DeRon Jenkins
Durable Contributor
Height5'11"
Weight192 lb
BornNov 14, 1973
Age52
CollegeTennesseeSee College Stats
Rookie yr1996
Draft1996 · Rd 2, Pick 55 · BAL
A defensive back who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 3 · #4036 · Role PlayerWorth 3 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 88% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+3
Avg surplus
peak +3
1 seasons × ~3 surplus ≈ VORP 3
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | — | BAL | 2 | — | 28 | 25 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1997 | — | BAL | 6 | — | 44 | 42 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1998 | — | BAL | 7 | — | 56 | 53 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1999 | — | BAL | 15 | — | 48 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | LAC | 14 | — | 51 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | TEN | 11 | — | 37 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 55 | — | 264 | 244 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 46 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
46
Sustained
career value
×.6
47
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 46.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 46· confidence 93%
What builds the career mark of 46
On-field 31.4
Availability 14.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1997bestavg 442001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Interceptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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
Matt StoverK4yRay LewisILB4yRob BurnettDE4yBennie ThompsonDB4yStevon MooreDB4yJermaine LewisWR4yTony SiragusaDT3yJamie SharperOLB3yBrian KinchenTE3yMichael McCraryDE3yPeter BoulwareLB3yMichael JacksonWR3yPriest HolmesRB3yKeith WashingtonDE3yCornell BrownOLB3yMike FrederickDE3yTyrell PetersLB3yRod WoodsonFS2yVinny TestaverdeQB2yEarnest BynerRB2yJim HarbaughQB2yGreg MontgomeryP2yDerrick AlexanderWR2yFloyd TurnerWR2y
1996 Draft Class· this player went #55
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001team change
Joined TEN (from LAC)
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with TEN
- 2000team change
Joined LAC (from BAL)
- 1996draft
Drafted by BAL — Round 2, Pick 55
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 192 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 5-season peers. See all →
46
peak 47
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1997
C1998
C1999
C+2000
C2001
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
83%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
3 career value over replacement — #4036 all-time of 4,642. 0.6/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #55 (Rd 2) · BAL · 1996 · -2 vs expected KV-H
46actual
48 expected · Δ−2
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