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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2005 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 82 | 62 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 62 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25 | NYJ | 16 | — | 56 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | — | 68 | 44 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27 | NYJ | 15 | — | 46 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | ARI | 16 | — | 81 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29 | ARI | 7 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30 | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
148 career value over replacement — #670 all-time of 4,695. 18.5/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #123 (Rd 4) · NYJ · 2005 · +40.4 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 8.9 in 2006
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.
2.4 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2006 · +0.7 wins
Latest season · 2012 · +0.4 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#92 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 82 | 62 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | 24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 62 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2007 | 25 | NYJ | 16 | — | 56 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | — | 68 | 44 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | 27 | NYJ | 15 | — | 46 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2010 | 28 | ARI | 16 | — | 81 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2011 | 29 | ARI | 7 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2012 | 30 | ARI | 15 | — | 66 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Career | 117 | 491 | 372 | 119 | 17 | 19 | 13.0 | 49.0 | 23 | 75 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 31.6 |
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.
Blend 70.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 99%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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89% match
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