Darryll Lewis ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Lewis in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Lewis a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Darryll Lewis

1× Pro BowlTop 10% all-time defensive backsIron Man⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height5'9"

Weight188 lb

BornDec 16, 1968

Age57

CollegeArizona See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 2, Pick 38 · HOU

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

93rdInterceptions·31

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 141 · #695 · High-Value

Worth 141 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.1 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

+20.1

Avg surplus

peak +29

7 seasons × ~20.1 surplus ≈ VORP 141

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													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1991	—	TEN	16	—	31	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	1	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	TEN	13	—	34	30	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	TEN	4	—	14	13	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	TEN	16	—	55	43	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	19	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	TEN	16	—	62	53	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	6	21	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	TEN	16	—	68	55	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	22	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	TEN	16	—	57	46	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	24	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	TEN	16	—	67	57	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	4	13	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LAC	12	—	38	33	5	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	11	0	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2000	—	LAC	11	—	28	26	2	4	0	1.0	5.0	1	2	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	136	—	454	356	7	6	0	5.0	11.0	31	125	8	3	1	0	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1991	23	TEN	16	—	31	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	1	6	1	—	—	—	6.4
1992	24	TEN	13	—	34	30	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	4	1	—	—	—	5.3
1993	25	TEN	4	—	14	13	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	—	—	2.3
1994	26	TEN	16	—	55	43	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	19	0	—	—	—	11.5
1995	27	TEN	16	—	62	53	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	6	21	0	—	—	—	12.5
1996	28	TEN	16	—	68	55	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	22	1	—	—	—	13.4
1997	29	TEN	16	—	57	46	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	24	1	—	—	—	13.9
1998	30	TEN	16	—	67	57	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	4	13	3	—	—	—	12.3
1999	31	LAC	12	—	38	33	5	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	11	0	2	1	0	8.2
2000	32	LAC	11	—	28	26	2	4	0	1.0	5.0	1	2	1	1	0	0	4.8
Career			136		454	356	7	6	0	—	—	31	125	8	3	1	0	90.6

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 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 69.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 47.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 62elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Interceptions leader14

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: 89%.

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+).

College Stats

ArizonaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #38

#26Henry JonesDB #27Jarrod BunchFB #28Mike DumasFS #30Reggie JohnsonTE #31Roman PhiferLB #33Brett FavreQB #34Browning NagleQB #35Esera TuaoloNT #39Eric BieniemyRB #42Wesley CarrollWR #43Nick BellRB #44John FlanneryG #45Ricky WattersRB #50Joe ValerioOT #51Doug ThomasWR #54Phil HansenDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Darryll inherited the Tennessee Titans DB room from Cris Dishman (1988–1996), and handed it to Steve Jackson (1991–1999).

Cris Dishman 1988–1996Darryll Lewis 1991–1998Steve Jackson 1991–1999Marcus Robertson 1991–2000Blaine Bishop 1993–2001Denard Walker

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000final season
Last recorded season with LAC
1999team change
Joined LAC (from TEN)
1991draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 2, Pick 38
1991team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 188 lb

Frame

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 75

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

C1991

F1993

B+1994

B+1995

B+1996

B+1997

B+1998

B1999

C+2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

85%

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
1991	1	0.1	0-1	0
1993	1	0.3	2+1	0.1
1994	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
1995	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1996	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
1997	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
1998	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
1999	3	0.3	3	0.2
2000	1	0.1	1	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

141 career value over replacement — #695 all-time of 4,642. 15.7/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #38 (Rd 2) · HOU · 1991 · +20.2 vs expected KV-H

70actual

49.8 expected · Δ+20.2

💔+23.5 stolen VORP·1.5 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #38

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator