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 BowlTop 2% all-time defensive backsIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001Two-Way Profile

Height

Career Value · VORP

175 career value over replacement — #496 all-time of 4,695. 19.4/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×2 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #15 (Rd 1) · DEN · 2000 · +21.8 vs expected KV-H

79actual

57.2 expected · Δ+21.8

💔+24.8 stolen VORP·1.28 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Rushing								Receiving
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
2000	23–24	DEN	4	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	24–25	DEN	16	—	61	54	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	9	25	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	25–26	DEN	16	—	63	53	10	2	0	0.0	2.0	5	9	0	—	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	26–27	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
2004	27–28	CIN	11	—	36	31	5	0	0	1.0	1.0	4	15	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	28–29	CIN	15	—	59	50	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	10	20	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	29–30	CIN	12	—	32	25	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	10	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	30–31	CIN	16	—	52	48	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	31–32	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

Career arc · VAL by season

9 seasons · peak 13.0 in 2005

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

3.1 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2005 · +1.0 wins

Defence+1.0

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2003	26–27	DEN	3	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0
Career			3		1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	40.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2003	26–27	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	23–24	DEN	4	—	3	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	1	1	0
2001	24–25	DEN	16	—	61	54	7	0	0.0	0.0	9	25	0	—	0
2002	25–26	DEN	16	—	63	53	10	2	0.0	2.0	5	9	0	—	2
2003	26–27	DEN	6	—	20	17	3	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	0
2004	27–28	CIN	11	—	36	31	5	0	1.0	1.0	4	15	1	—	1
2005	28–29	CIN	15	—	59	50	9	0	0.0	0.0	10	20	0	1	0
2006	29–30	CIN	12	—	32	25	7	0	0.0	0.0	1	10	0	1	0
2007	30–31	CIN	16	—	52	48	4	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	1	1	0
2008	31–32	NE	16	—	26	24	2	0	0.0	0.0	3	8	0	—	0
Career			112		352	305	47	2	1.0	3.0	34	101	3	4	3

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

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Deltha O'Neal

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · DB