Also in other sports:mlbEric Davis (CF · 1984–2001), mlsÉric Davis (FB · 2023).

Eric Davis ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Davis in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Davis a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Eric Davis

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 7% all-time defensive backsIron Man

Height5'11"

Weight185 lb

BornJan 26, 1968

Age

Career Value · VORP

181 career value over replacement — #468 all-time of 4,695. 15.1/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #53 (Rd 2) · SF · 1990 · +24.4 vs expected KV-H

72actual

47.6 expected · Δ+24.4

💔+27.5 stolen VORP·1.82 szns lost

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All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 47% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

47% of the all-time Interceptions leader47

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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: 89%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

Methodology · Trust Center

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

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College Stats

Jacksonville StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Jacksonville 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.

Top Teammates

Wesley WallsTE8y Jerry RiceWR6y Steve YoungQB6y Brent JonesTE6y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric opened the Carolina Panthers DB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Mike Minter (1997–2006).

Eric Davis 1996–2000Mike Minter 1997–2006Doug Evans 1998–2001Chris Gamble 2004–2012Ken Lucas 2005–2008Richard Marshall 2006–2010

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined DET (from DEN)
2002final season
Last recorded season with DET
2001team change
Joined DEN (from CAR)
1996team change
Joined CAR (from SF)
1990draft
Drafted by SF — Round 2, Pick 53

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 185 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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 77

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

C1990

B1992

B1993

C1994

B1995

B+1996

B+1997

B+1998

B+1999

B+2000

D2001

C+2002

Availability

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025 NFL — 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
1990	1	0.1	0-1	0
1992	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1993	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1994	1	0.1	0-1	0
1995	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1996	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
1997	5	0.4	4-1	0.2
1998	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
1999	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2000	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2001	0	0	0	0
2002	1	0.1	1	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 8/31/2026