Kerry Rhodes ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Rhodes in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Rhodes a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Kerry Rhodes

Top 9% all-time defensive backsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2007 Team Carrier · #267

Height6'3"

Weight212 lb

BornAug 2, 1982

Age43

CollegeLouisville See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 4, Pick 123 · NYJ

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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 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 147 · #654 · High-Value

Worth 147 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 15% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21

Avg surplus

peak +31

7 seasons × ~21 surplus ≈ VORP 147

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
2005	—	NYJ	16	—	82	62	20	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	7	1	—	0	0
2006	—	NYJ	16	—	62	40	22	0	4	5.0	9.0	4	13	3	1	0	0
2007	—	NYJ	16	—	56	40	16	0	4	2.0	6.0	5	10	2	1	1	0
2008	—	NYJ	16	—	68	44	24	9	2	1.0	12.0	2	5	0	2	0	0
2009	—	NYJ	15	—	46	38	8	2	2	0.0	4.0	3	13	0	1	0	0
2010	—	ARI	16	—	81	69	12	3	4	1.0	8.0	4	12	0	4	2	0
2011	—	ARI	7	—	30	22	8	3	2	2.0	7.0	0	4	0	2	0	0
2012	—	ARI	15	—	66	57	9	0	1	1.0	2.0	4	11	2	—	0	0
Career		—	117	—	491	372	119	17	19	13.0	49.0	23	75	8	11	3	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2005	23	NYJ	16	—	82	62	20	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	7	1	—	0	8.2
2006	24	NYJ	16	—	62	40	22	0	4	5.0	9.0	4	13	3	1	0	12.4
2007	25	NYJ	16	—	56	40	16	0	4	2.0	6.0	5	10	2	1	1	11.9
2008	26	NYJ	16	—	68	44	24	9	2	1.0	12.0	2	5	0	2	0	7.4
2009	27	NYJ	15	—	46	38	8	2	2	0.0	4.0	3	13	0	1	0	9.2
2010	28	ARI	16	—	81	69	12	3	4	1.0	8.0	4	12	0	4	2	12
2011	29	ARI	7	—	30	22	8	3	2	2.0	7.0	0	4	0	2	0	2.9
2012	30	ARI	15	—	66	57	9	0	1	1.0	2.0	4	11	2	—	0	11.4
Career			117		491	372	119	17	19	—	—	23	75	8	11	3	75.4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 47.9

Availability 19.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 64elite 702012

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #267 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2007 NYJ·4 team wins#17

Interceptions · 5 · score 27

2012 ARI·5 team wins#21

Interceptions · 4 · score 10

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Interceptions leader10

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%.

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 · 2005

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

DB · 2005 class

4.56s

40-Yard

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 66thClass Pos 18thClass All 68th

42"

Vertical

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 99thClass Pos 84thClass All 97th

123"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 78thClass Pos 47thClass All 81th

12 reps

Bench

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 7thClass Pos 19thClass All 6th

6.94s

3-Cone

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 77thClass Pos 69thClass All 89th

4.12s

Shuttle

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 86thClass Pos 20thClass All 60th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl20Solo14Ast6QBHits2Sk1.0Dis3.0PD1FF1

College Stats

LouisvilleCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Louisville), 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #123

#112Ciatrick FasonRB #113David StewartOT #114Jerome MathisWR #115Marviel UnderwoodDB #116Craphonso ThorpeWR #117Jerome CarterDB #119Eric GhiaciucC #122Duke PrestonC #124Jason BrownC #125Brady PoppingaILB #126Todd HerremansG #127Alvin PearmanRB #128Chauncey DavisDE #129Dylan GandyC #130Darren SprolesRB #133James SandersDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kerry inherited the New York Jets DB room from Ty Law (2005–2008), and handed it to Hank Poteat (2006–2008).

James Hasty 1988–1994Victor Green 1993–2001Aaron Glenn 1994–2001Otis Smith 1995–1999Marcus Coleman 1996–2001Ray Mickens

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2010team change
Joined ARI (from NYJ)
2005draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 4, Pick 123

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 212 lb

Frame

209 lb at 4.56s

Size-speed

42" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

12 reps

Bench power

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	ARI	1	W7Out· BackW8Questionable· BackW9Questionable· Back
2011	ARI	6	W7Out· FootW8Out· FootW9Out· FootW10Out· FootW11Out· FootW12Out· FootW13Doubtful· FootW14Questionable· FootW17Questionable· Ankle
2010	ARI	0	W11Questionable· Hand / Back
2009	NYJ	0	W5Questionable· Knee

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

C+2005

B+2006

B+2007

B2008

B2009

B+2010

D2011

B+2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 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
2005	1	0.1	0-1	0
2006	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2007	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2008	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2009	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2010	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	4	0.3	4	0.2

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

147 career value over replacement — #654 all-time of 4,642. 18.4/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #123 (Rd 4) · NYJ · 2005 · +37.5 vs expected KV-H

71actual

33.5 expected · Δ+37.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #123

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator