Eric Brown is a career quality starter — 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
Top 30% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter
Height6'1"
Weight213 lb
BornMar 20, 1975
Age51
College
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping. Switch to Combined to fold the selected families into unified totals—yards from scrimmage, total TDs, touches.
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 | |||||
| 1999 | 24 | DEN | 10 | — | 63 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | 83 | 70 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | DEN | 16 | — | 69 | 56 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | HOU | 14 | — | 58 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | HOU | 16 | — | 79 | 56 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | HOU | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 358 | 282 | 76 | 28 | 5 | 6.5 | 39.5 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
46 career value over replacement — #2172 all-time of 4,666. 9.2/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #61 (Rd 2) · DEN · 1998 · +12.9 vs expected KV-H
59actual
46.1 expected · Δ+12.9
Fan Rating
Rate Eric Brown — All-Time
Tap a star to rate
Explore More
Similar Players