

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

B1989

B1990

B+1991

B1992

B+1993

B1994

B1995

C1996

B1997

C+1998

B+1999

C+2000

Availability

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
1989	4	0.3	1-3	0.1
1990	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1991	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1992	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1993	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1994	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1995	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1996	1	0.1	0-1	0
1997	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1998	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
1999	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2000	1	0.1	1	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

182 career value over replacement — #452 all-time of 4,642. 15.2/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #125 (Rd 5) · HOU · 1988 · +39.5 vs expected KV-H

73actual

33.5 expected · Δ+39.5

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1988 Draft Class· this player went #125

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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