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.

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Drayton Florence

Top 24% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004

Height6'0"

Weight200 lb

BornDec 19, 1980

Age45

CollegeTuskegee University; Tennessee-Chattanooga See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 2, Pick 46 · LAC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

32ndPlayoff Interceptions·3

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

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 105 · #1046 · High-Value

Worth 105 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.1

Avg surplus

peak +25

8 seasons × ~13.1 surplus ≈ VORP 105

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2003	—	LAC	12	—	13	13	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	LAC	11	—	25	21	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	8	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	LAC	12	—	47	40	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	11	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	LAC	16	—	56	44	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	16	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	LAC	16	—	50	44	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	10	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	JAX	13	—	34	30	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	BUF	14	—	53	42	11	4	0	0.0	4.0	1	11	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	BUF	16	—	51	42	9	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	15	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	BUF	15	—	48	39	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	12	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DET	6	—	18	16	2	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	7	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CAR	14	—	26	19	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	9	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	584	67.2%	55	20.2%
Career		—	145	—	421	350	71	9	0	0.0	9.0	20	104	3	4	4	0	—	0.0%	584	67.2%	55	20.2%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2003	23	LAC	12	—	13	13	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	—	0	3.1
2004	24	LAC	11	—	25	21	4	0	0.0	0.0	4	8	0	—	0	7.2
2005	25	LAC	12	—	47	40	7	0	0.0	0.0	1	11	0	—	0	6.8
2006	26	LAC	16	—	56	44	12	0	0.0	0.0	3	16	0	—	0	10.2
2007	27	LAC	16	—	50	44	6	0	0.0	0.0	2	10	0	1	0	7.5
2008	28	JAX	13	—	34	30	4	1	0.0	1.0	0	3	1	1	0	4.9
2009	29	BUF	14	—	53	42	11	4	0.0	4.0	1	11	0	—	0	7.4
2010	30	BUF	16	—	51	42	9	2	0.0	2.0	3	15	1	1	2	12.3
2011	31	BUF	15	—	48	39	9	0	0.0	0.0	3	12	1	1	1	10.2
2012	32	DET	6	—	18	16	2	2	0.0	2.0	1	7	0	—	0	4
2013	33	CAR	14	9*	26	19	7	0	0.0	0.0	2	9	0	—	1	7.7
Career			145	9*	421	350	71	9	—	—	20	104	3	4	4	81.3

* 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	33	CAR	14	9*	—	0.0%	584	67.2%	55	20.2%
Career			14	9*	—	—	584	—	55	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 40.8

Availability 17.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 57elite 702013

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Interceptions leader9

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+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.884See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.884Snap share67.2%Def snaps584Emerging

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 · 2003

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

DB · 2003 class

4.39s

40-Yard

Strong · 86th pct

Pos 86thAll 94thClass Pos 87thClass All 96th

35"

Vertical

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 64thClass Pos 33thClass All 63th

124"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 82thClass Pos 69thClass All 86th

18 reps

Bench

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 33thClass Pos 66thClass All 22th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl20Solo14Ast6Int3PD6

College Stats

Tuskegee University; Tennessee-ChattanoogaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tuskegee University; Tennessee-Chattanooga), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #46

#36Eugene WilsonFS #39Rashean MathisCB #40E.J. HendersonMLB #41Bennie JoppruTE #42Ken HamlinDB #43Pisa TinoisamoaOLB #44Taylor JacobsWR #45Bethel JohnsonWR #47Kawika MitchellOLB #48Chris KelsayDE #49Eddie MooreLB #51Terry PierceLB #52Chaun ThompsonLB #53Victor HobsonLB #54Anquan BoldinWR #55Bryan ScottLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Drayton inherited the Los Angeles Chargers DB room from Terrence Kiel (2003–2006), and handed it to Clinton Hart (2004–2009).

Darrien Gordon 1993–1996Dwayne Harper 1994–1998Rodney Harrison 1994–2002Terrance Shaw 1995–1999Greg Jackson 1997–2000Mike Dumas

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013team change
Joined CAR (from DET)
2013final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2012team change
Joined DET (from BUF)
2009team change
Joined BUF (from JAX)
2008team change
Joined JAX (from LAC)
2003draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 2, Pick 46

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 200 lb

Frame

198 lb at 4.39s

Size-speed

35" vert / 124" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	CAR	0	W11Questionable· Groin
2012	DET	0	W12Questionable· Concussion
2009	BUF	1	W1Out· KneeW16Questionable· 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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 67

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

C2003

B+2004

C+2005

B2006

B2007

C2008

C+2009

B2010

B2011

D2012

B2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2003	0	0	0	0
2004	4	0.4	4	0.2
2005	1	0.1	1	0
2006	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2007	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2008	0	0	0	0
2009	1	0.1	0-1	0
2010	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2011	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2012	1	0.2	2+1	0.1
2013	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

105 career value over replacement — #1046 all-time of 4,642. 9.5/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #46 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2003 · +12.2 vs expected KV-H

62actual

49.8 expected · Δ+12.2

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #46

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography