Eric Allen is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a strong career value score of 79 in the Knox value model. Allen's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Eric Allen

★ HALL OF FAME6× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 2% all-time defensive backsIron Legend⭐ Shooting Star · 2000

Height5'10"

Weight190 lb

BornNov 22, 1965

Age60

CollegeArizona State See College Stats

Rookie yr1988

Draft1988 · Rd 2, Pick 30 · PHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

27thInterceptions·52

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1989·Int8

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber defensive back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 226 · #290 · Elite

Worth 226 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 7% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.4

Avg surplus

peak +36

13 seasons × ~17.4 surplus ≈ VORP 226

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1988	—	PHI	16	—	57	53	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	11	0	—	—	—
1989	—	PHI	15	—	33	32	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	8	12	0	—	—	—
1990	—	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	PHI	16	—	37	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	20	0	—	—	—
1992	—	PHI	16	—	46	44	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	10	0	—	—	—
1993	—	PHI	16	—	59	53	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	6	17	3	—	—	—
1994	—	PHI	16	—	57	46	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	14	0	—	—	—
1995	—	NO	16	—	58	44	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	6	0	—	—	—
1996	—	NO	16	—	52	49	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	19	0	—	—	—
1997	—	NO	16	—	50	45	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	8	0	—	—	—
1998	—	LV	10	—	35	33	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	17	0	—	—	—
1999	—	LV	16	—	50	41	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	16	0	1	0	0
2000	—	LV	16	—	57	51	6	1	1	1.0	3.0	5	13	0	—	3	0
2001	—	LV	16	—	52	46	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	2	1	1	0
Career		—	217	—	643	537	21	1	1	3.0	5.0	52	172	5	2	4	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1988	23	PHI	16	—	57	53	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	11	0	—	—	—	9.7
1989	24	PHI	15	—	33	32	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	8	12	0	—	—	—	9.1
1990	25	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	7
1991	26	PHI	16	—	37	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	20	0	—	—	—	10.3
1992	27	PHI	16	—	46	44	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	10	0	—	—	—	8.2
1993	28	PHI	16	—	59	53	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	6	17	3	—	—	—	14.1
1994	29	PHI	16	—	57	46	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	14	0	—	—	—	8.9
1995	30	NO	16	—	58	44	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	6	0	—	—	—	6.3
1996	31	NO	16	—	52	49	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	19	0	—	—	—	8.4
1997	32	NO	16	—	50	45	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	8	0	—	—	—	7
1998	33	LV	10	—	35	33	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	17	0	—	—	—	9.5
1999	34	LV	16	—	50	41	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	16	0	1	0	0	8.8
2000	35	LV	16	—	57	51	6	1	1	1.0	3.0	5	13	0	—	3	0	12.6
2001	36	LV	16	—	52	46	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	2	1	1	0	9.5
Career			217		643	537	21	1	1	—	—	52	172	5	2	4	0	129.4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 79 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 79 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 79· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 44.6

Availability 19.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1988bestavg 65elite 702001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 24% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

24% of the all-time Interceptions leader24

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: 93%.

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+).

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl6Solo4Ast2Int1PD6

College Stats

Arizona StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona 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.

1988 Draft Class· this player went #30

#14Gaston GreenRB #17John StephensRB #19Randall McDanielG #20Aaron CoxWR #22Lorenzo WhiteRB #23Brad MusterFB #24Craig HeywardRB #27Wendell DavisWR #31Ickey WoodsRB #32Pat CarterTE #35Anthony NewmanS #36Jumbo ElliottOT #40Thurman ThomasRB #41Ken NortonMLB #46Flipper AndersonWR #47Fred StricklandLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric inherited the Philadelphia Eagles DB room from Terry Hoage (1986–1990), and handed it to Otis Smith (1991–1994).

Terry Hoage 1986–1990Eric Allen 1988–1994Otis Smith 1991–1994Mark McMillian 1992–1995Greg Jackson 1994–1995Bobby Taylor

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001final season
Last recorded season with LV
1998team change
Joined LV (from NO)
1995team change
Joined NO (from PHI)
1988draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 2, Pick 30

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 190 lb

Frame

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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 81

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

B1988

B+1989

B1990

B+1991

B1992

B+1993

B1994

C+1995

C1996

C+1997

A1998

C+1999

B+2000

C+2001

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
1988	5	0.3	2-3	0.1
1989	8	0.5	4-4	0.2
1990	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1991	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
1992	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1993	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1994	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1995	2	0.1	0-2	0
1996	1	0.1	0-1	0
1997	2	0.1	1-1	0
1998	5	0.5	6+1	0.3
1999	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2000	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2001	1	0.1	0-1	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

226 career value over replacement — #290 all-time of 4,642. 16.1/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #30 (Rd 2) · PHI · 1988 · +24.1 vs expected KV-H

79actual

54.9 expected · Δ+24.1

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1988 Draft Class· this player went #30

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography