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 85 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 Legend

Career Value · VORP

253 career value over replacement — #224 all-time of 4,695. 18.1/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #5 (Rd 1) · ATL · 1989 · +21.7 vs expected KV-H

85actual

63.3 expected · Δ+21.7

💔+45.6 stolen VORP·2.52 szns lost

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🌅 Early Bloomer · 1993

Height6'1"

Weight198 lb

BornAug 9, 1967

Age59

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

Rookie yr1989

Draft1989 · Rd 1, Pick 5 · ATL

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 65% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

65% of the all-time Interceptions leader65

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

Methodology · Trust Center

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl2Solo2PD1

College Stats

Florida StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida State), 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.

Top Teammates

Emmitt SmithRB5y Jessie TuggleMLB5y Darren WoodsonS5y Troy AikmanQB5y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Deion inherited the Atlanta Falcons DB room from Bobby Butler (1981–1992), and handed it to Ray Buchanan (1997–2003).

Kenny Johnson 1980–1986Bobby Butler 1981–1992Deion Sanders 1989–1993Ray Buchanan 1997–2003DeAngelo Hall 2004–2007Brent Grimes

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

B1989

C+1990

B+1991

B1992

A+1993

A1994

C+1995

C+1996

C+1997

A1998

B1999

B+2000

C+2004

C+2005

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025 NFL — 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	0.3	2-3	0.1
1990	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1991	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1992	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
1993	7	0.6	7	0.4
1994	6	0.4	5-1	0.3
1995	2	0.2	2	0.1
1996	2	0.1	0-2	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	0.3	3-1	0.2
2004	3	0.5	6+3	0.3
2005	2	0.1	1-1	0.1

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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 8/31/2026

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 14 seasons.

82%

19892005

1993 · cause not documented · 69%1995 · cause not documented · 56%1998 · cause not documented · 69%2004 · cause not documented · 38%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

✓

Enshrined

What carries the case

All-Pro 51%Era Quality (KV-H) 17.8%Pro Bowls 17%Longevity 12.7%All-Time Ranks 1.4%

Monitor score 141.2 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity84

Peak84

Accolades80

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Interceptions in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

#34

1993 · DB · all-time

Career Geography

Journeyman · 5 crestsLeague board →

Wore 5 distinct franchise crests across 17 seasons (1989–2005) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

ATL 1989–1993 SF 1994 DAL 1995–1999 WAS 2000 BAL 2004–2005

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Deion Sanders

All-Time Standing

Where this data comes from

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

1989 Draft Class· this player went #5

Career Geography