Kalvin Pearson
Role PlayerTwo-Way Profile
Height5'10"
Weight200 lb
BornOct 22, 1978
Age47
Rookie yr2002
A defensive back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4427 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 96% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
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 | Rushing | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2002 | — | CLE | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | TB | 6 | — | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | TB | 11 | — | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | TB | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | DET | 14 | — | 63 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | DET | 6 | — | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 43 | — | 123 | 97 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | -2.8 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-2.8·-3 rushing·-2.8/season
Rushing
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 31 | — | — | — | — | -2.8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 35 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 35 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
38
Sustained
career value
×.6
38
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 38 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 35· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 38
On-field 25.3
Availability 12.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2005bestavg 352009
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-2.76 EPA/season over 1 season49
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl1Solo1PD1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Grambling State; Morehouse College), 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.
Top Teammates
Brian KellyCB4yDewayne WhiteDE4yRyan NeceOLB4yMatt BryantK3yRonde BarberFS3yDerrick BrooksOLB3yJoey GallowayWR3yIke HilliardWR3yJosh BidwellP3yChris HovanDT3yGreg SpiresDE3yAnthony BechtTE3yPhillip BuchanonDB3yWill AllenS3yAlex SmithTE3yBarrett RuudILB3yCadillac WilliamsRB3yJermaine PhillipsFS3yMichael ClaytonWR3yEarnest GrahamRB3ySimeon RiceDE2yDave MooreTE2yMike AlstottFB2yShelton QuarlesMLB2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2009final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 2008team change
Joined DET (from TB)
- 2005team change
Joined TB (from CLE)
- 2002signing
Entered the NFL with CLE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 200 lb
Frame
Injury History
3 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DET | 3 | W4Doubtful· QuadricepW5Questionable· QuadricepW11Out· HamstringW12Out· HamstringW13Out· Hamstring |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
35
peak 38
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2005
C2006
C2008
F2009
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
53%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4427 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level S.
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