Darren Sharper ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs β a career that places Sharper in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Sharper a career score of 90, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Darren Sharper
5Γ Pro Bowl2Γ All-ProTop 0% all-time defensive backsIron Legendπ 2Γ #1 Defensive Back Β· 2000β2002β°οΈ Mountain Arc Β· 2005Team Carrier Β· #548
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
5x
Pro Bowls
2x
All-Pro
Season honors and record seasons
An all-time caliber defensive back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability β almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras β they show up, every game, for years on end.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 340 Β· #85 Β· All-TimeWorth 340 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety β top 3% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30.9 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
11 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
11
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+30.9
Avg surplus
peak +49
11 seasons Γ ~30.9 surplus β VORP 340
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | β | GB | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | GB | 16 | β | 92 | 67 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | GB | 16 | β | 77 | 58 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | GB | 16 | β | 87 | 63 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | GB | 13 | β | 57 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | GB | 15 | β | 73 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 13 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | GB | 15 | β | 65 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | MIN | 14 | β | 48 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | MIN | 16 | β | 62 | 46 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | β | MIN | 16 | β | 58 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | β | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | β | MIN | 16 | β | 58 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | β | NO | 14 | β | 59 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | β | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | β | NO | 8 | β | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 205 | β | 751 | 568 | 183 | 18 | 6 | 7.0 | 31.0 | 60 | 122 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22 | GB | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | 23 | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | 24 | GB | 16 | β | 92 | 67 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2000 | 25 | GB | 16 | β | 77 | 58 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 16.1 |
| 2001 | 26 | GB | 16 | β | 87 | 63 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 |
| 2002 | 27 | GB | 13 | β | 57 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | 11.3 |
| 2003 | 28 | GB | 15 | β | 73 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 13 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2004 | 29 | GB | 15 | β | 65 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11.3 |
| 2005 | 30 | MIN | 14 | β | 48 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14.7 |
| 2006 | 31 | MIN | 16 | β | 62 | 46 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2007 | 32 | MIN | 16 | β | 58 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | β | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2008 | 33 | MIN | 16 | β | 58 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2009 | 34 | NO | 14 | β | 59 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | β | 3 | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2010 | 35 | NO | 8 | β | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Career | 205 | 751 | 568 | 183 | 18 | 6 | β | β | 60 | 122 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 130.7 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 90 Β· All-Time GreatA all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 90 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
76
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
97
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 84.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 90Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 76
On-field 57.4
Availability 18.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1999bestavg 75elite 702010
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #548 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position28
Depth
of 100
Reached 27% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
27% of the all-time Interceptions leader27
1 category β₯25% of the all-time leader33
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
10 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl52Solo35Ast17TFL1QBHits3Sk2.5Dis6.5Int1PD5FF1FR1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Ryan LongwellK11yBrett FavreQB8yWilliam HendersonFB8yDonald DriverWR7yMike McKenzieCB6yAntonio FreemanWR6yTyrone WilliamsDB6yGilbert BrownNT6yCletidus HuntDT6yTyrone DavisTE6yDoug PedersonQB6yVonnie HollidayDE5yLeRoy ButlerS5yNa'il DiggsLB5ySantana DotsonDT5yAhman GreenRB5yDorsey LevensRB5yBernardo HarrisILB5yKabeer Gbaja-BiamilaDE5yBubba FranksTE5yBill SchroederWR5yRobert FergusonWR5yAntuan EdwardsDB5yBilly LyonDT5y
1997 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #60
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterDarren inherited the Green Bay Packers DB room from Tyrone Williams (1996β2002), and handed it to Tod McBride (1999β2002).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2010final season
Last recorded season with NO
- 2009team change
Joined NO (from MIN)
- 2005team change
Joined MIN (from GB)
- 1997draft
Drafted by GB β Round 2, Pick 60
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 210 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NO | 1 | W11OutΒ· HamstringW12QuestionableΒ· Hamstring |
| 2009 | NO | 0 | W10QuestionableΒ· KneeW16QuestionableΒ· KneeW17QuestionableΒ· Knee |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 12-season peers. See all β
90
peak 97
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1999
A+2000
A2001
A+2002
B+2003
B+2004
A+2005
B+2006
B+2007
C+2008
A+2009
D2010
Availability
Era Translator
INT translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | β 2025 INT | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0.5 | 6-2 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0.4 | 4-2 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0.5 | 6-1 | 0.4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0.3 | 4-1 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0.6 | 7-2 | 0.4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0.6 | 10+1 | 0.6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
340 career value over replacement β #85 all-time of 4,642. 28.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #60 (Rd 2) Β· GB Β· 1997 Β· +43.1 vs expected KV-H
90actual
46.9 expected Β· Ξ+43.1
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