Jalen Pitre is a career quality starter β a defensive back whose body of work places Pitre in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pitre's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jalen Pitre
Height6'0"
Weight200 lb
BornJun 3, 1999
Age27
CollegeBaylorSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Twelve
Rookie yr2022
Draft2022 Β· Rd 2, Pick 37 Β· HOU
A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 78 Β· #1458 Β· Above AverageWorth 78 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety β top 32% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+26
Avg surplus
peak +35
3 seasons Γ ~26 surplus β VORP 78
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2022 | β | HOU | 17 | β | 131 | 83 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 1,089 | 92.7% | 9 | 4.6% | 63 | 41 | 0.7 | 88.2 | 13.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | β | HOU | 14 | β | 69 | 43 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 906 | 90.5% | 30 | 15.3% | 38 | 26 | 0.7 | 135.4 | 15.8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | β | HOU | 12 | β | 60 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 660 | 87.7% | 8 | 9.3% | 55 | 35 | 0.6 | 97.1 | 5.3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 14 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | β | HOU | 14 | β | 72 | 41 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 751 | 89.1% | 6 | 8.3% | 59 | 39 | 0.7 | 58.7 | 5.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 0.1 |
| Career | β | 57 | β | 332 | 206 | 126 | 20 | 5 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 3,406 | 90.0% | 53 | 9.4% | 215 | 141 | β | β | β | 10 | 5 | 4 | 111 | 55 | β | |
Defense
Snap Counts
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 66 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
69
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
74
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 71 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 66Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 69
On-field 51.9
Availability 17.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2022bestavg 68elite 702025
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #132 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
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 β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5
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: 91%.
Per-Snap Impact
Defensive Backs Β· proprietary Β· 2012+66
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1002.085Snap share90%Def snaps3,406ReliableCV 0.23
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+).
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+).
Combine Β· 2022
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
35"
Vertical
16 reps
Bench
6.74s
3-Cone
4.18s
Shuttle
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl19Solo13Ast6TFL4Dis4.0PD1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Baylor), 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
Ka'imi FairbairnK4yDare OgunbowaleRB4yM.J. StewartSAF4yTytus HowardOT4yNico CollinsWR4yJake HansenLB4yDerek Stingley Jr.CB4yChristian HarrisLB4yDameon PierceRB4yDavis MillsQB4yJon WeeksLS3yJerry HughesDE3yLaremy TunsilOT3yNeville HewittLB3yDalton SchultzTE3yEric MurrayS3yDerek BarnettDE3yXavier HutchinsonWR3yC.J. StroudQB3yHenry To'oTo'oLB3yWill Anderson Jr.DE3yKurt HinishDT3yDylan HortonDE3yJarrett PattersonC3y
2022 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #37
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJalen inherited the Houston Texans DB room from Derek Stingley Jr. (2022β2025), and handed it to Calen Bullock (2024β2025).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with HOU
- 2022draft
Drafted by HOU β Round 2, Pick 37
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 200 lb
Frame
16 reps
Bench power
Injury History
3 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HOU | 1 | W13OutΒ· Shoulder |
| 2023 | HOU | 2 | W2OutΒ· ChestW3OutΒ· Chest |
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 4-season peers. See all β
66
peak 74
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
A2022
C2023
C+2024
A2025
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
85%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 0.3 | 4-1 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0.3 | 5+1 | 0.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
78 career value over replacement β #1458 all-time of 4,642. 19.5/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #37 (Rd 2) Β· HOU Β· 2022 Β· +16.2 vs expected KV-H
66actual
49.8 expected Β· Ξ+16.2
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