Eric Brown is a career quality starter β a defensive back whose body of work places Brown in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brown's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Eric Brown
A quality defensive back with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 46 Β· #2158 Β· Above AverageWorth 46 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety β top 47% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.2 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+9.2
Avg surplus
peak +17
5 seasons Γ ~9.2 surplus β VORP 46
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | β | DEN | 10 | β | 31 | 24 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β |
| 1999 | β | DEN | 10 | β | 63 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | DEN | 16 | β | 83 | 70 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | DEN | 16 | β | 69 | 56 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | HOU | 14 | β | 58 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | HOU | 16 | β | 79 | 56 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | HOU | 2 | β | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 84 | β | 389 | 306 | 76 | 28 | 5 | 6.5 | 39.5 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23 | DEN | 10 | β | 31 | 24 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | 4.3 |
| 1999 | 24 | DEN | 10 | β | 63 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | 25 | DEN | 16 | β | 83 | 70 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2001 | 26 | DEN | 16 | β | 69 | 56 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2002 | 27 | HOU | 14 | β | 58 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2003 | 28 | HOU | 16 | β | 79 | 56 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2004 | 29 | HOU | 2 | β | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 84 | 389 | 306 | 76 | 28 | 5 | β | β | 9 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42.7 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
56
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
61
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 58 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 58Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 38.1
Availability 17.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1998bestavg 542003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Interceptions leader4
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 94%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl5Solo4Ast1TFL1Dis1.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi State; Blinn College), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Billy MillerTE5yJason ElamK4yBill RomanowskiOLB4yEd McCaffreyWR4yTrevor PryceDE4yTom RouenP4yDwayne CarswellOT4yJohn MobleyOLB4yBrian GrieseQB4yTerrell DavisRB4yGeorge CoghillDB4yKeith TraylorNT3yRay CrockettCB3yAaron GlennDB3yMike LodishDT3yGary WalkerDE3yGlenn CadrezOLB3yJabar GaffneyWR3yJamie SharperOLB3yDesmond ClarkTE3yAl WilsonMLB3yMarcus ColemanDB3yKailee WongLB3yKenny WrightDB3y
1998 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #61
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterEric inherited the Denver Broncos DB room from Darrien Gordon (1997β1998), and handed it to Deltha O'Neal (2000β2003).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with HOU
- 2002team change
Joined HOU (from DEN)
- 1998draft
Drafted by DEN β Round 2, Pick 61
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 213 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 6-season peers. See all β
58
peak 61
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1998
C1999
B2000
C+2001
C+2002
C+2003
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
75%
Era Translator
INT translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | β 2025 INT | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
46 career value over replacement β #2158 all-time of 4,642. 7.7/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #61 (Rd 2) Β· DEN Β· 1998 Β· +11.1 vs expected KV-H
58actual
46.9 expected Β· Ξ+11.1
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