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

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Jason Belser

Top 38% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter

Height5'10"

Weight197 lb

BornMay 28, 1970

Age56

CollegeOklahoma See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1992 · Rd 8, Pick 197 · IND

Archetype Intelligence

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A defensive back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 45 · #2190 · Above Average

Worth 45 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 48% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

5 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +18

5 seasons × ~9 surplus ≈ VORP 45

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1992	—	IND	16	—	56	47	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	6	0	—	—	—
1993	—	IND	16	—	111	84	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	4	2	—	—	—
1994	—	IND	13	—	73	47	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	7	0	—	—	—
1995	—	IND	16	—	76	64	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	5	1	—	—	—
1996	—	IND	16	—	99	75	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	4	7	2	—	—	—
1997	—	IND	16	—	96	69	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	6	2	—	—	—
1998	—	IND	16	—	95	76	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	1	6	1	—	—	—
1999	—	IND	16	—	59	45	14	3	0	1.0	4.0	0	10	2	—	0	0
2000	—	IND	16	—	69	55	14	8	3	4.0	15.0	0	5	1	1	0	0
2001	—	KC	1	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	KC	10	—	46	32	14	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	1	1	2	0	0
Career		—	152	—	781	595	42	14	3	8.0	25.0	14	57	12	3	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1992	22	IND	16	—	56	47	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	6	0	—	—	—	6.3
1993	23	IND	16	—	111	84	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	4	2	—	—	—	8.5
1994	24	IND	13	—	73	47	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	7	0	—	—	—	5.7
1995	25	IND	16	—	76	64	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	5	1	—	—	—	6.7
1996	26	IND	16	—	99	75	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	4	7	2	—	—	—	10.4
1997	27	IND	16	—	96	69	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	6	2	—	—	—	8.9
1998	28	IND	16	—	95	76	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	1	6	1	—	—	—	7.8
1999	29	IND	16	—	59	45	14	3	0	1.0	4.0	0	10	2	—	0	0	8.1
2000	30	IND	16	—	69	55	14	8	3	4.0	15.0	0	5	1	1	0	0	6.8
2001	31	KC	1	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
2002	32	KC	10	—	46	32	14	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.4
Career			152		781	595	42	14	3	—	—	14	57	12	3	0	0	73.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven 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 55.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 32.9

Availability 19.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1992bestavg 522002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Interceptions leader6

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: 92%.

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+).

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl15Solo10Ast5TFL1QBHits1Sk0.5Dis2.5PD1

College Stats

OklahomaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma), 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.

1992 Draft Class· this player went #197

#166Jeff BlakeQB #171Darryl AshmoreOT #174Deems MayTE #175Derek WareTE #180Corey WidmerMLB #188Scottie GrahamRB #191Dave MooreTE #195Kurt SchulzFS #200Anthony McDowellFB #202Eric BlountWR #203Darren PerryFS #205Sam GashFB #211Kent GrahamQB #212Ronald HumphreyRB #216Derrick MooreRB #220Bucky RichardsonQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jason inherited the Indianapolis Colts DB room from Ashley Ambrose (1992–1995), and handed it to Ray Buchanan (1993–1996).

Mike Prior 1987–1992Ashley Ambrose 1992–1995Jason Belser 1992–2000Ray Buchanan 1993–1996Ray McElroy 1995–1998Tyrone Poole

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002final season
Last recorded season with KC
2001team change
Joined KC (from IND)
1992draft
Drafted by IND — Round 8, Pick 197

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 197 lb

Frame

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 61

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

B1992

C1993

C1994

C1995

B1996

C+1997

C+1998

C1999

C2000

C+2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

86%

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
1992	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1993	1	0.1	0-1	0
1994	1	0.1	0-1	0
1995	1	0.1	0-1	0
1996	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1997	2	0.1	1-1	0
1998	1	0.1	0-1	0
1999	0	0	0	0
2000	0	0	0	0
2002	1	0.1	1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

45 career value over replacement — #2190 all-time of 4,642. 4.5/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #197 (Rd 8) · IND · 1992 · +30.1 vs expected KV-H

56actual

25.9 expected · Δ+30.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1992 Draft Class· this player went #197

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator