Fakhir 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.
Fakhir Brown
A defensive back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 56 · #1904 · Above AverageWorth 56 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 42% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
5 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+14
Avg surplus
peak +27
4 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 56
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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 | — | LAC | 6 | — | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | LAC | 9 | — | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | NO | 7 | — | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | NO | 10 | — | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | NO | 16 | — | 45 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | NO | 11 | — | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | LA | 14 | — | 61 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | LA | 12 | — | 45 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | LA | 13 | — | 44 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 98 | — | 316 | 289 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 11 | 76 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | LAC | 6 | — | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 23 | LAC | 9 | — | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 25 | NO | 7 | — | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | 26 | NO | 10 | — | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | 27 | NO | 16 | — | 45 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2005 | 28 | NO | 11 | — | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | 29 | LA | 14 | — | 61 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2007 | 30 | LA | 12 | — | 45 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2008 | 31 | LA | 13 | — | 44 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Career | 98 | 316 | 289 | 27 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 76 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 57.2 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
53
Sustained
career value
×.6
67
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 58.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 53
On-field 38.4
Availability 14.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1999bestavg 49elite 702008
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat 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%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Grambling 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
John CarneyK6yJay BellamyDB4yJoe HornWR4yDarren HowardDE4yFred ThomasCB4yCharles GrantDE4yDonte' StallworthWR4yAaron BrooksQB4yDeuce McAllisterRB4yWillie WhiteheadNT4yOrlando RuffLB4ySedrick HodgeOLB4yTorry HoltWR3yLa'Roi GloverDT3yCorey ChavousS3yWill WitherspoonOLB3ySteven JacksonRB3yLeonard LittleDE3yFred McAfeeRB3yMitch BergerP3yJason CraftDB3yErnie ConwellTE3yPisa TinoisamoaOLB3yMarc BulgerQB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterFakhir inherited the New Orleans Saints DB room from Jay Bellamy (2001–2006), and handed it to Jason Craft (2004–2007).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with LA
- 2006team change
Joined LA (from NO)
- 2002team change
Joined NO (from LAC)
- 1999signing
Entered the NFL with LAC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 195 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 9-season peers. See all →
58
peak 67
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1999
C2000
D2002
C2003
C+2004
C2005
B2006
B+2007
C+2008
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
76%
Era Translator
INT translated to the 2025NFL — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
56 career value over replacement — #1904 all-time of 4,642. 6.2/season above a replacement-level CB.
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