Kerby Joseph ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Joseph in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Joseph a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Kerby Joseph

1× All-ProTop 2% all-time defensive backsAll-Time Great👑 #1 Defensive Back · 2024 ⭐ Shooting Star · 2024

Height6'0"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

130 career value over replacement — #803 all-time of 4,695. 32.5/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

Led league 1×1 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #97 (Rd 3) · DET · 2022 · +41.5 vs expected KV-H

79actual

37.5 expected · Δ+41.5

💔+24.7 stolen VORP·0.76 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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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%
2022	21–22	DET	17	—	69	48	21	0	1	0.0	1.0	4	8	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	878	79.4%	170	37.1%	40	25	0.6	84.8	13.9	1	0	1	4	7	0.1
2023	22–23	DET	15	—	77	64	13	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	11	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	911	94.5%	107	27.1%	58	32	0.6	70.5	17.6	0	0	0	5	13	0.1
2024	23–24	DET	17	—	76	52	24	1	1	0.0	2.0	9	12	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	1,085	99.1%	106	22.6%	43	19	0.4	39.1	14.2	2	1	1	6	5	0.1
2025	24–25	DET	6	—	18	14	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	316	87.5%	11	6.8%	15	10	0.7	92.9	12.6	0	0	0	2	4	0.2
Career		—	55	—	240	178	62	2	2	0.0	4.0	20	35	2	1	1	0	—	0.0%	3,190	90.5%	394	26.6%	156	86	—	—	—	3	1	2	17	29	—

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A top 5% all-time defensive back — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their average per-snap value underscores the elite level they operated at.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 130 · #803 · High-Value

Worth 130 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 18% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +32.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+32.5

Avg surplus

peak +51

4 seasons × ~32.5 surplus ≈ VORP 130