Justin Simmons ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Simmons in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Simmons a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Justin Simmons

2× Pro BowlTop 3% all-time defensive backsIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2022 Team Carrier · #89

Height6'2"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

227 career value over replacement — #291 all-time of 4,695. 25.2/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

3 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #98 (Rd 3) · DEN · 2016 · +40.5 vs expected KV-H

78actual

37.5 expected · Δ+40.5

💔+20.4 stolen VORP·0.81 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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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%
2016	22–23	DEN	13	—	24	20	4	2	1	1.0	4.0	2	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	296	31.9%	283	73.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	23–24	DEN	13	—	61	44	17	4	2	1.0	7.0	2	5	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	736	90.8%	159	41.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	24–25	DEN	16	—	94	68	26	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,077	100.0%	91	20.4%	76	54	0.7	94.5	9.3	2	2	0	17	9	0.1
2019	25–26	DEN	16	—	85	57	28	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	15	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,055	100.0%	97	22.4%	53	28	0.5	43.6	10.2	1	1	0	2	8	0.1
2020	26–27	DEN	16	—	94	75	19	3	0	0.0	3.0	5	9	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,088	100.0%	97	20.7%	54	42	0.8	102.2	8.6	3	3	0	9	12	0.1
2021	27–28	DEN	17	—	69	49	20	4	2	1.5	7.5	5	12	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,084	99.4%	65	15.8%	54	32	0.6	66.5	9.4	3	1	0	7	6	0.1
2022	28–29	DEN	12	—	61	34	27	2	0	0.0	2.0	6	7	3	1	0	0	—	0.0%	809	100.0%	7	2.0%	47	36	0.8	84.0	6.2	0	0	0	1	8	0.1
2023	29–30	DEN	15	—	67	50	17	2	0	1.0	3.0	3	8	2	1	0	0	11	1.1%	985	100.0%	69	17.5%	48	32	0.7	89.1	10.1	1	0	0	6	5	0.1
2024	30–31	ATL	16	—	58	32	26	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,017	98.0%	6	1.4%	37	22	0.6	81.9	9.6	1	1	0	12	7	0.1
Career		—	134	—	613	429	184	21	5	4.5	30.5	32	71	5	3	1	0	11	0.1%	8,147	92.2%	874	23.1%	369	246	—	—	—	11	8	0	54	55	—

Career arc · VAL by season

9 seasons · peak 9.5 in 2021

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

3.4 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2021 · +0.7 wins

Defence+0.6

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2016	22–23	DEN	12	0*	24	20	4	2	1	1.0	4.0	2	4	0	—	0	3
2017	23–24	DEN	12	12*	61	44	17	4	2	1.0	7.0	2	5	0	—	1	2.8
2018	24–25	DEN	16	16*	94	68	26	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	4	0	—	0	2.7
2019	25–26	DEN	16	16*	85	57	28	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	15	0	—	0	6.6
2020	26–27	DEN	16	16*	94	75	19	3	0	0.0	3.0	5	9	0	1	0	5.5
2021	27–28	DEN	17	17*	69	49	20	4	2	1.5	7.5	5	12	0	—	0	9.5
2022	28–29	DEN	12	12*	61	34	27	2	0	0.0	2.0	6	7	3	1	0	8.3
2023	29–30	DEN	15	15*	67	50	17	2	0	1.0	3.0	3	8	2	1	0	4.2
2024	30–31	ATL	16	16*	58	32	26	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	7	0	—	0	2.2
Career			132	120*	613	429	184	21	5	4.5	30.5	32	71	5	3	1	44.8

* 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%
2016	22–23	DEN	13	0*	—	0.0%	296	31.9%	283	73.6%
2017	23–24	DEN	13	12*	—	0.0%	736	90.8%	159	41.6%
2018	24–25	DEN	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,077	100.0%	91	20.4%
2019	25–26	DEN	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,055	100.0%	97	22.4%
2020	26–27	DEN	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,088	100.0%	97	20.7%
2021	27–28	DEN	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,084	99.4%	65	15.8%
2022	28–29	DEN	12	12*	—	0.0%	809	100.0%	7	2.0%
2023	29–30	DEN	15	15*	11	1.1%	985	100.0%	69	17.5%
2024	30–31	ATL	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,017	98.0%	6	1.4%
Career			134	120*	11	0.1%	8,147	92.2%	874	23.1%

* 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	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	24–25	DEN	16	16*	76	54	0.7	94.5	9.3	2	2	17	9	0.1
2019	25–26	DEN	16	16*	53	28	0.5	43.6	10.2	1	1	2	8	0.1
2020	26–27	DEN	16	16*	54	42	0.8	102.2	8.6	3	3	9	12	0.1
2021	27–28	DEN	17	17*	54	32	0.6	66.5	9.4	3	1	7	6	0.1
2022	28–29	DEN	12	12*	47	36	0.8	84.0	6.2	0	0	1	8	0.1
2023	29–30	DEN	15	15*	48	32	0.7	89.1	10.1	1	0	6	5	0.1
2024	30–31	ATL	16	16*	37	22	0.6	81.9	9.6	1	1	12	7	0.1
Career			108	108*	369	246	—	—	—	11	8	54	55	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 78 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 78 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 77.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 78· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 73

On-field 55

Availability 18

On-field production

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Justin Simmons

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · DB