Deltha O'Neal ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places O'Neal in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns O'Neal a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Deltha O'Neal

2× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 2 titles Top 2% all-time defensive backsIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001Two-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight194 lb

BornJan 30, 1977

Age49

CollegeCalifornia See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 1, Pick 15 · DEN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

75thInterceptions·34

Pro Bowls

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2005·Int10

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber defensive back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 175 · #488 · Elite

Worth 175 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 11% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25 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

+25

Avg surplus

peak +49

7 seasons × ~25 surplus ≈ VORP 175

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													Rushing								Receiving									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2000	—	DEN	4	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2001	—	DEN	16	—	61	54	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	9	25	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2002	—	DEN	16	—	63	53	10	2	0	0.0	2.0	5	9	0	—	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	DEN	6	—	20	17	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	2	2	4	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0	-1.4	0	0
2004	—	CIN	11	—	36	31	5	0	0	1.0	1.0	4	15	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CIN	15	—	59	50	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	10	20	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	CIN	12	—	32	25	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	10	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CIN	16	—	52	48	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NE	16	—	26	24	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	8	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	112	—	352	305	47	2	0	1.0	3.0	34	101	3	4	3	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	2	2	4	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0	—	-1.0	-1.4	0	0

Career EPA-2.3·-1 rushing · -1 receiving·-0.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2003	26	DEN	3	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
Career			3		1	0	0	0.0	—	0	—	0	79.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2003	26	DEN	3	—	2	2	4	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0
Career			3		2	2	4	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD
2000	23	DEN	4	—	3	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	1	1	0
2001	24	DEN	16	—	61	54	7	0	0.0	0.0	9	25	0	—	0
2002	25	DEN	16	—	63	53	10	2	0.0	2.0	5	9	0	—	2
2003	26	DEN	6	—	20	17	3	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	0
2004	27	CIN	11	—	36	31	5	0	1.0	1.0	4	15	1	—	1
2005	28	CIN	15	—	59	50	9	0	0.0	0.0	10	20	0	1	0
2006	29	CIN	12	—	32	25	7	0	0.0	0.0	1	10	0	1	0
2007	30	CIN	16	—	52	48	4	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	1	1	0
2008	31	NE	16	—	26	24	2	0	0.0	0.0	3	8	0	—	0
Career			112		352	305	47	2	—	—	34	101	3	4	3

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2000	23	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	26	—	—	—	—	-1.0	-1.4
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 79 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 79 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 79 × longevity 1 = KV-H 79· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 53.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 64elite 702008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Interceptions leader15

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-0.77 EPA/season over 3 seasons50

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: 93%.

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+).

Combine · 2000

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2000 class

4.60s

40-Yard

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 58thClass Pos 13thClass All 58th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl4Solo4PD1

College Stats

CaliforniaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (California), 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #15

#7Thomas JonesRB #8Plaxico BurressWR #9Brian UrlacherMLB #10Travis TaylorWR #11Ron DayneRB #12Shaun EllisDE #13John AbrahamOLB #14Bubba FranksTE #16Julian PetersonOLB #17Sebastian JanikowskiK #18Chad PenningtonQB #19Shaun AlexanderRB #20Stockar McDougleOT #21Sylvester MorrisWR #22Chris McIntoshOT #23Rashard AndersonCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Deltha inherited the Cincinnati Bengals DB room from Tory James (2003–2006), and handed it to Madieu Williams (2004–2007).

Darryl Williams 1992–2001Corey Sawyer 1994–1998Sam Shade 1995–1998Jimmy Spencer 1996–1997Ashley Ambrose 1996–1998Greg Myers

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008team change
Joined NE (from CIN)
2008final season
Last recorded season with NE
2004team change
Joined CIN (from DEN)
2000draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 1, Pick 15

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 194 lb

Frame

193 lb at 4.60s

Size-speed

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 91

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

F2000

A+2001

B+2002

D2003

B+2004

A+2005

C+2006

C+2007

B2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

84%

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
2000	0	0	0	0
2001	9	0.6	7-2	0.4
2002	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2003	1	0.2	2+1	0.1
2004	4	0.4	4	0.2
2005	10	0.7	8-2	0.5
2006	1	0.1	1	0
2007	1	0.1	0-1	0
2008	3	0.2	2-1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

175 career value over replacement — #488 all-time of 4,642. 19.4/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×2 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #15 (Rd 1) · DEN · 2000 · +21.5 vs expected KV-H

79actual

57.5 expected · Δ+21.5

💔+24.8 stolen VORP·1.28 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #15

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography