Dre' Bly ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Bly in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bly 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 | |||||
| 1999 | 22 | STL | 12 | — | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | STL | 15 | — | 39 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | STL | 15 | — | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | STL | 15 | — | 62 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26 | DET | 14 | — | 59 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | DET | 13 | — | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | DET | 12 | — | 43 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | DET | 16 | — | 52 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30 | DEN | 16 | — | 47 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31 | DEN | 16 | — | 55 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32 | SF | 14 | — | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 158 | — | 458 | 398 | 60 | 12 | 5 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 42 | 147 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
241 career value over replacement — #252 all-time of 4,695. 21.9/season above a replacement-level CB.
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Pick #41 (Rd 2) · LA · 1999 · +26.3 vs expected KV-H
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11 seasons · peak 8.5 in 2003
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
3.9 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2003 · +0.7 wins
Latest season · 2009 · +0.3 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#38 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | STL | 12 | — | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | 23 | STL | 15 | — | 39 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2001 | 24 | STL | 15 | — | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 25 | STL | 15 | — | 62 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | 26 | DET | 14 | — | 59 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2004 | 27 | DET | 13 | — | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | 28 | DET | 12 | — | 43 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006 | 29 | DET | 16 | — | 52 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | 30 | DEN | 16 | — | 47 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 31 | DEN | 16 | — | 55 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | 32 | SF | 14 | — | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Career | 158 | 458 | 398 | 60 | 12 | 5 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 42 | 147 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 51.5 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
Blend 76.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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