Darren Woodson is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Woodson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Woodson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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 | DAL | 16 | — | 45 | 42 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24 | DAL | 16 | — | 102 | 85 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 | DAL | 16 | — | 91 | 71 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26 | DAL | 16 | — | 101 | 89 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27 | DAL | 16 | — | 89 | 72 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28 | DAL | 14 | — | 80 | 59 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29 | DAL | 16 | — | 84 | 71 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30 | DAL | 15 | — | 66 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | DAL | 11 | — | 66 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | DAL | 16 | — | 73 | 62 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 33 | DAL | 9 | — | 48 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 34 | DAL | 16 | — | 69 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 177 | — | 914 | 752 | 59 | 21 | 1 | 11.0 | 33.0 | 22 | 99 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
100 career value over replacement — #1147 all-time of 4,695. 10/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #37 (Rd 2) · DAL · 1992 · +17.2 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end defensive back defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 100 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 25% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 seasons × ~11.1 surplus ≈ VORP 100
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91% match