Kevin Byard ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Byard in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Byard a career score of 85, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Kevin Byard

3× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 1% all-time defensive backsIron Legend👑 2× #1 Defensive Back · 2017–2025 📈 Late Developer · 2025Two-Way Profile

Career Value · VORP

254 career value over replacement — #220 all-time of 4,695. 25.4/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

Led league 1×4 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #64 (Rd 3) · TEN · 2016 · +38.9 vs expected KV-H

85actual

46.1 expected · Δ+38.9

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Passing													Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2016	23	TEN	16	—	50	39	11	5	5	1.0	11.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	656	59.9%	373	81.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	24	TEN	16	—	83	58	25	3	3	0.0	6.0	8	16	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,085	99.8%	68	13.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	25	TEN	16	—	77	51	26	3	5	2.0	10.0	4	8	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,043	99.7%	94	22.1%	1	1	100.0%	66	1	0	100.0	0.0	66.0	86.0	—	158.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	26	TEN	16	—	74	52	22	2	0	0.0	2.0	5	9	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,099	98.9%	88	19.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	11	0	100.0%	11.0	11.0	—	1
2020	27	TEN	16	—	101	69	32	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	7	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,102	98.5%	34	7.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	28	TEN	17	—	73	42	31	1	4	1.0	6.0	5	13	2	1	2	0	—	0.0%	1,057	96.5%	4	0.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	29	TEN	17	—	94	56	38	0	1	0.0	1.0	4	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,139	97.6%	32	7.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	30	PHI / TEN	16	—	110	68	42	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	1	0	0	—	—	1,118	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	31	CHI	17	—	120	70	50	5	2	2.0	9.0	1	7	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,056	98.8%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	32	CHI	17	—	90	58	32	4	0	0.0	4.0	7	8	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,071	99.8%	1	0.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2026	33	NE	5	—	19	9	10	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	288	95.6%	1	0.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	169	—	891	572	319	24	22	6.0	52.0	36	82	4	6	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	66	1	0	100.0	0.0	66.0	86.0	—	158.3	0	1	1	11	0	100.0%	11.0	11.0	—	1

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

72ndInterceptions·36

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2025·Int7

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber defensive back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

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#72 all-time in Int (36). Tied with Donnell Woolford for #71.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 254 · #220 · Elite

Worth 254 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 6% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 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

+25.4

Avg surplus

peak +51

10 seasons × ~25.4 surplus ≈ VORP 254