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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2013 | 22 | DAL | 16 | — | 48 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 597 | 52.4% | 321 | 67.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23 | DAL | 14 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 125 | 14.1% | 255 | 65.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24 | DAL | 16 | — | 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 | 19.4% | 296 | 67.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | DAL | 16 | — | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 243 | 22.1% | 345 | 77.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26 | DAL | 15 | — | 58 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 880 | 89.3% | 257 | 65.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27 | 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% | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2019 | 28 | 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 | 29 | LV | 13 | — | 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% | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2021 | 30 | NO | 16 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 73 | 8.0% | 318 | 71.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 135 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | |
Career Value · VORP
79 career value over replacement — #1474 all-time of 4,695. 8.8/season above a replacement-level S.
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