Jeff Burris is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Burris in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Burris's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | 22 | BUF | 16 | — | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23 | BUF | 9 | — | 34 | 28 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24 | BUF | 15 | — | 49 | 40 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | BUF | 14 | — | 45 | 39 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | IND | 14 | — | 68 | 57 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | IND | 16 | — | 75 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | IND | 16 | — | 63 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | IND | 15 | — | 47 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30 | CIN | 15 | — | 59 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31 | CIN | 10 | — | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 140 | — | 493 | 413 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 19 | 101 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
73 career value over replacement — #1595 all-time of 4,695. 7.3/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #27 (Rd 1) · BUF · 1994 · +5.2 vs expected KV-H
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