Jordan Whitehead is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Whitehead in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Whitehead's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Jordan Whitehead

Top 20% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2023

Height5'10"

Weight198 lb

BornMar 18, 1997

Age29

CollegePittsburgh See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2018

Draft2018 · Rd 4, Pick 117 · TB

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 87 · #1334 · High-Value

Worth 87 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.5 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

+14.5

Avg surplus

peak +31

6 seasons × ~14.5 surplus ≈ VORP 87

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2018	—	TB	14	—	68	53	15	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	660	67.1%	57	18.9%	42	29	0.7	100.7	12.0	0	0	0	5	13	0.1
2019	—	TB	14	—	68	49	19	4	1	0.0	5.0	1	9	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	919	93.8%	129	29.5%	42	24	0.6	92.7	11.8	4	3	1	58	11	0.1
2020	—	TB	16	—	72	51	21	9	3	2.0	14.0	2	4	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	918	86.6%	90	19.8%	35	22	0.6	86.5	10.0	7	4	1	36	9	0.1
2021	—	TB	14	—	67	52	15	5	1	0.0	6.0	2	8	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	796	88.3%	17	8.9%	57	36	0.6	62.6	6.1	3	2	1	30	11	0.1
2022	—	NYJ	17	—	82	51	31	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	8	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,130	99.3%	27	8.3%	42	23	0.5	81.5	10.7	0	0	0	5	8	0.1
2023	—	NYJ	16	—	86	54	32	3	1	0.5	4.5	4	9	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,078	94.0%	—	0.0%	38	21	0.6	78.8	11.7	1	0	0	5	16	0.1
2024	—	TB	12	—	72	42	30	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	732	91.8%	1	4.0%	34	23	0.7	125.5	7.8	1	0	1	22	3	0.0
Career		—	103	—	515	352	163	31	7	2.5	40.5	11	45	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	6,233	88.7%	321	14.9%	290	178	—	—	—	16	9	4	161	71	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2018	21	TB	14	10*	68	53	15	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	4	0	—	5.4
2019	22	TB	14	13*	68	49	19	4	1	0.0	5.0	1	9	0	1	7.5
2020	23	TB	16	14*	72	51	21	9	3	2.0	14.0	2	4	1	1	8.3
2021	24	TB	14	12*	67	52	15	5	1	0.0	6.0	2	8	1	—	9
2022	25	NYJ	17	17*	82	51	31	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	8	0	—	8.5
2023	26	NYJ	16	16*	86	54	32	3	1	0.5	4.5	4	9	0	—	10
2024	27	TB	12	11*	72	42	30	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	3	0	—	3.8
Career			103	93*	515	352	163	31	7	—	—	11	45	2	2	52.5

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2018	21	TB	15	10*	—	0.0%	660	67.1%	57	18.9%
2019	22	TB	14	13*	—	0.0%	919	93.8%	129	29.5%
2020	23	TB	16	14*	—	0.0%	918	86.6%	90	19.8%
2021	24	TB	14	12*	—	0.0%	796	88.3%	17	8.9%
2022	25	NYJ	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,130	99.3%	27	8.3%
2023	26	NYJ	17	16*	—	0.0%	1,078	94.0%	—	0.0%
2024	27	TB	12	11*	—	0.0%	732	91.8%	1	4.0%
Career			105	93*	—	—	6,233	—	321	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	21	TB	15	10*	42	29	0.7	100.7	12.0	0	0	0	5	13	0.1
2019	22	TB	14	13*	42	24	0.6	92.7	11.8	4	3	1	58	11	0.1
2020	23	TB	16	14*	35	22	0.6	86.5	10.0	7	4	1	36	9	0.1
2021	24	TB	14	12*	57	36	0.6	62.6	6.1	3	2	1	30	11	0.1
2022	25	NYJ	17	17*	42	23	0.5	81.5	10.7	0	0	0	5	8	0.1
2023	26	NYJ	17	16*	38	21	0.6	78.8	11.7	1	0	0	5	16	0.1
2024	27	TB	12	11*	34	23	0.7	125.5	7.8	1	0	1	22	3	0.0
Career			105	93*	290	178	—	—	—	16	9	4	161	71	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 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 64.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 43

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

2018bestavg 60elite 702024

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.58See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.58Snap share88.7%Def snaps6,233ReliableCV 0.31

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2018

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2018 class

21 reps

Bench

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 50thClass Pos 90thClass All 64th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl19Solo15Ast4TFL2Dis2.0PD1FF2

College Stats

PittsburghCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Pittsburgh), 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.

2018 Draft Class· this player went #117

#108Kyle LaulettaQB #109Troy ApkeDB #110Nick NelsonCB #112Mark WaltonRB #113DaeSean HamiltonWR #114Da'Shawn HandDE #115Joel IyiegbuniweLB #116Dorance ArmstrongDE #118Anthony AverettCB #119Kyzir WhiteOLB #120Will DisslyTE #121Taron JohnsonCB #122Kenny YoungILB #123Durham SmytheTE #124Armani WattsDB #125Avonte MaddoxFS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jordan inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB room from Carlton Davis III (2018–2023), and handed it to Sean Murphy-Bunting (2019–2022).

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

2024team change
Joined TB (from NYJ)
2024final season
Last recorded season with TB
2022team change
Joined NYJ (from TB)
2018draft
Drafted by TB — Round 4, Pick 117

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 198 lb

Frame

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	TB	2	W6Questionable· GroinW10Questionable· QuadricepW13Out· PectoralW17Questionable· PectoralW18Out· Neck
2023	NYJ	0	W16Questionable· Knee
2022	NYJ	0	W2Questionable· AnkleW3Questionable· CalfW18Questionable· Hamstring
2021	TB	3	W1Out· HamstringW13Out· CalfW14Out· CalfW15Questionable· Calf
2020	TB	0	W19Questionable· Knee
2018	TB	0	W4Questionable· Shoulder / HamstringW6Questionable· HamstringW7Questionable· HamstringW12Questionable· Concussion

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 69

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

C2018

C+2019

B2020

B2021

B2022

B+2023

C2024

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

91%

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
2018	0	0	0	0
2019	1	0.1	1	0.1
2020	2	0.1	2	0.1
2021	2	0.1	2	0.1
2022	2	0.1	2	0.1
2023	4	0.3	4	0.2
2024	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

87 career value over replacement — #1334 all-time of 4,642. 12.4/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #117 (Rd 4) · TB · 2018 · +29.6 vs expected KV-H

64actual

34.4 expected · Δ+29.6

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2018

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2018 Draft Class· this player went #117

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator