Donovan Wilson is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Wilson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wilson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Donovan Wilson

Top 26% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter📈 Late Developer · 2023

Height6'0"

Weight204 lb

BornFeb 21, 1995

Age31

CollegeTexas A&M See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2019

Draft2019 · Rd 6, Pick 213 · DAL

Archetype Intelligence

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A defensive back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 69 · #1644 · Above Average

Worth 69 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 36% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.8

Avg surplus

peak +17

5 seasons × ~13.8 surplus ≈ VORP 69

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						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%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2019	—	DAL	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	16	7.7%	138	43.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	DAL	11	—	65	43	22	2	3	3.5	8.5	2	3	3	2	0	0	—	0.0%	674	88.9%	186	45.5%	24	16	0.7	87.7	12.2	5	0	0	8	4	0.1
2021	—	DAL	9	—	29	17	12	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	1	1.0%	337	56.9%	24	14.8%	14	6	0.4	57.1	8.1	1	0	1	9	3	0.1
2022	—	DAL	17	—	95	71	24	7	9	5.0	21.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	960	83.7%	47	16.2%	39	20	0.5	69.0	9.6	12	3	4	30	9	0.1
2023	—	DAL	15	—	78	45	33	2	1	0.0	3.0	2	3	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	732	76.1%	—	0.0%	30	24	0.8	96.7	6.7	1	0	1	17	7	0.1
2024	—	DAL	17	—	77	39	38	6	4	4.5	14.5	1	5	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,010	91.5%	—	0.0%	38	27	0.7	130.0	8.4	9	3	1	31	8	0.1
2025	—	DAL	15	—	71	39	32	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	5	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	921	93.9%	3	14.0%	35	27	0.8	121.3	9.2	3	3	0	17	14	0.2
Career		—	95	—	415	254	161	20	18	13.0	51.0	8	19	9	6	0	0	1	1.0%	4,650	71.2%	398	26.8%	180	120	—	—	—	31	9	7	112	45	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2020	25	DAL	11	—	65	43	22	2	3	3.5	8.5	2	3	3	2	7.4
2021	26	DAL	9	0*	29	17	12	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	3.1
2022	27	DAL	17	—	95	71	24	7	9	5.0	21.0	1	2	2	1	8.2
2023	28	DAL	15	—	78	45	33	2	1	0.0	3.0	2	3	1	2	7
2024	29	DAL	17	—	77	39	38	6	4	4.5	14.5	1	5	2	1	7.3
2025	30	DAL	15	—	71	39	32	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	5	1	—	8.5
Career			84		415	254	161	20	18	—	—	8	19	9	6	41.5

* 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%
2019	24	DAL	11	—	—	0.0%	16	7.7%	138	43.6%
2020	25	DAL	14	—	—	0.0%	674	88.9%	186	45.5%
2021	26	DAL	9	0*	1	1.0%	337	56.9%	24	14.8%
2022	27	DAL	17	—	—	0.0%	960	83.7%	47	16.2%
2023	28	DAL	15	—	—	0.0%	732	76.1%	—	0.0%
2024	29	DAL	17	—	—	0.0%	1,010	91.5%	—	0.0%
2025	30	DAL	15	—	—	0.0%	921	93.9%	3	14.0%
Career			98		1	—	4,650	—	398	—

* 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	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	25	DAL	14	—	24	16	0.7	87.7	12.2	5	0	0	8	4	0.1
2021	26	DAL	9	0*	14	6	0.4	57.1	8.1	1	0	1	9	3	0.1
2022	27	DAL	17	—	39	20	0.5	69.0	9.6	12	3	4	30	9	0.1
2023	28	DAL	15	—	30	24	0.8	96.7	6.7	1	0	1	17	7	0.1
2024	29	DAL	17	—	38	27	0.7	130.0	8.4	9	3	1	31	8	0.1
2025	30	DAL	15	—	35	27	0.8	121.3	9.2	3	3	0	17	14	0.2
Career			87		180	120	—	—	—	31	9	7	112	45	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 42.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2020bestavg 592025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Sacks leader7

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.877See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.877Snap share81.8%Def snaps4,634VolatileCV 0.44

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 · 2019

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

36"

Vertical

127"

Broad Jump

18 reps

Bench

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl21Solo9Ast12PD2

College Stats

Texas A&MCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M), 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.

2019 Draft Class· this player went #213

#201Rashad FentonCB #202Isaiah PrinceOT #204Travis HomerRB #205Duke ShelleyCB #206Kelvin HarmonWR #207Ulysees GilbertLB #208Scott MillerWR #212Dennis DaleyOT #214Darwin ThompsonRB #216Nick AllegrettiG #217Kris BoydCB #219Derwin GrayOT #220Cullen GillaspiaRB #222Kerrith WhyteRB #224Isaac NautaTE #225Darryl JohnsonOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Donovan inherited the Dallas Cowboys DB room from Jourdan Lewis (2017–2024), and handed it to Trevon Diggs (2020–2025).

Darren Woodson 1992–2003Brock Marion 1993–1997Deion Sanders 1995–1999George Teague 1996–2001Izell Reese 1999–2001Duane Hawthorne

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with DAL
2019draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 6, Pick 213

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 204 lb

Frame

36" vert / 127" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	DAL	0	W17Questionable· Knee
2023	DAL	0	W1Doubtful· CalfW2Doubtful· Calf
2022	DAL	0	W12Questionable· Illness
2021	DAL	2	W2Questionable· GroinW3Doubtful· GroinW4Out· GroinW5Out· GroinW6Questionable· GroinW18Questionable· Illness
2020	DAL	0	W13Questionable· GroinW14Questionable· Groin
2019	DAL	1	W1Out· AnkleW12Questionable· Illness

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 63

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

B2020

C2021

C+2022

B2023

C+2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

84%

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
2020	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2021	0	0	0	0
2022	1	0.1	1	0.1
2023	2	0.1	2	0.1
2024	1	0.1	1	0.1
2025	2	0.1	2	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

69 career value over replacement — #1644 all-time of 4,642. 11.5/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #213 (Rd 6) · DAL · 2019 · +37.1 vs expected KV-H

61actual

23.9 expected · Δ+37.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2019

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2019 Draft Class· this player went #213

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography