Desmond Trufant is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Trufant in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Trufant's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Desmond Trufant
All-Time Rank & Honors
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Pro Bowls
A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 94 · #1212 · High-ValueWorth 94 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 27% of all 4,666 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
2 replaced
Career Value · VORP
94 career value over replacement — #1212 all-time of 4,666. 10.4/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #22 (Rd 1) · ATL · 2013 · +3.7 vs expected KV-H
60actual
56.3 expected · Δ+3.7
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