Regular-season all-time ranks
Season honors and record seasons
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1981 | β | NO | 16 | β | 49 | 42 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1982 | β | NO | 9 | β | 20 | 18 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 8 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | NO | 16 | β | 58 | 51 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 24 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | NO | 16 | β | 59 | 54 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 37 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | NO | 16 | β | 51 | 48 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1986 | β | NO | 16 | β | 65 | 57 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 43 | 0 | β | β | β | β | 1 | 13 | 0 | β | 13.0 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | β | NO | 12 | β | 30 | 28 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1988 | β | NO | 16 | β | 52 | 48 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1989 | β | NO | 16 | β | 65 | 55 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1990 | β | SF | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1991 | β | SF | 16 | β | 82 | 0 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 16 | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | LV | 16 | β | 14 | 12 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 181 | β | 545 | 413 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 48 | 249 | 4 | 0 | β | β | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | β | 13.0 | β | β | β | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 28 | NO | 16 | β | 65 | 57 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 43 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1981 | 23 | NO | 16 | β | 49 | 42 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | 24 | NO | 9 | β | 20 | 18 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 8 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | 25 | NO | 16 | β | 58 | 51 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 24 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | 26 | NO | 16 | β | 59 | 54 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 37 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | 27 | NO | 16 | β | 51 | 48 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | 29 | NO | 12 | β | 30 | 28 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | 30 | NO | 16 | β | 52 | 48 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1989 | 31 | NO | 16 | β | 65 | 55 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1990 | 32 | SF | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 7 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1991 | 33 | SF | 16 | β | 82 | 0 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 16 | 3 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | 34 | LV | 16 | β | 14 | 12 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | 181 | 545 | 413 | β | β | β | β | β | 48 | 249 | 4 | 0 | β | β |
Reached 22% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 92%.
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Dave opened the New Orleans Saints DB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Toi Cook (1987β1993).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Joined LV (from SF)
Last recorded season with LV
Joined SF (from NO)
Joined NO (from NOR)
Drafted by NOR β Round 2, Pick 41
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Fan Rating
Rate Dave Waymer β All-Time
Explore More
Similar Players
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all β
Dave opened the San Francisco 49ers DB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Eric Davis (1990β1995).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (β₯4 seasons with the club) at the playerβs position group β a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Mike McKenzie
CB
91% match
1980 Draft ClassmatesFull class β
Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 12 seasons (1981β1992) β a true nomad. The crest trail: