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

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Dale Carter

4× Pro BowlTop 17% all-time defensive backsIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight194 lb

BornNov 28, 1969

Age56

CollegeTennessee; Ellsworth CC See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1992 · Rd 1, Pick 20 · KAN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

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 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 91 · #1264 · High-Value

Worth 91 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 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

+13

Avg surplus

peak +35

7 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 91

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													Rushing								Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1992	—	KC	16	—	63	58	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	7	15	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	KC	15	—	54	50	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	11	1	—	—	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	KC	16	—	80	77	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	11	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	KC	16	—	57	52	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	17	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	KC	14	—	51	42	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	18	1	—	—	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	6	89	1	—	14.8	—	—	—
1997	—	KC	16	—	58	51	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	KC	11	—	38	30	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DEN	14	—	72	46	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	12	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	MIN	9	—	33	20	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	NO	7	—	30	22	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	NO	8	—	24	17	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	BAL	15	—	25	20	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	157	—	585	485	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	24	111	7	0	—	—	2	5	0	2.5	0.0	—	—	—	0	6	89	1	—	14.8	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1993	24	KC	15	—	1	2	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	7.4
1996	27	KC	14	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	10.3
Career			29		2	5	2.5	—	—	—	—	88.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1996	27	KC	14	—	—	6	89	1	—	14.8	—	—	—
Career			14		0	6	89	1	—	14.8	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1993	24	KC	15	—	54	50	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	11	1	—	—	—
1996	27	KC	14	—	51	42	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	18	1	—	—	—
1992	23	KC	16	—	63	58	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	7	15	1	—	—	—
1994	25	KC	16	—	80	77	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	11	2	—	—	—
1995	26	KC	16	—	57	52	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	17	0	—	—	—
1997	28	KC	16	—	58	51	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	7	0	—	—	—
1998	29	KC	11	—	38	30	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	1	—	—	—
1999	30	DEN	14	—	72	46	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	12	0	—	—	—
2001	32	MIN	9	—	33	20	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	5	0	—	—	—
2002	33	NO	7	—	30	22	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	8	0	—	—	—
2003	34	NO	8	—	24	17	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
2005	36	BAL	15	—	25	20	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	1	—	—	—
Career			157		585	485	—	—	—	—	—	24	111	7	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 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 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 41.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1992bestavg 58elite 702002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Interceptions leader11

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+).

College Stats

Tennessee; Ellsworth CCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee; Ellsworth 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.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1992 Draft Class· this player went #20

#8Bob WhitfieldOT #9Tommy VardellFB #10Ray RobertsOT #12Marco ColemanDE #14Derek BrownTE #15Johnny MitchellTE #16Chester McGlocktonDT #18Dana HallDB #21Vaughn DunbarRB #22Alonzo SpellmanDE #23Chris MimsDE #24Robert JonesOLB #25Tommy MaddoxQB #26Robert PorcherDE #27John FinaOT #28Darryl WilliamsDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dale inherited the Kansas City Chiefs DB room from Charles Mincy (1992–1994), and handed it to James Hasty (1995–2000).

Charles Mincy 1992–1994Dale Carter 1992–1998James Hasty 1995–2000Jerome Woods 1996–2005Mark McMillian 1997–1998Eric Warfield

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2005team change
Joined BAL (from NO)
2005final season
Last recorded season with BAL
2002team change
Joined NO (from MIN)
2001team change
Joined MIN (from DEN)
1999team change
Joined DEN (from KC)
1992draft
Drafted by KAN — Round 1, Pick 20
1992team change
Joined KC (from KAN)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 194 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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 70

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

A1992

C1993

C+1994

B1995

B1996

C+1997

C+1998

C+1999

C2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

82%

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
1992	7	0.4	5-2	0.3
1993	1	0.1	0-1	0
1994	2	0.1	0-2	0
1995	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1996	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
1997	2	0.1	1-1	0
1998	2	0.2	2	0.1
1999	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2002	1	0.1	1	0.1

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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

91 career value over replacement — #1264 all-time of 4,642. 10.1/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #20 (Rd 1) · KAN · 1992 · +8.5 vs expected KV-H

65actual

56.5 expected · Δ+8.5

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1992 Draft Class· this player went #20

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography