Joe Haden ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Haden in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Haden a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | ||||||
| 2010 | 21 | CLE | 16 | — | 8.1 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 22 | CLE | 15 | — | 1.6 | 62 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23 | CLE | 11 | — | 3.5 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | CLE | 15 | — | 5.3 | 53 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,053 | 96.6% | 150 | 32.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25 | CLE | 15 | — | 5.1 | 73 | 58 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,021 | 94.3% | 139 | 31.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26 | CLE | 5 | — | 0.0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 285 | 80.2% | 26 | 20.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27 | CLE | 13 | — | 3.3 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 854 | 92.5% | 96 | 27.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28 | PIT | 11 | — | 2.0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 613 | 90.5% | 41 | 14.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29 | PIT | 15 | — | 2.6 | 56 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 936 | 95.5% | 97 | 22.9% | 105 | 53 | 0.5 | 72.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 30 | PIT | 16 | — | 6.9 | 56 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,055 | 97.5% | 61 | 14.0% | 82 | 44 | 0.5 | 66.5 | 11.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 31 | PIT | 14 | — | 3.1 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 845 | 94.6% | 49 | 12.3% | 79 | 40 | 0.5 | 75.9 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 32 | PIT | 12 | — | 0.0 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 631 | 79.4% | 39 | 11.9% | 55 | 33 | 0.6 | 100.1 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Career | — | 158 | — | 41.5 | 577 | 466 | 111 | 11 | 2 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 29 | 155 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 321 | 170 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
191 career value over replacement — #430 all-time of 4,695. 15.9/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #7 (Rd 1) · CLE · 2010 · +9.7 vs expected KV-H
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