James Ihedigbo
Height6'1"
Weight214 lb
BornDec 3, 1983
Age42
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Rookie yr2007
A defensive back with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 47 · #2136 · Above AverageWorth 47 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 47% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
5 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+15.7
Avg surplus
peak +25
3 seasons × ~15.7 surplus ≈ VORP 47
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 | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 2008 | — | NYJ | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | NYJ | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | NYJ | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | NE | 14 | — | 56 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | BAL | 10 | — | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | BAL | 16 | — | 97 | 60 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,072 | 99.6% | 78 | 22.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | DET | 13 | — | 70 | 58 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 824 | 95.2% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | DET | 12 | — | 59 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 593 | 62.2% | 20 | 10.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | BUF | 4 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 146 | 51.3% | 60 | 53.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 83 | — | 325 | 222 | 103 | 26 | 23 | 9.0 | 58.0 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,635 | 77.1% | 158 | 28.7% | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 25 | NYJ | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 26 | NYJ | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | 27 | NYJ | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 28 | NE | 14 | — | 56 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2012 | 29 | BAL | 10 | — | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 30 | BAL | 16 | 16* | 97 | 60 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2014 | 31 | DET | 13 | 12* | 70 | 58 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 |
| 2015 | 32 | DET | 12 | 9* | 59 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2016 | 33 | BUF | 4 | 2* | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Career | 83 | 39* | 325 | 222 | 103 | 26 | 23 | — | — | 8 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30 | BAL | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,072 | 99.6% | 78 | 22.2% |
| 2014 | 31 | DET | 13 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 824 | 95.2% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | DET | 15 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 593 | 62.2% | 20 | 10.7% |
| 2016 | 33 | BUF | 4 | 2* | — | 0.0% | 146 | 51.3% | 60 | 53.3% |
| Career | 48 | 39* | — | — | 2,635 | — | 158 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 31 | — | — | 12* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 12* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 55 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
50
Sustained
career value
×.6
64
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 50
On-field 35.4
Availability 14.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2009bestavg 43elite 702016
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Sacks leader5
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: 93%.
Per-Snap Impact
Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+78
Excellent
SIS
Disruption/1002.467Snap share77.1%Def snaps2,635ReliableCV 0.31
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 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
8 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl35Solo19Ast16TFL3QBHits5Sk2.0Dis10.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (UMass Amherst), 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.
Top Teammates
Shaun EllisDE4yJosh BynesILB4yHaloti NgataDT3yCalvin PaceOLB3yTony RichardsonFB3yDavid HarrisOLB3yJerricho CotcheryWR3yDarrelle RevisDB3yBryan ThomasOLB3yCorey GrahamFS3yDwight LoweryFS3yKris JenkinsNT3yBrad SmithWR3yTyrod TaylorQB3yMike DeVitoDE3ySione Po'uhaNT3yEric SmithFS3yJoique BellRB3yDustin KellerTE3yKellen ClemensQB3yDrew ColemanDB3yVernon GholstonDE3yTerrell SuggsOLB2yMatt PraterK2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJames inherited the Detroit Lions DB room from Darius Slay (2013–2019), and handed it to Nevin Lawson (2014–2018).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2016team change
Joined BUF (from DET)
- 2016final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 2014team change
Joined DET (from BAL)
- 2012team change
Joined BAL (from NE)
- 2011team change
Joined NE (from NYJ)
- 2008signing
Entered the NFL with NYJ
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 214 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BUF | 0 | W13Questionable· Ankle |
| 2015 | DET | 0 | W5Questionable· QuadricepW6Questionable· Quadricep |
| 2014 | DET | 0 | W1Doubtful· Neck / KneeW2Doubtful· NeckW3Doubtful· Neck |
| 2013 | BAL | 0 | W10Questionable· ToeW11Questionable· Toe |
| 2011 | NE | 0 | W11Questionable· ShoulderW12Questionable· ShoulderW13Questionable· ShoulderW14Questionable· ShoulderW15Questionable· ShoulderW16Questionable· ShoulderW17Questionable· ShoulderW19Questionable· ShoulderW20Questionable· Shoulder |
| 2010 | NYJ | 2 | W14Out· Ankle / KneeW15Questionable· Ankle / KneeW16Questionable· Knee / AnkleW17Out· Knee / AnkleW18Questionable· Knee / AnkleW19Questionable· Knee / AnkleW20Questionable· Knee / Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
55
peak 64
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2009
D2010
C2011
D2012
B2013
B+2014
C+2015
F2016
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
71%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
47 career value over replacement — #2136 all-time of 4,642. 5.9/season above a replacement-level S.
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