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

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Darius Butler

Top 21% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter

Height5'10"

Weight192 lb

BornMar 18, 1986

Age40

CollegeConnecticut See College Stats

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 2, Pick 41 · NE

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A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 112 · #961 · High-Value

Worth 112 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 22% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.7

Avg surplus

peak +37

6 seasons × ~18.7 surplus ≈ VORP 112

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2009	—	NE	13	—	30	28	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	8	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NE	12	—	19	18	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	6	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CAR	11	—	30	25	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	7	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	IND	10	—	27	19	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	7	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	IND	15	—	52	43	9	1	1	0.0	2.0	4	15	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	693	63.9%	97	21.5%
2014	—	IND	14	—	45	40	5	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	7	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	615	64.9%	8	25.0%
2015	—	IND	13	—	49	37	12	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	4	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	576	58.1%	29	11.7%
2016	—	IND	12	—	33	27	6	0	1	0.0	1.0	3	7	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	472	58.8%	—	0.0%
2017	—	IND	15	—	28	22	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	4	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	502	49.9%	62	16.0%
Career		—	115	—	313	259	54	3	4	0.0	7.0	15	65	8	4	4	0	—	0.0%	2,858	59.1%	196	18.5%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2009	23	NE	13	—	30	28	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	8	0	—	1	7.9
2010	24	NE	12	—	19	18	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	6	0	—	0	4.2
2011	25	CAR	11	—	30	25	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	7	0	—	0	4.3
2012	26	IND	10	—	27	19	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	7	1	1	2	8.9
2013	27	IND	15	10*	52	43	9	1	1	0.0	2.0	4	15	0	1	1	11.1
2014	28	IND	14	9*	45	40	5	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	7	2	1	0	7.1
2015	29	IND	13	8*	49	37	12	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	4	2	—	0	7
2016	30	IND	12	7*	33	27	6	0	1	0.0	1.0	3	7	1	—	0	8
2017	31	IND	15	0*	28	22	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	4	2	1	0	5.9
Career			115	34*	313	259	54	3	4	—	—	15	65	8	4	4	64.4

* 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	27	IND	16	10*	—	0.0%	693	63.9%	97	21.5%
2014	28	IND	14	9*	—	0.0%	615	64.9%	8	25.0%
2015	29	IND	14	8*	—	0.0%	576	58.1%	29	11.7%
2016	30	IND	12	7*	—	0.0%	472	58.8%	—	0.0%
2017	31	IND	15	0*	—	0.0%	502	49.9%	62	16.0%
Career			71	34*	—	—	2,858	—	196	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 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 63.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 41.9

Availability 16.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 59elite 702017

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Interceptions leader7

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.064See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.064Snap share59.1%Def snaps2,858ReliableCV 0.33

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 · 2009

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

DB · 2009 class

4.41s

40-Yard

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 92thClass Pos 84thClass All 91th

43"

Vertical

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 99thClass Pos 96thClass All 98th

134"

Broad Jump

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 99thClass Pos 96thClass All 99th

6.92s

3-Cone

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 79thClass Pos 56thClass All 75th

4.18s

Shuttle

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 77thClass Pos 60thClass All 84th

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl19Solo14Ast5TFL1Dis1.0PD3FF1

College Stats

ConnecticutCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Connecticut), 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.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #41

#33Louis DelmasFS #34Patrick ChungS #35James LaurinaitisILB #36Brian RobiskieWR #37Alphonso SmithDB #38Rey MaualugaOLB #39Eben BrittonOT #40Ron BraceDT #42Jairus ByrdDB #43Everette BrownLB #44Pat WhiteQB #45Clint SintimLB #46Connor BarwinILB #47Mike MitchellS #48Darcel McBathDB #49Max UngerC

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Darius inherited the Indianapolis Colts DB room from Jerraud Powers (2009–2012), and handed it to Vontae Davis (2012–2017).

Mike Prior 1987–1992Ashley Ambrose 1992–1995Jason Belser 1992–2000Ray Buchanan 1993–1996Ray McElroy 1995–1998Tyrone Poole

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017final season
Last recorded season with IND
2012team change
Joined IND (from CAR)
2011team change
Joined CAR (from NE)
2009draft
Drafted by NE — Round 2, Pick 41

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 192 lb

Frame

183 lb at 4.41s

Size-speed

43" vert / 134" broad

Explosion

Injury History

12 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2017	IND	1	W2Out· HamstringW3Questionable· HamstringW8Questionable· Ankle
2016	IND	4	W1Out· AnkleW2Questionable· AnkleW3Out· HamstringW4Out· HamstringW5Questionable· HamstringW6Questionable· HandW7Questionable· Calf / HamstringW17Out· Concussion
2015	IND	2	W2Out· HipW3Out· Hip
2014	IND	2	W6Out· AnkleW7Out· AnkleW13Questionable· Knee
2013	IND	0	W7Questionable· Groin
2012	IND	2	W7Out· ShoulderW8Out· ShoulderW9Questionable· Shoulder
2011	CAR	1	W8Questionable· Not Injury RelatedW15Out· Head
2009	NE	0	W3Questionable· ThighW7Questionable· Ankle

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 71

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

B2009

C2010

D2011

A2012

B+2013

C2014

C+2015

B2016

C+2017

Availability

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

81%

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
2009	3	0.2	3	0.2
2010	0	0	0	0
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	4	0.4	6+2	0.3
2013	4	0.3	4	0.2
2014	0	0	0	0
2015	1	0.1	1	0
2016	3	0.3	3	0.2
2017	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

112 career value over replacement — #961 all-time of 4,642. 12.4/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #41 (Rd 2) · NE · 2009 · +13.2 vs expected KV-H

63actual

49.8 expected · Δ+13.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #41

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography