Also in other sports:mlbDeion Sanders (OF · 1989–2001).

Deion Sanders is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 86 in the Knox value model. Sanders's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Deion Sanders

"Prime Time"

★ HALL OF FAME8× Pro Bowl6× All-ProTop 1% all-time defensive backsIron LegendTwo-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight198 lb

BornAug 9, 1967

Age58

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

Rookie yr1989

Draft1989 · Rd 1, Pick 5 · ATL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

23rdInterceptions·53

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber defensive back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 260 · #204 · Elite

Worth 260 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 14 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

14 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.6

Avg surplus

peak +43

14 seasons × ~18.6 surplus ≈ VORP 260

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Passing													Rushing								Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1989	—	ATL	10	—	39	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	0	—	8.0	—	—	—
1990	—	ATL	16	—	50	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	—	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	ATL	15	—	49	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	6	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	17	0	—	17.0	—	—	—
1992	—	ATL	12	—	66	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	3	45	1	—	15.0	—	—	—
1993	—	ATL	10	—	34	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	7	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	106	1	—	17.7	—	—	—
1994	—	SF	12	—	36	34	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	—	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	DAL	9	—	26	25	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	9	0	4.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	2	25	0	—	12.5	—	—	—
1996	—	DAL	15	—	33	31	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	0.7	33.3	—	—	—	—	36	475	1	—	13.2	—	—	—
1997	—	DAL	12	—	33	30	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	DAL	11	—	25	22	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	100	0	—	14.3	—	—	—
1999	—	DAL	14	—	37	35	2	3	0	0.0	3.0	3	6	1	—	0	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	4	24	0	44.4%	6.0	2.7	—	1
2000	—	WAS	17	—	39	36	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	9	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0
2004	—	BAL	6	—	8	7	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	5	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	-10	0	-10.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	BAL	14	—	25	23	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	173	—	500	243	8	3	0	1.0	4.0	53	25	10	11	1	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	9	16	1	1.8	11.1	0	0.0	0	11	60	800	3	545.5%	13.3	72.7	—	1

Career EPA-10.8·-0 passing · -2 rushing · -9 receiving·-2.7/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1999	32	DAL	5	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	5.6
Career			5		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	94

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1992	25	ATL	12	—	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—
1995	28	DAL	9	—	2	9	0	4.5	0.0	—	—	—
1996	29	DAL	15	—	3	2	1	0.7	33.3	—	—	—
1997	30	DAL	12	—	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	—	—	—
2004	37	BAL	1	—	1	-10	0	-10.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2005	38	BAL	1	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			50		9	16	1	1.8	—	0	—	0

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1989	22	ATL	10	—	—	1	8	0	—	8.0	—	—	—
1991	24	ATL	15	—	—	1	17	0	—	17.0	—	—	—
1992	25	ATL	12	—	—	3	45	1	—	15.0	—	—	—
1993	26	ATL	10	—	—	6	106	1	—	17.7	—	—	—
1995	28	DAL	9	—	—	2	25	0	—	12.5	—	—	—
1996	29	DAL	15	—	—	36	475	1	—	13.2	—	—	—
1998	31	DAL	11	—	—	7	100	0	—	14.3	—	—	—
1999	32	DAL	5	—	9	4	24	0	44.4%	6.0	2.7	—	1
2000	33	WAS	2	—	2	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0
Career			89		11	60	800	3	545.5%	13.3	72.7	—	1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1989	22	ATL	10	—	39	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	2	1	—	—
1990	23	ATL	16	—	50	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	—	0	2	—	—
1991	24	ATL	15	—	49	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	6	—	2	1	—	—
1992	25	ATL	12	—	66	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	—	2	2	—	—
1993	26	ATL	10	—	34	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	7	—	1	0	—	—
1994	27	SF	12	—	36	34	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	—	0	1	—	—
1995	28	DAL	9	—	26	25	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1996	29	DAL	15	—	33	31	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	—	1	3	—	—
1997	30	DAL	12	—	33	30	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1998	31	DAL	11	—	25	22	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	0	1	—	—
1999	32	DAL	14	—	37	35	2	3	0	0.0	3.0	3	6	1	—	0	0
2000	33	WAS	17	—	39	36	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	9	1	—	0	0
2004	37	BAL	6	—	8	7	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	5	0	—	1	0
2005	38	BAL	14	—	25	23	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	—	0	0
Career			173		500	243	8	3	0	—	—	53	25	10	11	1	0

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	32	—	—	—	-0.4	—	-6.5
2000	33	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0
2004	37	—	—	—	—	-1.4	—
2005	38	—	—	—	—	-0.5	—
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 86 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 86 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 73.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 86· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 51

Availability 16

On-field production Staying available

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

1989bestavg 68elite 702005

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 24% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

24% of the all-time Interceptions leader24

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-2.7 EPA/season over 4 seasons49

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: 90%.

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl2Solo2PD1

College Stats

Florida StateImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1985	—	42	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	61	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	46	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	37	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		186	110	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1989 Draft Class· this player went #5

#1Steve WalshQB #1Troy AikmanQB #3Barry SandersRB #4Derrick ThomasOLB #7Tim WorleyRB #9Sammie SmithRB #10Eric HillLB #12Trace ArmstrongDE #13Eric MetcalfWR #14Jeff LagemanDE #16Hart Lee DykesWR #19Wayne MartinDT #20Steve AtwaterFS #22Andre RisonWR #26Cleveland GaryRB #27Shawn CollinsWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Deion inherited the Atlanta Falcons DB room from Charles Dimry (1988–1990), and handed it to Louis Riddick (1992–1996).

Charles Dimry 1988–1990Deion Sanders 1989–1993Louis Riddick 1992–1996Darnell Walker 1993–1996Juran Bolden 1996–2003Ronnie Bradford

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2005final season
Last recorded season with BAL
2004team change
Joined BAL (from WAS)
2000team change
Joined WAS (from DAL)
1995team change
Joined DAL (from SF)
1994team change
Joined SF (from ATL)
1989draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 1, Pick 5

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 198 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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 84

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

B+1989

B1990

B+1991

B1992

A+1993

A1994

C+1995

C+1996

C+1997

A1998

B1999

B2000

C+2004

C+2005

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
1989	5	0.5	4-1	0.2
1990	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1991	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1992	3	0.3	2-1	0.1
1993	7	0.7	8+1	0.5
1994	6	0.5	6	0.3
1995	2	0.2	2	0.1
1996	2	0.1	1-1	0
1997	2	0.2	1-1	0.1
1998	5	0.5	5	0.3
1999	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2000	4	0.2	2-2	0.1
2004	3	0.5	6+3	0.3
2005	2	0.1	1-1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

260 career value over replacement — #204 all-time of 4,642. 18.6/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #5 (Rd 1) · ATL · 1989 · +24.2 vs expected KV-H

86actual

61.8 expected · Δ+24.2

💔+62.5 stolen VORP·3.22 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1989 Draft Class· this player went #5

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography