Jerome Woods is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Woods in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Woods'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 | |||||
| 1996 | 23 | KC | 16 | — | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | KC | 16 | — | 87 | 68 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | KC | 16 | — | 81 | 56 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | KC | 15 | — | 68 | 59 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | KC | 15 | — | 70 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | KC | 16 | — | 76 | 63 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | KC | 16 | — | 71 | 53 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | KC | 10 | — | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | KC | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 122 | — | 503 | 403 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 15 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
80 career value over replacement — #1459 all-time of 4,695. 11.4/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #28 (Rd 1) · KC · 1996 · +7.2 vs expected KV-H
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