Jordan Poyer ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Poyer in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Poyer a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
182 career value over replacement — #464 all-time of 4,695. 14/season above a replacement-level S.
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Pick #218 (Rd 7) · PHI · 2013 · +52.2 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2013 | 22 | CLE / PHI | 12 | — | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | — | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23 | CLE | 16 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 115 | 9.7% | 367 | 79.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24 | CLE | 14 | — | 37 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 424 | 45.7% | 269 | 70.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | CLE | 6 | — | 36 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 354 | 83.0% | 75 | 43.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26 | BUF | 15 | — | 87 | 55 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,038 | 99.6% | 79 | 19.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27 | BUF | 16 | — | 82 | 56 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,009 | 99.5% | 101 | 22.9% | 39 | 26 | 0.7 | 94.6 | 12.4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 28 | BUF | 16 | — | 89 | 53 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0.7% | 977 | 94.3% | 132 | 31.6% | 36 | 25 | 0.7 | 117.8 | 10.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 29 | BUF | 16 | — | 107 | 74 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0.2% | 1,010 | 94.7% | 164 | 37.4% | 48 | 35 | 0.7 | 90.0 | 5.6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 30 | BUF | 16 | — | 83 | 56 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 984 | 95.5% | 131 | 32.1% | 40 | 22 | 0.6 | 42.2 | 11.0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 31 | BUF | 12 | — | 55 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 755 | 95.3% | 42 | 13.9% | 31 | 21 | 0.7 | 60.1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 32 | BUF | 16 | — | 92 | 58 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 987 | 97.5% | 60 | 14.9% | 51 | 35 | 0.7 | 101.5 | 7.6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 33 | MIA | 16 | — | 96 | 49 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 964 | 96.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 50 | 33 | 0.7 | 111.2 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 34 | BUF | 10 | — | 70 | 31 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 428 | 73.2% | 43 | 16.9% | 19 | 13 | 0.7 | 111.6 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 181 | — | 857 | 538 | 319 | 38 | 19 | 12.5 | 69.5 | 25 | 60 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 314 | 210 | — | — | — | 27 | 12 | 5 | 199 | 75 | — | |
A top 10% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 182 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 11% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 seasons × ~18.2 surplus ≈
Xavier McKinney
SAF
87% match
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