Eric Warfield is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Warfield in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Warfield's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | 22 | KC | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 23 | KC | 15 | — | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | KC | 8 | — | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | KC | 16 | — | 65 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | KC | 16 | — | 57 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | KC | 15 | — | 55 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | KC | 16 | — | 52 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | KC | 10 | — | 52 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | — | 108 | — | 326 | 290 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 20 | 77 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
102 career value over replacement — #1130 all-time of 4,695. 12.8/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #216 (Rd 7) · KC · 1998 · +46.2 vs expected KV-H
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