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Hank Poteat

Durable Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2007

Height5'10"

Weight195 lb

BornAug 31, 1977

Age48

CollegePittsburgh See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 3, Pick 77 · PIT

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A defensive back who maximized value through reliable availability. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 23 · #2969 · Role Player

Worth 23 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 65% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

4 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.5

Avg surplus

peak +12

2 seasons × ~11.5 surplus ≈ VORP 23

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2001	—	PIT	1	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	PIT	7	—	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	NE	8	—	20	16	4	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NYJ	9	—	28	18	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	4	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NYJ	11	—	29	21	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NYJ	13	—	30	18	12	1	0	1.0	2.0	2	4	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CLE	14	—	33	25	8	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	63	—	149	107	42	3	1	3.0	7.0	4	18	3	2	0	0	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2001	24	PIT	1	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	—
2002	25	PIT	7	—	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	1.7
2005	28	NE	8	—	20	16	4	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	1	—	2.8
2006	29	NYJ	9	—	28	18	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	4	0	1	3.3
2007	30	NYJ	11	—	29	21	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	—	4.9
2008	31	NYJ	13	—	30	18	12	1	0	1.0	2.0	2	4	2	1	7.1
2009	32	CLE	14	—	33	25	8	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	4	0	—	4.5
Career			63		149	107	42	3	1	—	—	4	18	3	2	24.3

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2000	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 50 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 49.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 50· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 47

On-field 33.4

Availability 13.6

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2002bestavg 452009

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 2% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

2% of the all-time Interceptions leader2

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: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2000

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2000 class

4.57s

40-Yard

Low · 23th pct

Pos 23thAll 64thClass Pos 17thClass All 66th

37"

Vertical

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 81thClass Pos 59thClass All 81th

126"

Broad Jump

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 88thClass Pos 97thClass All 97th

16 reps

Bench

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 22thClass Pos 61thClass All 21th

6.66s

3-Cone

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 97thClass Pos 86thClass All 96th

4.00s

Shuttle

Strong · 86th pct

Pos 86thAll 96thClass Pos 80thClass All 94th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl10Solo8Ast2PD2FR1

College Stats

PittsburghCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Pittsburgh), 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #77

#69Dez WhiteWR #70Chris ColeWR #71Darwin WalkerDT #72Kendrick ClancyNT #73Ron DixonWR #74Steve WarrenDT #75Chris RedmanQB #76J.R. RedmondRB #78Laveranues ColesWR #79JaJuan DawsonWR #80Darrell JacksonWR #81Reuben DroughnsRB #82Leander JordanOT #83Damion McIntoshOT #84Ben KellyDB #85Greg WesleyFS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Hank inherited the New York Jets DB room from Kerry Rhodes (2005–2009), and handed it to Drew Coleman (2006–2010).

James Hasty 1988–1994Victor Green 1993–2001Aaron Glenn 1994–2001Otis Smith 1995–1999Marcus Coleman 1996–2001Ray Mickens

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2009team change
Joined CLE (from NYJ)
2009final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2006team change
Joined NYJ (from NE)
2005team change
Joined NE (from PIT)
2000draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 3, Pick 77

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 195 lb

Frame

197 lb at 4.57s

Size-speed

37" vert / 126" broad

Explosion

16 reps

Bench power

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 54

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

D2002

D2005

D2006

B2007

C+2008

C2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

69%

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
2002	0	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0	0
2007	2	0.2	2	0.1
2008	2	0.2	2	0.1
2009	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

23 career value over replacement — #2969 all-time of 4,642. 3.8/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #77 (Rd 3) · PIT · 2000 · +10 vs expected KV-H

50actual

40 expected · Δ+10

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #77

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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