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 32% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter
Height6'1"
Weight213 lb
BornMar 20, 1975
Age51
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1998 | 23 | DEN | 10 | — | 0.0 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | DEN | 10 | — | 0.7 | 63 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | 2.2 | 83 | 70 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | DEN | 16 | — | 3.3 | 69 | 56 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | HOU | 14 | — | 2.5 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | HOU | 16 | — | 0.0 | 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 | — | — | — | 8.7 | 382 | 306 | 76 | 28 | 5 | 6.5 | 39.5 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
46 career value over replacement — #2199 all-time of 4,695. 7.7/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #61 (Rd 2) · DEN · 1998 · +11.9 vs expected KV-H
58actual
46.1 expected · Δ+11.9
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