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

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Ken Lucas

Top 11% all-time defensive backsIron Man

Height6'0"

Weight205 lb

BornJan 23, 1979

Age47

CollegeMississippi See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 2, Pick 40 · SEA

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A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 126 · #809 · High-Value

Worth 126 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 18% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14

Avg surplus

peak +33

9 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 126

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
2001	—	SEA	13	—	44	39	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	15	0	1	0	0
2002	—	SEA	16	—	68	57	11	3	0	0.0	3.0	3	12	1	—	0	0
2003	—	SEA	14	—	56	46	10	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	12	1	1	0	0
2004	—	SEA	16	—	59	52	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	6	21	1	2	1	0
2005	—	CAR	15	—	67	60	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	6	15	0	1	0	0
2006	—	CAR	13	—	40	26	14	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	10	0	—	0	0
2007	—	CAR	16	—	58	54	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	12	0	2	1	0
2008	—	CAR	16	—	54	47	7	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	10	0	—	0	0
2009	—	SEA	10	—	29	23	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	0	0
Career		—	129	—	475	404	71	4	0	1.0	5.0	25	109	3	7	2	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2001	22	SEA	13	—	44	39	5	0	0.0	0.0	1	15	0	1	0	7.8
2002	23	SEA	16	—	68	57	11	3	0.0	3.0	3	12	1	—	0	9.8
2003	24	SEA	14	—	56	46	10	0	1.0	1.0	1	12	1	1	0	8
2004	25	SEA	16	—	59	52	7	0	0.0	0.0	6	21	1	2	1	14.4
2005	26	CAR	15	—	67	60	7	0	0.0	0.0	6	15	0	1	0	12
2006	27	CAR	13	—	40	26	14	0	0.0	0.0	3	10	0	—	0	7.7
2007	28	CAR	16	—	58	54	4	0	0.0	0.0	2	12	0	2	1	9
2008	29	CAR	16	—	54	47	7	1	0.0	1.0	2	10	0	—	0	8.3
2009	30	SEA	10	—	29	23	6	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	0	3.7
Career			129		475	404	71	4	—	—	25	109	3	7	2	80.7

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 69 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 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 68.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 45.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 63elite 702009

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Interceptions leader11

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: 90%.

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 · 2001

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

DB · 2001 class

4.45s

40-Yard

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 86thClass Pos 90thClass All 91th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl23Solo17Ast6Int2PD5

College Stats

MississippiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #40

#32Drew BreesQB #33Quincy MorganWR #34Kyle Vanden BoschDE #35Alge CrumplerTE #36Chad JohnsonWR #37Idrees BashirDB #38Anthony ThomasRB #39Kendrell BellOLB #41Robert FergusonWR #42Tommy PolleyLB #43Maurice WilliamsG #44Kris JenkinsNT #45Fred SmootCB #46Aaron SchobelDE #47Jamie WinbornOLB #48Matt LightOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ken inherited the Seattle Seahawks DB room from Reggie Tongue (2000–2003), and handed it to Ken Hamlin (2003–2006).

Dwayne Harper 1988–1993Carlton Gray 1993–1996Jay Bellamy 1994–2000Darryl Williams 1996–1999Shawn Springs 1997–2003Willie Williams

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2009team change
Joined SEA (from CAR)
2009final season
Last recorded season with SEA
2005team change
Joined CAR (from SEA)
2001draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 2, Pick 40

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 205 lb

Frame

200 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	SEA	0	W3Questionable· Groin

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

C+2001

B2002

C+2003

A2004

A2005

B2006

B2007

B2008

C+2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

90%

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
2001	1	0.1	1	0
2002	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2003	1	0.1	0-1	0
2004	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
2005	6	0.4	4-2	0.3
2006	3	0.2	3	0.2
2007	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2008	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2009	1	0.1	1	0

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

Career Value · VORP

126 career value over replacement — #809 all-time of 4,642. 14/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #40 (Rd 2) · SEA · 2001 · +19.2 vs expected KV-H

69actual

49.8 expected · Δ+19.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #40

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator