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.

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Jerome Woods

1× Pro BowlTop 24% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter

Height6'3"

Weight205 lb

BornMar 17, 1973

Age53

CollegeMemphis; Booneville JC (MS)See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 1, Pick 28 · KC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A defensive back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 80 · #1428 · Above Average

Worth 80 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 32% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.3

Avg surplus

peak +20

6 seasons × ~13.3 surplus ≈ VORP 80

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1996	—	KC	16	—	16	14	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	2	0	—	—	—
1997	—	KC	16	—	87	68	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	4	5	2	—	—	—
1998	—	KC	16	—	81	56	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	11	2	—	—	—
1999	—	KC	15	—	68	59	9	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	6	2	1	0	0
2000	—	KC	15	—	70	62	8	3	2	2.0	7.0	2	8	1	—	0	0
2001	—	KC	16	—	76	63	13	6	0	1.0	7.0	3	4	1	—	0	0
2003	—	KC	16	—	71	53	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	11	3	1	2	0
2004	—	KC	10	—	34	28	6	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
2005	—	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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1996	23	KC	16	—	16	14	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	2	0	—	—	—	3.4
1997	24	KC	16	—	87	68	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	4	5	2	—	—	—	10.1
1998	25	KC	16	—	81	56	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	11	2	—	—	—	10.1
1999	26	KC	15	—	68	59	9	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	6	2	1	0	0	7.8
2000	27	KC	15	—	70	62	8	3	2	2.0	7.0	2	8	1	—	0	0	8.6
2001	28	KC	16	—	76	63	13	6	0	1.0	7.0	3	4	1	—	0	0	8.3
2003	30	KC	16	—	71	53	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	11	3	1	2	0	12.9
2004	31	KC	10	—	34	28	6	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	3.7
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	—	—	15	48	12	2	2	0	64.9

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 40.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

1997bestavg 582004

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Interceptions leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl6Solo6

College Stats

Memphis; Booneville JC (MS)College listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Memphis; Booneville JC (MS)), 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.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #28

#18Eddie KennisonWR #19Marvin HarrisonWR #20Daryl GardenerDT #21Pete KendallG #23Jeff HartingsC #24Eric MouldsWR #25Jermane MayberryG #26Ray LewisILB #29Jamain StephensOT #31Alex Van DykeWR #32Leeland McElroyRB #33Tony BrackensDE #34Amani ToomerWR #35Mike AlstottFB #36Lawyer MilloyS #37Kavika PittmanDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jerome inherited the Kansas City Chiefs DB room from James Hasty (1995–2000), and handed it to Mark McMillian (1997–1998).

Charles Mincy 1992–1994Dale Carter 1992–1998James Hasty 1995–2000Jerome Woods 1996–2005Mark McMillian 1997–1998Eric Warfield

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2005final season
Last recorded season with KC
1996draft
Drafted by KC — Round 1, Pick 28

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 205 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 66

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B1997

C+1998

C+1999

C+2000

B2001

B2003

C2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

85%

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
1997	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1998	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
1999	1	0.1	0-1	0
2000	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2001	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2003	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2004	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

80 career value over replacement — #1428 all-time of 4,642. 11.4/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #28 (Rd 1) · KC · 1996 · +7.1 vs expected KV-H

62actual

54.9 expected · Δ+7.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #28

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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