George Teague is a career quality starter β a defensive back whose body of work places Teague in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Teague's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
George Teague
Height6'1"
Weight204 lb
BornFeb 18, 1971
Age55
CollegeAlabamaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1993
Draft1993 Β· Rd 1, Pick 29 Β· GB
A defensive back with a above-average career β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability β almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 60 Β· #1826 Β· Above AverageWorth 60 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety β top 40% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+12
Avg surplus
peak +18
5 seasons Γ ~12 surplus β VORP 60
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno 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 | |||||
| 1993 | β | GB | 16 | β | 40 | 36 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | GB | 16 | β | 52 | 40 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | GB | 15 | β | 56 | 42 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | DAL | 16 | β | 61 | 51 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | MIA | 15 | β | 39 | 20 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | DAL | 16 | β | 46 | 38 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 6 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | DAL | 14 | β | 62 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | DAL | 9 | β | 40 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | DAL | 15 | β | 54 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 132 | β | 450 | 345 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 15 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22 | GB | 16 | β | 40 | 36 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | β | β | β | 5.7 |
| 1994 | 23 | GB | 16 | β | 52 | 40 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | β | β | β | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 24 | GB | 15 | β | 56 | 42 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.3 |
| 1996 | 25 | DAL | 16 | β | 61 | 51 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.7 |
| 1997 | 26 | MIA | 15 | β | 39 | 20 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | β | β | β | 6.4 |
| 1998 | 27 | DAL | 16 | β | 46 | 38 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 6 | 1 | β | β | β | 8.3 |
| 1999 | 28 | DAL | 14 | β | 62 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2000 | 29 | DAL | 9 | β | 40 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | 30 | DAL | 15 | β | 54 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Career | 132 | 450 | 345 | 38 | 3 | 0 | β | β | 15 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
64
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 58.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 58Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 36.5
Availability 18.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1993bestavg 542001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Interceptions leader7
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl5Solo3Ast2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Emmitt SmithRB5yDarren WoodsonS5yGreg EllisDE4yTroy AikmanQB4yFred StricklandLB4yDexter CoakleyLB4yMichael MyersDT4yChad HenningsDT4yLeon LettDE4yBrett FavreQB3yReggie WhiteDE3yMike PriorDB3yTerrell BuckleyDB3yLeRoy ButlerS3yDeion SandersCB3yRandall GodfreyOLB3yDoug EvansDB3yMichael IrvinWR3yDaryl JohnstonRB3yJackie HarrisTE3yGeorge KoonceMLB3yRaghib IsmailWR3yGilbert BrownNT3yEbenezer EkubanDE3y
1993 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #29
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterGeorge inherited the Dallas Cowboys DB room from Deion Sanders (1995β1999), and handed it to Izell Reese (1999β2001).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 1998team change
Joined DAL (from MIA)
- 1997team change
Joined MIA (from DAL)
- 1996team change
Joined DAL (from GB)
- 1993draft
Drafted by GB β Round 1, Pick 29
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 204 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 8-season peers. See all β
58
peak 64
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1993
B1994
C+1995
B1996
C+1997
B1999
D2000
C2001
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
92%
Era Translator
INT translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | β 2025 INT | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0.2 | 1-2 | 0.1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0.1 | 0-2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0.3 | 2-2 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
60 career value over replacement β #1826 all-time of 4,642. 7.5/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #29 (Rd 1) Β· GB Β· 1993 Β· +3.1 vs expected KV-H
58actual
54.9 expected Β· Ξ+3.1
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