Jeff Heath is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Heath in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Heath's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jeff Heath
Height6'1"
Weight212 lb
BornMay 14, 1991
Age35
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Rookie yr2013
A defensive back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 79 · #1441 · Above AverageWorth 79 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 32% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+13.2
Avg surplus
peak +26
6 seasons × ~13.2 surplus ≈ VORP 79
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 | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2013 | — | DAL | 11 | — | 48 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 597 | 69.8% | 321 | 67.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | DAL | 7 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 125 | 16.5% | 255 | 65.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | DAL | 9 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 206 | 23.9% | 296 | 67.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | DAL | 9 | — | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 243 | 29.4% | 345 | 77.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | DAL | 14 | — | 58 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 880 | 89.3% | 257 | 65.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | DAL | 16 | — | 74 | 55 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 998 | 97.5% | 252 | 60.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | DAL | 13 | — | 59 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 719 | 82.8% | 161 | 45.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | LV | 10 | — | 33 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 415 | 43.9% | 253 | 66.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | NO | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 73 | 32.0% | 318 | 71.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 93 | — | 320 | 243 | 77 | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4,256 | 53.9% | 2,458 | 65.4% | — | 6.3 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA6.3·6 rushing·2.1/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24 | DAL | 1 | 0* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 27 | DAL | 1 | 1* | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 29 | LV | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 3 | 1* | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | — | 3 | — | 0 | 26.2 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22 | DAL | 11 | 11* | 48 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | DAL | 7 | 0* | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 24 | DAL | 9 | 0* | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25 | DAL | 9 | 0* | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 26 | DAL | 14 | 13* | 58 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 27 | DAL | 16 | 16* | 74 | 55 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28 | DAL | 13 | 11* | 59 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 29 | LV | 10 | 0* | 33 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | NO | 4 | 0* | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 93 | 51* | 320 | 243 | 77 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 11 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22 | DAL | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 597 | 69.8% | 321 | 67.9% |
| 2014 | 23 | DAL | 14 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 125 | 16.5% | 255 | 65.6% |
| 2015 | 24 | DAL | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 206 | 23.9% | 296 | 67.6% |
| 2016 | 25 | DAL | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 243 | 29.4% | 345 | 77.9% |
| 2017 | 26 | DAL | 15 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 880 | 89.3% | 257 | 65.5% |
| 2018 | 27 | DAL | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 998 | 97.5% | 252 | 60.8% |
| 2019 | 28 | DAL | 13 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 719 | 82.8% | 161 | 45.5% |
| 2020 | 29 | LV | 13 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 415 | 43.9% | 253 | 66.4% |
| 2021 | 30 | NO | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 73 | 32.0% | 318 | 71.1% |
| Career | 135 | 51* | — | — | 4,256 | — | 2,458 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | 2.0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 27 | — | — | 16* | — | 2.1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 29 | — | — | 0* | — | 2.1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 16* | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 27 | DAL | 16 | 16* | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2020 | 29 | LV | 13 | 0* | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 29 | 16* | 4 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 27 | DAL | 16 | 16* | 60 | 37 | 0.6 | 84.3 | 9.9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 28 | DAL | 13 | 11* | 52 | 33 | 0.6 | 94.2 | 6.7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 29 | LV | 13 | 0* | 19 | 12 | 0.6 | 59.2 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 30 | NO | 16 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | 58 | 27* | 131 | 82 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 21 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
×.6
57
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 93%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 40.9
Availability 14.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2013bestavg 52elite 702021
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position9
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
2.09 EPA/season over 3 seasons51
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%.
Per-Snap Impact
Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+43
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1001.457Snap share53.9%Def snaps4,256VolatileCV 0.46
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
5 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl20Solo16Ast4TFL1QBHits1Sk1.0Dis3.0Int1PD2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Saginaw Valley State), 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
Jason WittenTE7yJason WhittleG7yTyron SmithOT7yL.P. LaDouceurLS7yChris JonesP7yZack MartinG6yCole BeasleyWR6yDeMarcus LawrenceLB6yKyle WilberLB6ySean LeeOLB6yTyrone CrawfordDT6yTravis FrederickC6yTerrance WilliamsWR6yDan BaileyK5yMaliek CollinsDT5yDez BryantWR5yByron JonesCB5yLa'el CollinsOT5yDavid IrvingDT5yBrandon CarrCB4yDak PrescottQB4yOrlando ScandrickDB4yEzekiel ElliottRB4yTony RomoQB4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJeff inherited the Dallas Cowboys DB room from J.J. Wilcox (2013–2016), and handed it to Byron Jones (2015–2019).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2021team change
Joined NO (from LV)
- 2021final season
Last recorded season with NO
- 2020team change
Joined LV (from DAL)
- 2013signing
Entered the NFL with DAL
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 212 lb
Frame
Injury History
3 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LV | 1 | W9Questionable· HipW14Out· Concussion |
| 2019 | DAL | 1 | W11Questionable· Shoulder / ShoulderW13Questionable· Shoulder / ShoulderW14Out· Shoulder / Shoulder |
| 2017 | DAL | 0 | W11Questionable· Concussion |
| 2016 | DAL | 0 | W4Questionable· Knee |
| 2015 | DAL | 0 | W13Questionable· Shoulder |
| 2014 | DAL | 1 | W13Doubtful· ThumbW14Out· Thumb |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →
56
peak 57
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2013
D2014
B2015
C+2016
B2017
C+2018
C2019
B+2020
F2021
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
93%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0.3 | 4+1 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
79 career value over replacement — #1441 all-time of 4,642. 8.8/season above a replacement-level S.
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