Jermaine Phillips is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Phillips in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Phillips'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 | |||||
| 2002 | 23 | TB | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | TB | 12 | — | 33 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | TB | 8 | — | 41 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | TB | 13 | — | 52 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | PIT / TB | 17 | — | 88 | 69 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28 | TB | 15 | — | 78 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29 | TB | 11 | — | 48 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | TB | 2 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 80 | — | 351 | 268 | 83 | 3 | 10 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
62 career value over replacement — #1817 all-time of 4,695. 10.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #157 (Rd 5) · TB · 2002 · +30.3 vs expected KV-H
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A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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