John Lynch is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 95 in the Knox value model. Lynch led his position in a major category 3 times — the definition of era-defining dominance.

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John Lynch

★ HALL OF FAME9× Pro Bowl2× All-Pro👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 2 titles Top 0% all-time defensive backsIron Legend🏟️ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Icon

Height6'2"

Weight220 lb

BornSep 25, 1971

Age54

CollegeStanford See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 3, Pick 82 · TAM

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

11thInterceptions·68

Postseason all-time ranks

5thPlayoff Interceptions·9

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2004·Int10 Led NFL2002·Int9 Led NFL1999·Int9

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber defensive back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 379 · #52 · All-Time

Worth 379 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 2% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +42.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

6 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+42.1

Avg surplus

peak +51

9 seasons × ~42.1 surplus ≈ VORP 379

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
1993	—	TB	15	—	10	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	1	0	—	—
1994	—	TB	16	—	16	11	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—
1995	—	TB	9	—	38	27	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—
1996	—	TB	16	—	100	71	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	0	—	2	1	—	—
1997	—	TB	16	—	109	74	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	2	—	—
1998	—	TB	15	—	85	50	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	0	—	1	1	—	—
1999	—	TB	16	—	117	81	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	9	—	1	0	—	—
2000	—	TB	16	—	85	56	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	8	—	0	2	—	—
2001	—	TB	16	—	87	62	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	8	—	1	1	—	—
2002	—	TB	15	—	64	41	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	9	—	0	0	—	—
2003	—	TB	14	—	72	50	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	8	—	0	0	—	—
2004	—	DEN	15	—	64	47	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	10	—	3	0	—	—
2005	—	DEN	16	—	61	44	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	8	—	4	0	—	—
2006	—	DEN	16	—	84	59	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	2	1	—	—
2007	—	DEN	13	—	59	46	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	—	0	0	—	—
Career		—	224	—	1,051	728	—	—	—	13.0	13.0	68	0	15	8	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1993	22	TB	15	—	10	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	1	0	—	—	4.5
1994	23	TB	16	—	16	11	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—	3.2
1995	24	TB	9	—	38	27	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—	2.8
1996	25	TB	16	—	100	71	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	0	—	2	1	—	—	8
1997	26	TB	16	—	109	74	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	2	—	—	5.3
1998	27	TB	15	—	85	50	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	0	—	1	1	—	—	6.7
1999	28	TB	16	—	117	81	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	9	—	1	0	—	—	20.9
2000	29	TB	16	—	85	56	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	8	—	0	2	—	—	15.6
2001	30	TB	16	—	87	62	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	8	—	1	1	—	—	17
2002	31	TB	15	—	64	41	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	9	—	0	0	—	—	17.6
2003	32	TB	14	—	72	50	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	8	—	0	0	—	—	14.1
2004	33	DEN	15	—	64	47	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	10	—	3	0	—	—	20.8
2005	34	DEN	16	—	61	44	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	8	—	4	0	—	—	18
2006	35	DEN	16	—	84	59	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	2	1	—	—	14.6
2007	36	DEN	13	—	59	46	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	—	0	0	—	—	7.8
Career			224		1,051	728	—	—	—	—	—	68	0	15	8	—	—	176.9

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 95 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 95 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 15 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 81.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 95· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 52.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1993bestavg 70elite 702007

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 31% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

31% of the all-time Interceptions leader31

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 93%.

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

Defense

Tkl65Solo50Int9

College Stats

StanfordCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford), 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.

1993 Draft Class· this player went #82

#68Mike ComptonG #70Jason ElamK #72James TrappCB #74Will ShieldsG #76Andre HastingsWR #78Terry KirbyRB #79Gilbert BrownNT #81Earl DotsonOT #83Mike CaldwellLB #85Dean WellsLB #87Ronald MooreRB #89Lorenzo NealFB #91Rudy HarrisRB #94Derrick LassicRB #95Raylee JohnsonDE #97Todd PerryG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

John inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB room from Marty Carter (1991–1994), and handed it to Charles Dimry (1994–1996).

Marty Carter 1991–1994John Lynch 1993–2003Charles Dimry 1994–1996Donnie Abraham 1996–2001Ronde Barber 1997–2012Dexter Jackson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2007final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2004team change
Joined DEN (from TB)
1993draft
Drafted by TAM — Round 3, Pick 82
1993team change
Joined TB (from TAM)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 220 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 15-season peers. See all →

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
1993	0	0	0	0
1994	0	0	0	0
1995	0	0	0	0
1996	0	0	0	0
1997	0	0	0	0
1998	0	0	0	0
1999	9	0.6	7-2	0.4
2000	8	0.5	6-2	0.3
2001	8	0.5	6-2	0.3
2002	9	0.6	7-2	0.4
2003	8	0.6	7-1	0.4
2004	10	0.7	8-2	0.5
2005	8	0.5	6-2	0.3
2006	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2007	3	0.2	3	0.2

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

Career Value · VORP

379 career value over replacement — #52 all-time of 4,642. 25.3/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

Led league 3×7 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #82 (Rd 3) · TAM · 1993 · +56.3 vs expected KV-H

95actual

38.7 expected · Δ+56.3

💔+26.6 stolen VORP·1.05 szns lost

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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

1993 Draft Class· this player went #82

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator