Drayton Florence is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Florence in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Florence's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2003 | 22–23 | SD | 12 | — | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 23–24 | SD | 11 | — | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 24–25 | SD | 12 | — | 47 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 25–26 | SD | 16 | — | 56 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26–27 | SD | 16 | — | 50 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 27–28 | JAX | 13 | — | 34 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28–29 | BUF | 14 | — | 53 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29–30 | BUF | 16 | — | 51 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 30–31 | BUF | 15 | — | 48 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 31–32 | DET | 6 | — | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 32–33 | CAR | 14 | — | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 584 | 67.2% | 55 | 14.4% |
| Career | — | 145 | — | 421 | 350 | 71 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 20 | 104 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 584 | 67.2% | 55 | 14.4% | |
Career Value · VORP
105 career value over replacement — #1080 all-time of 4,695. 9.5/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #46 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2003 · +12.6 vs expected KV-H
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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.
Worth 105 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 24% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.1 on average.See board →
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