Ed Reed is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Reed's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Ed Reed

★ HALL OF FAME9× Pro Bowl5× All-ProTop 0% all-time defensive backsIron Legend👑 2× #1 Defensive Back · 2004–2008 ⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2008 Team Carrier · #216

Height5'11"

Weight205 lb

BornSep 11, 1978

Age47

CollegeMiami See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 1, Pick 24 · BAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

14thInterceptions·64

Postseason all-time ranks

4thPlayoff Interceptions·9

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2010·Int8 Led NFL2008·Int9

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber defensive back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 376 · #54 · All-Time

Worth 376 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 2% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +31.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+31.3

Avg surplus

peak +51

12 seasons × ~31.3 surplus ≈ VORP 376

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 (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2002	—	BAL	16	—	68	55	13	5	1	1.0	7.0	5	12	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2003	—	BAL	16	—	62	50	12	0	0	1.0	1.0	7	15	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2004	—	BAL	16	—	65	51	14	0	0	2.0	2.0	9	17	3	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	BAL	10	—	29	25	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	BAL	15	—	50	42	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	9	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	BAL	16	—	35	25	10	0	1	1.0	2.0	7	13	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2008	—	BAL	16	—	35	28	7	1	1	1.0	3.0	9	16	1	2	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	BAL	12	—	46	38	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	5	3	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	BAL	10	—	35	28	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	8	16	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	BAL	16	—	45	37	8	1	1	1.0	3.0	3	8	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	BAL	15	—	48	39	9	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	15	0	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NYJ	13	—	36	25	11	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	629	70.4%	4	6.0%	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	185	—	554	443	111	12	4	7.0	23.0	64	139	11	10	9	1	—	0.0%	629	70.4%	4	6.0%	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2002	24	BAL	16	—	68	55	13	5	1	1.0	7.0	5	12	0	—	0	0	10.4
2003	25	BAL	16	—	62	50	12	0	0	1.0	1.0	7	15	1	—	1	0	13.8
2004	26	BAL	16	—	65	51	14	0	0	2.0	2.0	9	17	3	2	2	0	17.4
2005	27	BAL	10	—	29	25	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	0	—	0	0	5.5
2006	28	BAL	15	—	50	42	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	9	1	1	1	1	10.9
2007	29	BAL	16	—	35	25	10	0	1	1.0	2.0	7	13	0	1	0	0	11.1
2008	30	BAL	16	—	35	28	7	1	1	1.0	3.0	9	16	1	2	3	0	19
2009	31	BAL	12	—	46	38	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	5	3	1	1	0	8.9
2010	32	BAL	10	—	35	28	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	8	16	1	—	0	0	13.1
2011	33	BAL	16	—	45	37	8	1	1	1.0	3.0	3	8	1	—	0	0	8.6
2012	34	BAL	15	—	48	39	9	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	15	0	3	1	0	11.2
2013	35	NYJ	13	10*	36	25	11	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	4	0	—	0	0	6.4
Career			171	10*	554	443	111	12	4	—	—	64	139	11	10	9	1	136.3

* 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	35	HOU	14	10*	—	0.0%	629	70.4%	4	6.0%
Career			14	10*	—	—	629	—	4	—

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

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2002	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	25	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	29	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 97 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 97 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 86.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 97· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 80

On-field 61.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 79elite 702013

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #216 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2007 BAL·5 team wins#3

Interceptions · 7 · score 46

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 29% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

29% of the all-time Interceptions leader29

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 88%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.431See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.431Snap share70.4%Def snaps629Emerging

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 · 2002

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

DB · 2002 class

4.57s

40-Yard

Low · 23th pct

Pos 23thAll 64thClass Pos 46thClass All 69th

Postseason Career

15 playoff games

Defense

Tkl42Solo35Ast7Int9PD20FR1TD1

College Stats

MiamiImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1998	Miami	—	61	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	4	1	—	—
1999	Miami	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	0	1	—	—
2000	Miami	—	59	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	0	0	—	—
2001	Miami	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	0	2	—	—
Career		0	203	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	52	0	4	4	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #24

#16William GreenRB #17Phillip BuchanonDB #18T.J. DuckettRB #19Ashley LelieWR #20Javon WalkerWR #21Daniel GrahamTE #22Bryan ThomasOLB #23Napoleon HarrisMLB #25Charles GrantDE #26Lito SheppardCB #27Mike RumphDB #28Jerramy StevensTE #29Marc ColomboOT #30Kendall SimmonsG #32Patrick RamseyQB #33Jabar GaffneyWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ed inherited the Baltimore Ravens DB room from Will Demps (2002–2005), and handed it to Samari Rolle (2005–2008).

Antonio Langham 1996–1997Stevon Moore 1996–1999Rod Woodson 1998–2001Kim Herring 1999–2000Duane Starks 1999–2001James Trapp

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013team change
Joined NYJ (from BAL)
2013final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
2002draft
Drafted by BAL — Round 1, Pick 24

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 205 lb

Frame

201 lb at 4.57s

Size-speed

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2013	NYJ	W1Questionable· HipW2Questionable· HipW3Questionable· Hip
2010	BAL	W18Questionable· Chest
2009	BAL	W3Questionable· NeckW12Questionable· Illness / FootW13Questionable· Ankle / HipW14Doubtful· Groin / FootW15Questionable· Groin / FootW16Doubtful· GroinW17Questionable· Groin

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 97

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

B+2002

A2003

A+2004

C+2005

B+2006

A+2007

A+2008

B+2009

A+2010

B2011

B+2012

B2013

Availability

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
2002	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2003	7	0.4	5-2	0.3
2004	9	0.6	6-3	0.4
2005	1	0.1	1	0
2006	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2007	7	0.4	6-1	0.3
2008	9	0.6	8-1	0.5
2009	3	0.3	3	0.2
2010	8	0.8	12+4	0.7
2011	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2012	4	0.3	4	0.2
2013	3	0.2	3	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

376 career value over replacement — #54 all-time of 4,642. 31.3/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

Led league 2×5 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #24 (Rd 1) · BAL · 2002 · +40.5 vs expected KV-H

97actual

56.5 expected · Δ+40.5

💔+37.6 stolen VORP·1.2 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #24

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography