Donnie Abraham ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Abraham in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Abraham a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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 | |||||
| 1996 | 22–23 | TB | 16 | — | 58 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | TB | 16 | — | 54 | 44 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | TB | 13 | — | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1999 | 25–26 | TB | 16 | — | 63 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 24 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | TB | 16 | — | 55 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | TB | 15 | — | 36 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | NYJ | 16 | — | 46 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | NYJ | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30–31 | NYJ | 16 | — | 48 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | — | 129 | — | 407 | 327 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 37 | 91 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
185 career value over replacement — #448 all-time of 4,695. 20.6/season above a replacement-level CB.
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Pick #71 (Rd 3) · TB · 1996 · +34 vs expected KV-H
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Worth 185 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 11% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~23.1 surplus ≈ VORP 185
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