D.J. Swearinger is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Swearinger in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Swearinger's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2013 | 22 | HOU | 16 | — | 64 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 797 | 75.5% | 197 | 41.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23 | HOU | 16 | — | 68 | 46 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,017 | 89.9% | 28 | 5.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24 | ARI / TB | 11 | — | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 263 | — | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | ARI | 16 | — | 61 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 837 | 77.8% | 151 | 32.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26 | WAS | 16 | — | 72 | 54 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,092 | 99.6% | 86 | 18.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27 | WAS | 15 | — | 49 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 961 | 99.9% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 29 | 0.6 | 64.9 | 10.1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 28 | ARI / NO / OAK | 9 | — | 46 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 485 | — | 11 | — | 23 | 16 | 0.7 | 129.3 | 10.1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 29 | NO | 11 | — | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 124 | 17.7% | 90 | 29.2% | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 110.9 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 110 | — | 388 | 291 | 97 | 13 | 9 | 4.5 | 26.5 | 14 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 51 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 21 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
91 career value over replacement — #1294 all-time of 4,695. 11.4/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #57 (Rd 2) · HOU · 2013 · +18.9 vs expected KV-H
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Seasons above replacement
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