Deon Grant is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Grant in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Grant'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 | |||||
| 2001 | 22 | CAR | 16 | — | 66 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 23 | CAR | 16 | — | 63 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | CAR | 16 | — | 65 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | JAX | 16 | — | 58 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | JAX | 15 | — | 61 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | JAX | 16 | — | 56 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28 | SEA | 16 | — | 65 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29 | SEA | 16 | — | 73 | 56 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | SEA | 16 | — | 68 | 51 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 31 | NYG | 16 | — | 44 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | NYG | 16 | — | 53 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 175 | — | 672 | 527 | 145 | 14 | 9 | 6.0 | 29.0 | 30 | 110 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
175 career value over replacement — #497 all-time of 4,695. 15.9/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #57 (Rd 2) · CAR · 2000 · +19.9 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end defensive back defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 175 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 12% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.9 on average.See board →
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11 seasons × ~15.9 surplus ≈ VORP 175
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