Eric Turner ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Turner in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Turner a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Eric Turner

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 6% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker

Height6'1"

Weight215 lb

BornSep 20, 1968

Age

Career Value · VORP

148 career value over replacement — #668 all-time of 4,695. 16.4/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #2 (Rd 1) · CLE · 1991 · +9.7 vs expected KV-H

73actual

63.3 expected · Δ+9.7

💔+35.4 stolen VORP·2.16 szns lost

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All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 37% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

37% of the all-time Interceptions leader37

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: 90%.

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.

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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

UCLACollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCLA), 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

Matt StoverK6y Rob BurnettDE6y Anthony PleasantDE6y Michael JacksonWR6y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric inherited the Cleveland Browns DB room from Felix Wright (1985–1990), and handed it to Earl Little (1999–2004).

Hanford Dixon 1981–1989Frank Minnifield 1984–1992Felix Wright 1985–1990Eric Turner 1991–1995Earl Little 1999–2004Anthony Henry

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

Movementderived from season history

1999final season
Last recorded season with OAK
1997team change
Joined OAK (from BAL)
1996team change
Joined BAL (from CLE)
1991draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 1, Pick 2

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 215 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 82

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

C+1991

C1992

B+1993

A+1994

D1995

B+1996

C+1997

B1998

B1999

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

76%

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
1991	2	0.3	2	0.1
1992	1	0.1	0-1	0
1993	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
1994	9	0.6	7-2	0.4
1995	0	0	0	0
1996	5	0.4	4-1	0.2
1997	2	0.1	1-1	0
1998	3	0.5	6+3	0.3
1999	3	0.3	3	0.2

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