Ellis Hobbs is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Hobbs in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hobbs's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Ellis Hobbs

Top 31% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2008

Height5'9"

Weight195 lb

BornMay 16, 1983

Age43

CollegeIowa State See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 3, Pick 84 · NE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

85thPlayoff Interceptions·2

Archetype Intelligence

High-End StarterExplore archetypes →

A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 49 · #2068 · Above Average

Worth 49 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 46% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 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

+12.3

Avg surplus

peak +18

4 seasons × ~12.3 surplus ≈ VORP 49

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													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2005	—	NE	12	—	36	27	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	12	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NE	14	—	35	28	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	6	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2007	—	NE	16	—	57	45	12	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	12	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2008	—	NE	16	—	39	32	7	1	1	1.5	3.5	3	11	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2009	—	PHI	5	—	11	8	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	PHI	6	—	16	12	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	69	—	194	152	42	1	1	2.5	4.5	10	45	2	3	1	0	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2005	22	NE	12	—	36	27	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	12	0	2	0	8.1
2006	23	NE	14	—	35	28	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	6	0	—	0	6.2
2007	24	NE	16	—	57	45	12	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	12	1	1	1	9.2
2008	25	NE	16	—	39	32	7	1	1	1.5	3.5	3	11	1	—	0	9.6
2009	26	PHI	5	—	11	8	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	1.2
2010	27	PHI	6	—	16	12	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	0	—	0	3.2
Career			69		194	152	42	1	1	—	—	10	45	2	3	1	37.5

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2006	23	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	25	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 39.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 512010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5

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%.

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 · 2005

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

DB · 2005 class

4.45s

40-Yard

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 86thClass Pos 55thClass All 83th

42"

Vertical

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 99thClass Pos 84thClass All 97th

124"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 82thClass Pos 55thClass All 84th

12 reps

Bench

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 7thClass Pos 19thClass All 6th

6.80s

3-Cone

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 91thClass Pos 87thClass All 97th

4.07s

Shuttle

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 92thClass Pos 39thClass All 76th

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl26Solo23Ast3Int2PD10

College Stats

Iowa StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa State), 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #84

#74Justin TuckDE #76Karl PaymahDB #77Ryan MoatsRB #78Kirk MorrisonLB #79Evan MathisG #80Dustin FoxDB #81Richie IncognitoG #82Alfred FincherLB #86Kevin EverettTE #87Scott StarksDB #88Sione Po'uhaNT #89Atiyyah EllisonDT #93Trai EssexOT #94Adam SnyderG #95Darryl BlackstockMLB #96Brandon JonesWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ellis inherited the New England Patriots DB room from Randall Gay (2004–2007), and handed it to James Sanders (2005–2010).

Corwin Brown 1993–1996Ty Law 1995–2004Willie Clay 1996–1998Lawyer Milloy 1996–2002Otis Smith 1996–2002Steve Israel

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2009team change
Joined PHI (from NE)
2005draft
Drafted by NE — Round 3, Pick 84

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 195 lb

Frame

192 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

42" vert / 124" broad

Explosion

12 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	PHI	2	W9Out· HipW10Out· Hip

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

B2005

C+2006

C+2007

B2008

F2009

D2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

72%

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
2005	3	0.3	3	0.2
2006	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2007	1	0.1	0-1	0
2008	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2009	0	0	0	0
2010	1	0.2	2+1	0.1

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

Career Value · VORP

49 career value over replacement — #2068 all-time of 4,642. 8.2/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #84 (Rd 3) · NE · 2005 · +20.3 vs expected KV-H

59actual

38.7 expected · Δ+20.3

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #84

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator