Jalen Mills is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Mills in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mills's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

CBDETACT

Jalen Mills

Top 38% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2017

Height6'0"

Weight200 lb

BornApr 6, 1994

Age32

CollegeLSU See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2016

Draft2016 · Rd 7, Pick 233 · PHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 58 · #1865 · Above Average

Worth 58 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 41% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +19

8 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 58

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2016	—	PHI	16	—	58	48	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	662	65.4%	80	20.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	PHI	15	—	62	49	13	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	14	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	931	96.8%	63	15.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	PHI	8	—	36	30	6	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	9	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	457	90.0%	52	23.5%	61	39	0.6	109.7	12.6	0	0	0	1	8	0.2
2019	—	PHI	9	—	41	29	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	501	91.6%	7	5.0%	54	31	0.6	107.8	14.4	0	0	0	2	3	0.1
2020	—	PHI	15	—	68	53	15	4	5	1.5	10.5	1	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,013	97.5%	82	21.2%	59	34	0.6	82.0	8.8	6	1	3	36	9	0.1
2021	—	NE	15	—	45	33	12	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	7	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	913	89.2%	17	15.3%	65	37	0.6	111.4	9.6	0	0	0	5	6	0.1
2022	—	NE	10	—	27	22	5	1	1	0.0	2.0	2	5	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	469	75.2%	8	8.8%	46	28	0.6	83.4	11.2	1	0	1	1	2	0.1
2023	—	NE	15	—	40	21	19	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	459	40.4%	21	11.7%	30	18	0.6	94.4	9.1	3	2	1	10	7	0.1
2024	—	NYJ	8	—	43	16	27	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	6	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	458	73.9%	12	11.5%	23	11	0.5	51.7	14.0	0	0	0	5	8	0.2
2025	—	DET	4	—	10	3	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	HOU	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	113	40.4%	43	25.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	2TM	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	5	0.6	87.5	10.6	0	0	0	1	1	0.1
Career		—	129	—	430	304	126	10	7	1.5	18.5	8	60	3	1	1	0	—	0.0%	5,976	76.0%	385	15.8%	346	203	—	—	—	10	3	5	61	44	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2016	22	PHI	16	10*	58	48	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	7	0	—	0	6.1
2017	23	PHI	15	15*	62	49	13	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	14	0	—	1	11.6
2018	24	PHI	8	7*	36	30	6	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	9	0	—	0	4.5
2019	25	PHI	9	8*	41	29	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	7	0	—	0	5.1
2020	26	PHI	15	15*	68	53	15	4	5	1.5	10.5	1	3	1	—	0	7.2
2021	27	NE	15	14*	45	33	12	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	7	0	1	0	5.4
2022	28	NE	10	8*	27	22	5	1	1	0.0	2.0	2	5	0	—	0	5.1
2023	29	NE	15	0*	40	21	19	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	1	1	—	0	4.5
2024	30	NYJ	8	7*	43	16	27	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	6	1	—	0	5.9
2025	31	DET	4	0*	10	3	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	1.5
Career			115	84*	430	304	126	10	7	—	—	8	60	3	1	1	56.9

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2016	22	PHI	16	10*	—	0.0%	662	65.4%	80	20.6%
2017	23	PHI	15	15*	—	0.0%	931	96.8%	63	15.2%
2018	24	PHI	8	7*	—	0.0%	457	90.0%	52	23.5%
2019	25	PHI	9	8*	—	0.0%	501	91.6%	7	5.0%
2020	26	PHI	15	15*	—	0.0%	1,013	97.5%	82	21.2%
2021	27	NE	16	14*	—	0.0%	913	89.2%	17	15.3%
2022	28	NE	10	8*	—	0.0%	469	75.2%	8	8.8%
2023	29	NE	17	0*	—	0.0%	459	40.4%	21	11.7%
2024	30	NYJ	9	7*	—	0.0%	458	73.9%	12	11.5%
2025	31	HOU	7	0*	—	0.0%	113	40.4%	43	25.5%
Career			122	84*	—	—	5,976	—	385	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	24	PHI	8	7*	61	39	0.6	109.7	12.6	0	0	0	1	8	0.2
2019	25	PHI	9	8*	54	31	0.6	107.8	14.4	0	0	0	2	3	0.1
2020	26	PHI	15	15*	59	34	0.6	82.0	8.8	6	1	3	36	9	0.1
2021	27	NE	16	14*	65	37	0.6	111.4	9.6	0	0	0	5	6	0.1
2022	28	NE	10	8*	46	28	0.6	83.4	11.2	1	0	1	1	2	0.1
2023	29	NE	17	0*	30	18	0.6	94.4	9.1	3	2	1	10	7	0.1
2024	30	NYJ	9	7*	23	11	0.5	51.7	14.0	0	0	0	5	8	0.2
2025	31	2TM	7	0*	8	5	0.6	87.5	10.6	0	0	0	1	1	0.1
Career			91	59*	346	203	—	—	—	10	3	5	61	44	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 38.3

Availability 15.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2016bestavg 512025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Interceptions leader4

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.498See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.498Snap share76%Def snaps5,976ReliableCV 0.33

Production per snap — 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+).

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 · 2016

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

DB · 2016 class

4.61s

40-Yard

Low · 14th pct

Pos 14thAll 57thClass Pos 13thClass All 60th

37"

Vertical

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 81thClass Pos 69thClass All 88th

123"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 78thClass Pos 54thClass All 82th

16 reps

Bench

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 22thClass Pos 67thClass All 29th

6.86s

3-Cone

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 85thClass Pos 80thClass All 89th

4.00s

Shuttle

Strong · 86th pct

Pos 86thAll 96thClass Pos 80thClass All 96th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl17Solo13Ast4PD5

College Stats

LSUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (LSU), 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.

2016 Draft Class· this player went #233

#221Ted KarrasG #222Aaron WallaceLB #226Jonathan WoodardDE #227Stephen WeatherlyDE #228Riley DixonP #229DeMarcus AyersWR #230Daniel BravermanWR #231Thomas DuarteTE #234Vadal AlexanderOT #235Lachlan EdwardsP #236Dwayne WashingtonRB #237Daniel LascoRB #239Trevor BatesLB #241Charone PeakeWR #244Jayron KearseS #245Clayton FejedelemDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jalen inherited the Philadelphia Eagles DB room from Malcolm Jenkins (2014–2019), and handed it to Rodney McLeod Jr. (2016–2021).

Terry Hoage 1986–1990Eric Allen 1988–1994Otis Smith 1991–1994Mark McMillian 1992–1995Greg Jackson 1994–1995Bobby Taylor

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined DET (from NYJ)
2025final season
Last recorded season with DET
2024team change
Joined NYJ (from NE)
2021team change
Joined NE (from PHI)
2016draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 7, Pick 233

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 200 lb

Frame

191 lb at 4.61s

Size-speed

37" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

16 reps

Bench power

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	NE	0	W18Questionable· Ankle
2022	NE	3	W3Questionable· HamstringW4Questionable· HamstringW5Questionable· HamstringW7Questionable· IllnessW13Questionable· GroinW14Out· GroinW15Out· GroinW16Out· GroinW17Questionable· GroinW18Questionable· Groin
2021	NE	0	W1Questionable· AnkleW5Questionable· HamstringW6Questionable· HamstringW7Questionable· HamstringW10Questionable· ThighW11Questionable· Forearm
2019	PHI	0	W17Questionable· Ankle
2018	PHI	5	W10Out· FootW11Out· FootW12Out· FootW13Out· FootW14Out· Foot
2017	PHI	0	W16Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 59

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

C+2016

B2017

C2018

C+2019

C+2020

C+2021

B2022

C+2023

C+2024

F2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

74%

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
2016	0	0	0	0
2017	3	0.2	3	0.2
2018	0	0	0	0
2019	1	0.1	1	0.1
2020	1	0.1	1	0.1
2021	0	0	0	0
2022	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2023	0	0	0	0
2024	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2025	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

58 career value over replacement — #1865 all-time of 4,642. 5.8/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #233 (Rd 7) · PHI · 2016 · +33.2 vs expected KV-H

56actual

22.8 expected · Δ+33.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2016

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2016 Draft Class· this player went #233

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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