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.
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 | |||||
| 1991 | 22–23 | TEN | 16 | — | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 23–24 | TEN | 13 | — | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24–25 | TEN | 4 | — | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25–26 | TEN | 16 | — | 55 | 43 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26–27 | TEN | 16 | — | 62 | 53 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27–28 | TEN | 16 | — | 68 | 55 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28–29 | TEN | 16 | — | 57 | 46 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29–30 | TEN | 16 | — | 67 | 57 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30–31 | SD | 12 | — | 38 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31–32 | SD | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
142 career value over replacement — #708 all-time of 4,695. 15.8/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #38 (Rd 2) · HOU · 1991 · +19.2 vs expected KV-H
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10 seasons · peak 9.2 in 1995
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
3.0 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1995 · +0.7 wins
Latest season · 2000 · +0.0 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#99 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22–23 | TEN | 16 | — | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1.9 |
| 1992 | 23–24 | TEN | 13 | — | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 24–25 | TEN | 4 | — | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1994 | 25–26 | TEN | 16 | — | 55 | 43 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| 1995 | 26–27 | TEN | 16 | — | 62 | 53 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 9.2 |
| 1996 | 27–28 | TEN | 16 | — | 68 | 55 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 28–29 | TEN | 16 | — | 57 | 46 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| 1998 | 29–30 | TEN | 16 | — | 67 | 57 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1999 | 30–31 | SD | 12 | — | 38 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | 31–32 | SD | 11 | — | 28 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 136 | 454 | 356 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 31 | 125 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39.5 |
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.
Blend 70 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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