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E.J. Gaines

Solid Contributor

Height5'10"

Weight191 lb

BornFeb 23, 1992

Age34

CollegeMissouri See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2014

Draft2014 · Rd 6, Pick 188 · LA

Archetype Intelligence

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A defensive back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 16 · #3297 · Role Player

Worth 16 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 72% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +11

2 seasons × ~8 surplus ≈ VORP 16

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%
2014	—	LA	14	—	62	55	7	3	2	0.0	5.0	2	14	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	STL	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	937	95.1%	102	23.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	LA	11	—	55	46	9	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	7	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	614	85.6%	31	14.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	BUF	11	—	54	43	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	654	86.3%	41	13.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	CLE	4	—	12	10	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	181	59.0%	30	17.6%	20	8	0.4	41.0	11.3	0	0	0	2	4	0.2
Career		—	55	—	183	154	29	4	3	0.0	7.0	4	33	4	2	0	0	—	0.0%	2,386	81.5%	204	17.3%	20	8	—	—	—	0	0	0	2	4	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2014	22	LA	14	14*	62	55	7	3	2	0.0	5.0	2	14	0	1	9.2
2016	24	LA	11	9*	55	46	9	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	7	1	1	6
2017	25	BUF	11	9*	54	43	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	3	—	8.1
2018	26	CLE	4	4*	12	10	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	3
Career			40	36*	183	154	29	4	3	—	—	4	33	4	2	26.3

* 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%
2014	22	STL	15	14*	—	0.0%	937	95.1%	102	23.6%
2016	24	LA	11	9*	—	0.0%	614	85.6%	31	14.0%
2017	25	BUF	11	9*	—	0.0%	654	86.3%	41	13.9%
2018	26	CLE	6	4*	—	0.0%	181	59.0%	30	17.6%
Career			43	36*	—	—	2,386	—	204	—

* 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%
2018	26	CLE	6	4*	20	8	0.4	41.0	11.3	0	0	0	2	4	0.2
Career			6	4*	20	8	—	—	—	0	0	0	2	4	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 48 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 51.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 48· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 37.1

Availability 13.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2014bestavg 472018

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 2% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

2% of the all-time Interceptions leader2

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.012See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.012Snap share81.5%Def snaps2,386ReliableCV 0.22

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 · 2014

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

DB · 2014 class

4.44s

40-Yard

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 87thClass Pos 77thClass All 90th

15 reps

Bench

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 17thClass Pos 54thClass All 21th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl2Solo1Ast1

College Stats

MissouriCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Missouri), 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.

2014 Draft Class· this player went #188

#178Zach MettenbergerQB #179Jon HalapioC #180Kenneth AckerCB #181Alfred BlueRB #182Antone ExumS #183David FalesQB #185Robert HerronWR #187Bennett JacksonSAF #189T.J. JonesWR #190Matt HazelWR #191Pat O'DonnellP #193Zach FultonG #195Brandon DixonDB #196Walt PowellWR #197Demetri GoodsonDB #198Zach MooreDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

E.J. inherited the Los Angeles Rams DB room from T.J. McDonald (2013–2016), and handed it to Lamarcus Joyner (2014–2018).

Anthony Newman 1988–1994Robert Bailey 1991–1994Todd Lyght 1991–2000Steve Israel 1992–1994Toby Wright 1994–1998Keith Lyle

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

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Movementderived from season history

2018team change
Joined CLE (from BUF)
2018final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2017team change
Joined BUF (from LA)
2014draft
Drafted by LA — Round 6, Pick 188

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 191 lb

Frame

190 lb at 4.44s

Size-speed

15 reps

Bench power

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2018	CLE	3	W1Out· KneeW7Out· ConcussionW8Out· Concussion
2017	BUF	2	W5Questionable· GroinW7Questionable· GroinW8Out· HamstringW9Out· HamstringW10Questionable· HamstringW16Questionable· Knee
2016	LA	2	W1Out· ThighW2Out· ThighW3Questionable· ThighW14Questionable· ThighW15Doubtful· Thigh
2014	STL	0	W17Doubtful· Concussion

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 53

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

B2014

C2016

C+2017

D2018

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

67%

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
2014	2	0.1	2	0.1
2016	0	0	0	0
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	1	0.3	3+2	0.2

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

16 career value over replacement — #3297 all-time of 4,642. 4/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #188 (Rd 6) · LA · 2014 · +22.1 vs expected KV-H

48actual

25.9 expected · Δ+22.1

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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 · 2014

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2014 Draft Class· this player went #188

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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