Denard Walker is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Walker in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Walker's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 24 | TEN | 15 | — | 68 | 56 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | 83 | 68 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | TEN | 15 | — | 45 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | TEN | 15 | — | 44 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | DEN | 15 | — | 53 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | DEN | 16 | — | 58 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | MIN | 15 | — | 51 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | OAK | 15 | — | 40 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | OAK | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 126 | — | 445 | 388 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 13 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
60 career value over replacement — #1862 all-time of 4,695. 6.7/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #75 (Rd 3) · TEN · 1997 · +18.2 vs expected KV-H
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