Darren Perry ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Perry in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Perry a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | 23–24 | PIT | 16 | — | 49 | 43 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24–25 | PIT | 16 | — | 69 | 54 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25–26 | PIT | 16 | — | 70 | 54 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26–27 | PIT | 16 | — | 78 | 68 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27–28 | PIT | 16 | — | 78 | 60 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28–29 | PIT | 16 | — | 77 | 68 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29–30 | PIT | 14 | — | 67 | 53 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 31–32 | NO | 16 | — | 64 | 43 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 126 | — | 552 | 443 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 35 | 84 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
178 career value over replacement — #487 all-time of 4,695. 22.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #203 (Rd 8) · PIT · 1992 · +53 vs expected KV-H
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