A defensive back who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Worth 20 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety β top 68% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 seasons Γ ~10 surplus β VORP 20
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Rushing | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2022 | β | LV | 6 | β | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 80 | 15.4% | 179 | 60.9% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2023 | β | LV | 6 | β | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 130 | 18.9% | 304 | 74.6% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2024 | β | LV | 16 | β | 83 | 53 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 954 | 85.2% | 152 | 31.1% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2025 | β | LV | 17 | β | 91 | 57 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 1,080 | 96.1% | 71 | 16.9% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | β | 0 |
| Career | β | 45 | β | 204 | 131 | 73 | 8 | 4 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 2,244 | 53.9% | 706 | 45.9% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | β | 1 | β | 0 | β | 0 | |
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 52.4 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 49Β· confidence 88%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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%.
Production per snap β the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Amber = 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 (USC), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Isaiah inherited the Las Vegas Raiders DB room from Tre'von Moehrig (2021β2024), and handed it to Jack Jones (2023β2024).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with LV
Entered the NFL with LV
No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
20 career value over replacement β #3101 all-time of 4,642. 5/season above a replacement-level S.
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Gave the Las Vegas Raiders an entire corpus-attributed career β 4 seasons (2022β2025), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.