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

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Danieal Manning

Top 38% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2006

Height5'11"

Weight212 lb

BornAug 9, 1982

Age43

CollegeAbilene Christian See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 2, Pick 42 · CHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A defensive back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 59 · #1844 · Above Average

Worth 59 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 41% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.4 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

+8.4

Avg surplus

peak +12

7 seasons × ~8.4 surplus ≈ VORP 59

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													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2006	—	CHI	16	—	57	40	17	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	7	3	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CHI	16	—	70	59	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	6	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CHI	11	—	24	18	6	0	2	0.5	2.5	1	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2009	—	CHI	15	—	81	62	19	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	2	2	3	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CHI	16	—	65	52	13	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	7	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	HOU	13	—	57	42	15	0	1	0.0	1.0	2	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	HOU	16	—	72	54	18	2	1	1.0	4.0	2	8	3	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	HOU	6	—	21	18	3	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	321	92.3%	56	31.7%	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	HOU	13	—	36	24	12	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	579	51.9%	214	45.9%	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	122	—	483	369	114	5	7	3.5	15.5	11	43	8	5	1	1	—	0.0%	900	72.1%	270	38.8%	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2006	24	CHI	16	—	57	40	17	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	7	3	1	0	0	9.5
2007	25	CHI	16	—	70	59	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	6	0	—	0	0	6.9
2008	26	CHI	11	—	24	18	6	0	2	0.5	2.5	1	4	0	—	0	0	4.4
2009	27	CHI	15	—	81	62	19	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	2	2	3	0	1	7.5
2010	28	CHI	16	—	65	52	13	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	7	0	—	0	0	6.9
2011	29	HOU	13	—	57	42	15	0	1	0.0	1.0	2	5	0	—	0	0	6.2
2012	30	HOU	16	—	72	54	18	2	1	1.0	4.0	2	8	3	1	1	0	11
2013	31	HOU	6	6*	21	18	3	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	2.2
2014	32	HOU	13	8*	36	24	12	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	3.8
Career			122	14*	483	369	114	5	7	—	—	11	43	8	5	1	1	58.4

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	31	HOU	6	6*	—	0.0%	321	92.3%	56	31.7%
2014	32	HOU	16	8*	—	0.0%	579	51.9%	214	45.9%
Career			22	14*	—	—	900	—	270	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2008	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 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 56.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 36.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 522014

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001Snap share72.1%Def snaps900Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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 · 2006

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

DB · 2006 class

4.48s

40-Yard

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 81thClass Pos 44thClass All 77th

39"

Vertical

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 91thClass Pos 61thClass All 84th

123"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 78thClass Pos 34thClass All 78th

17 reps

Bench

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 27thClass Pos 59thClass All 19th

7.23s

3-Cone

Low · 8th pct

Pos 8thAll 43thClass Pos 3thClass All 42th

4.07s

Shuttle

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 92thClass Pos 81thClass All 92th

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Defense

Tkl35Solo26Ast9TFL1Dis1.0Int1PD2

College Stats

Abilene ChristianCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Abilene Christian), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #42

#33DeMeco RyansILB #34D'Qwell JacksonILB #35Rocky McIntoshLB #36Chad JacksonWR #38Thomas HowardLB #39Winston JusticeOT #40Daniel BullocksS #41Deuce LutuiG #43Roman HarperS #44Sinorice MossWR #45LenDale WhiteRB #46Joe KlopfensteinTE #47Daryn ColledgeG #48Cedric GriffinS #49Kellen ClemensQB #50Marcus McNeillOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Danieal inherited the Chicago Bears DB room from Chris Harris (2005–2010), and handed it to Zack Bowman (2008–2013).

Jeremy Lincoln 1993–1995Marty Carter 1995–1998Walt Harris 1996–2001Tony Parrish 1998–2001Jerry Azumah 1999–2005R.W. McQuarters

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2014final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2011team change
Joined HOU (from CHI)
2006draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 2, Pick 42

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 212 lb

Frame

202 lb at 4.48s

Size-speed

39" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

17 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	HOU	0	W14Questionable· Hamstring
2011	HOU	3	W8Out· AnkleW9Out· AnkleW10Out· Ankle
2009	CHI	0	W9Questionable· BackW17Doubtful· Calf

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 60

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

B2006

B2007

C+2008

C+2009

C+2010

B2011

B2012

F2013

C2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

87%

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
2006	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2007	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2008	1	0.1	1	0
2009	1	0.1	0-1	0
2010	1	0.1	0-1	0
2011	2	0.2	2	0.1
2012	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2013	0	0	0	0
2014	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, 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

59 career value over replacement — #1844 all-time of 4,642. 6.6/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #42 (Rd 2) · CHI · 2006 · +6.2 vs expected KV-H

56actual

49.8 expected · Δ+6.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #42

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator