Devin McCourty ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places McCourty in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns McCourty a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Devin McCourty

2× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 10 seasons · 3 titles Top 4% all-time defensive backsIron Legend👑 #1 Defensive Back · 2010 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2010

Height5'10"

Weight195 lb

BornAug 13, 1987

Age38

CollegeRutgers See College Stats

ConferenceBig East

Rookie yr2010

Draft2010 · Rd 1, Pick 27 · NE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

70thInterceptions·35

Postseason all-time ranks

80thPlayoff Interceptions·2

Pro Bowls

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber defensive back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 243 · #243 · Elite

Worth 243 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 6% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.7

Avg surplus

peak +49

13 seasons × ~18.7 surplus ≈ VORP 243

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)					Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2010	—	NE	16	—	64	52	12	3	1	1.0	5.0	7	17	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NE	14	—	77	55	22	5	0	0.0	5.0	2	13	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NE	16	—	77	58	19	3	0	0.0	3.0	5	13	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NE	15	—	67	47	20	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	9	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,023	95.0%	186	40.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	NE	16	—	64	47	17	0	1	0.0	1.0	2	6	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	999	90.4%	154	33.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	NE	14	—	60	47	13	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	925	95.7%	154	35.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	NE	16	—	78	64	14	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	7	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,022	98.0%	142	31.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	NE	15	—	90	73	17	3	1	1.0	5.0	1	5	0	1	0	0	3	4.0%	1,029	96.9%	110	24.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	NE	16	—	74	52	22	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	4	1	2	1	0	—	0.0%	1,004	95.9%	184	40.2%	—	—	—	—	—	52	32	0.6	113.9	8.8	2	2	0	9	5	0.1
2019	—	NE	16	—	52	40	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	7	2	1	0	0	1	1.0%	946	93.4%	141	31.2%	—	—	—	—	—	33	20	0.6	61.0	8.6	1	1	0	16	5	0.1
2020	—	NE	16	—	62	39	23	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	6	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	961	95.1%	65	16.4%	—	—	—	—	—	28	21	0.8	113.8	11.3	0	0	0	10	8	0.1
2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	NE	17	—	58	40	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	10	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,019	94.5%	39	14.6%	—	—	—	—	—	26	9	0.3	17.6	15.2	1	1	0	5	5	0.1
2022	—	NE	16	—	63	46	17	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	8	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,098	97.3%	9	8.5%	—	—	—	—	—	37	19	0.5	72.1	13.4	0	0	0	2	5	0.1
Career		—	203	—	886	660	226	20	4	3.0	27.0	35	111	10	7	2	0	4	2.5%	10,026	95.2%	1,184	27.5%	—	—	—	0	0	176	101	—	—	—	4	4	0	42	28	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2010	23	NE	16	—	64	52	12	3	1	1.0	5.0	7	17	2	—	0	14.9
2011	24	NE	14	—	77	55	22	5	0	0.0	5.0	2	13	0	—	0	8.6
2012	25	NE	16	—	77	58	19	3	0	0.0	3.0	5	13	1	—	0	12.3
2013	26	NE	15	14*	67	47	20	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	9	2	1	0	8.9
2014	27	NE	16	14*	64	47	17	0	1	0.0	1.0	2	6	1	—	0	8.3
2015	28	NE	14	13*	60	47	13	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	6	0	—	0	6.5
2016	29	NE	16	16*	78	64	14	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	7	1	1	0	8.2
2017	30	NE	15	15*	90	73	17	3	1	1.0	5.0	1	5	0	1	0	7
2018	31	NE	16	15*	74	52	22	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	4	1	2	1	8.2
2019	32	NE	16	15*	52	40	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	7	2	1	0	12.2
2020	33	NE	16	15*	62	39	23	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	6	0	—	1	8.4
2021	34	NE	17	16*	58	40	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	10	0	—	0	11.1
2022	35	NE	16	16*	63	46	17	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	8	0	1	0	9.4
Career			203	149*	886	660	226	20	4	—	—	35	111	10	7	2	124

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	26	NE	15	14*	—	0.0%	1,023	95.0%	186	40.4%
2014	27	NE	16	14*	—	0.0%	999	90.4%	154	33.1%
2015	28	NE	14	13*	—	0.0%	925	95.7%	154	35.4%
2016	29	NE	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,022	98.0%	142	31.4%
2017	30	NE	16	16*	3	4.0%	1,029	96.9%	110	24.0%
2018	31	NE	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,004	95.9%	184	40.2%
2019	32	NE	16	15*	1	1.0%	946	93.4%	141	31.2%
2020	33	NE	16	15*	—	0.0%	961	95.1%	65	16.4%
2021	34	NE	17	16*	—	0.0%	1,019	94.5%	39	14.6%
2022	35	NE	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,098	97.3%	9	8.5%
Career			159	151*	4	—	10,026	—	1,184	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2012	25	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	33	—	—	15*	—	—	—
Career				15*	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	31	NE	16	15*	52	32	0.6	113.9	8.8	2	2	9	5	0.1
2019	32	NE	16	15*	33	20	0.6	61.0	8.6	1	1	16	5	0.1
2020	33	NE	16	15*	28	21	0.8	113.8	11.3	0	0	10	8	0.1
2021	34	NE	17	16*	26	9	0.3	17.6	15.2	1	1	5	5	0.1
2022	35	NE	17	17*	37	19	0.5	72.1	13.4	0	0	2	5	0.1
Career			82	78*	176	101	—	—	—	4	4	42	28	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 76 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 75 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 47.6

Availability 19.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2010bestavg 67elite 702022

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Interceptions leader16

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.097See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.097Snap share95.2%Def snaps10,026ConsistentCV 0.18

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2010

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2010 class

4.38s

40-Yard

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 95thClass Pos 94thClass All 95th

36"

Vertical

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 73thClass Pos 52thClass All 69th

126"

Broad Jump

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 88thClass Pos 84thClass All 96th

16 reps

Bench

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 22thClass Pos 51thClass All 22th

6.70s

3-Cone

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 96thClass Pos 84thClass All 94th

4.07s

Shuttle

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 92thClass Pos 88thClass All 96th

Postseason Career

23 playoff games

Defense

Tkl111Solo84Ast27TFL1QBHits1Dis2.0Int2PD10

College Stats

RutgersCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Rutgers), 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.

2010 Draft Class· this player went #27

#18Maurkice PounceyC #19Sean WeatherspoonLB #20Kareem JacksonS #21Jermaine GreshamTE #22Demaryius ThomasWR #23Bryan BulagaOT #24Dez BryantWR #25Tim TebowQB #28Jared OdrickDE #29Kyle WilsonDB #30Jahvid BestRB #31Jerry HughesDE #33Rodger SaffoldG #34Chris CookCB #35Brian PriceDT #36Dexter McClusterWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Devin inherited the New England Patriots DB room from Kyle Arrington (2010–2014), and handed it to Aqib Talib (2012–2013).

Corwin Brown 1993–1996Ty Law 1995–2004Willie Clay 1996–1998Lawyer Milloy 1996–2002Otis Smith 1996–2002Steve Israel

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2022final season
Last recorded season with NE
2010draft
Drafted by NE — Round 1, Pick 27

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 195 lb

Frame

193 lb at 4.38s

Size-speed

36" vert / 126" broad

Explosion

16 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2020	NE	W17Questionable· Shoulder
2017	NE	W2Questionable· GroinW17Questionable· Shoulder
2015	NE	W15Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle
2013	NE	W17Doubtful· Concussion
2011	NE	W11Doubtful· ShoulderW12Questionable· ShoulderW13Questionable· ShoulderW14Questionable· ShoulderW15Questionable· ShoulderW16Questionable· ShoulderW17Questionable· Shoulder
2010	NE	W15Questionable· Rib

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 13-season peers. See all →

peak 87

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

A+2010

B2011

A2012

C+2013

B2014

C+2015

C+2016

C+2017

C+2018

A2019

B2020

B2021

B+2022

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
2010	7	0.4	6-1	0.4
2011	2	0.1	2	0.1
2012	5	0.3	4-1	0.3
2013	1	0.1	0-1	0
2014	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2015	1	0.1	0-1	0
2016	1	0.1	1	0
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	1	0.1	1	0
2019	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2020	2	0.1	2	0.1
2021	3	0.2	3	0.1
2022	4	0.3	4	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

243 career value over replacement — #243 all-time of 4,642. 18.7/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

3 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #27 (Rd 1) · NE · 2010 · +21.1 vs expected KV-H

76actual

54.9 expected · Δ+21.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2010

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2010 Draft Class· this player went #27

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography