James Pierre
Durable ContributorTwo-Way Profile
Height6'2"
Weight185 lb
BornSep 16, 1996
Age29
ConferenceConference USA
Rookie yr2020
A defensive back who maximized value through exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 16 · #3306 · Role PlayerWorth 16 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 72% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+5.3
Avg surplus
peak +6
3 seasons × ~5.3 surplus ≈ VORP 16
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2020 | — | PIT | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 27 | 14.7% | 227 | 49.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | PIT | 10 | — | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 414 | 56.1% | 244 | 49.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | PIT | 9 | — | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 260 | 38.5% | 196 | 44.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | PIT | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 26 | 7.4% | 269 | 63.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | PIT | 6 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | 0.0% | 206 | 28.4% | 255 | 62.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | — | PIT | 10 | — | 30 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 376 | 53.8% | 168 | 44.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 40 | — | 94 | 67 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,309 | 33.2% | 1,359 | 52.3% | — | — | -2.7 | 0 | 14 | |
Career EPA-2.7·-3 receiving·-2.7/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | PIT | 1 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 16.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | PIT | 2 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | PIT | 10 | 10* | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | PIT | 9 | 0* | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | PIT | 3 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | PIT | 6 | 0* | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | PIT | 10 | 8* | 30 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 40 | 18* | 94 | 67 | 27 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | PIT | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 27 | 14.7% | 227 | 49.3% |
| 2021 | 25 | PIT | 17 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 414 | 56.1% | 244 | 49.8% |
| 2022 | 26 | PIT | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 260 | 38.5% | 196 | 44.7% |
| 2023 | 27 | PIT | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 26 | 7.4% | 269 | 63.4% |
| 2024 | 28 | PIT | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 206 | 28.4% | 255 | 62.7% |
| 2025 | 29 | PIT | 14 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 376 | 53.8% | 168 | 44.1% |
| Career | 95 | 18* | — | — | 1,309 | — | 1,359 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -2.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 14 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | PIT | 15 | 0* | 14.0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Career | 15 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | PIT | 16 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 25 | PIT | 17 | 10* | 53 | 32 | 0.6 | 105.7 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 26 | PIT | 17 | 0* | 31 | 13 | 0.4 | 58.7 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 27 | PIT | 16 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 143.7 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 28 | PIT | 15 | 0* | 16 | 8 | 0.5 | 81.5 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 29 | PIT | 14 | 8* | 35 | 15 | 0.4 | 41.4 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Career | 95 | 18* | 138 | 71 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 50 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
53
Sustained
career value
×.6
54
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 53.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 50· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 53
On-field 42.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2021bestavg 522025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
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
-2.68 EPA/season over 1 season49
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: 89%.
Per-Snap Impact
Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+65
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1002.215Snap share33.2%Def snaps1,309ReliableCV 0.34
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+).
Combine · 2020
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.59s
40-Yard
Low · 17th pct
Pos 17thAll 60thClass Pos 17thClass All 61th
33.5"
Vertical
Low · 17th pct
Pos 17thAll 49thClass Pos 11thClass All 45th
123"
Broad Jump
Above avg · 57th pct
Pos 57thAll 78thClass Pos 27thClass All 64th
7.02s
3-Cone
Below avg · 35th pct
Pos 35thAll 67thClass Pos 43thClass All 79th
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl4Solo2Ast2PD1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida Atlantic), 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
Cameron HeywardDE6yChris BoswellK6yT.J. WattOLB6yAlex HighsmithLB6yMiles KillebrewSAF5yMinkah FitzpatrickFS5yPat FreiermuthTE5yChristian KuntzLS5yIsaiahh LoudermilkDE5yCameron SuttonCB4yMontravius AdamsDT4yDiontae JohnsonWR4yTerrell EdmundsS4yChukwuma OkoraforOT4yNajee HarrisRB4yConnor HeywardFB4yDan Moore Jr.OT4yJaylen WarrenRB4yMason RudolphQB4yDeMarvin LealDE4yAnthony McFarlandRB4yTyson AlualuDE3yLarry OgunjobiDT3yIsaac SeumaloG3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJames inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers DB room from Minkah Fitzpatrick (2019–2024), and handed it to Levi Wallace (2022–2023).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 2020signing
Entered the NFL with PIT
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 185 lb
Frame
183 lb at 4.59s
Size-speed
33.5" vert / 123" broad
Explosion
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PIT | 1 | W8Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· ShoulderW14Out· Shoulder |
| 2022 | PIT | 0 | W7Questionable· Hip / Knee |
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 4-season peers. See all →
50
peak 54
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2021
C+2022
C2024
C+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
94%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
16 career value over replacement — #3306 all-time of 4,642. 4/season above a replacement-level CB.
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