Dre Kirkpatrick is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Kirkpatrick in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kirkpatrick's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Dre Kirkpatrick
A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 92 · #1250 · High-ValueWorth 92 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 28% of all 4,666 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
3 replaced
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49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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Career Value · VORP
92 career value over replacement — #1250 all-time of 4,666. 11.5/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #17 (Rd 1) · CIN · 2012 · +4.2 vs expected KV-H
61actual
56.8 expected · Δ+4.2
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