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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Height5'11"

Weight212 lb

BornAug 17, 1993

Age33

CollegeMiddle Tennessee State See College Stats

ConferenceConference USA

Rookie yr2016

Draft2016 · Rd 3, Pick 64 · TEN

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 44% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

44% of the all-time Interceptions leader44

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary Layers

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

Methodology · Trust Center

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.624See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.624Snap share94.5%Def snaps10,714VolatileCV 0.46

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Postseason Career

10 playoff games

Defense

Tkl53Solo40Ast13TFL2Dis2.0Int1PD2

College Stats

Middle Tennessee StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Middle Tennessee State), 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.

Top Teammates

Derrick HenryRB8y Ben JonesC7y Taylor LewanOT7y Brett KernP6y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kevin inherited the Tennessee Titans DB room from Michael Griffin (2007–2015), and handed it to Amani Hooker (2019–2026).

Ken Houston 1967–1971Keith Bostic 1983–1988Cris Dishman 1988–1996Bubba McDowell 1989–1994Darryll Lewis 1991–1998Steve Jackson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2026team change
Joined NE (from CHI)
2026final season
Last recorded season with NE
2024team change
Joined CHI (from PHI)
2023team change
Joined PHI (from TEN)
2016draft
Drafted by TEN — Round 3, Pick 64

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 212 lb

Frame

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 94

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

C+2016

A+2017

B+2018

A2019

C+2020

A2021

B+2022

C+2023

C+2024

A+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

93%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025 NFL — 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
2016	0	0	0	0
2017	8	0.5	6-2	0.4
2018	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2019	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2020	1	0.1	1	0.1
2021	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2022	4	0.2	4	0.2
2023	1	0.1	1	0.1
2024	1	0.1	1	0.1
2025	7	0.4	7	0.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:player_stats · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 10/15/2026

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Kevin Byard 2016–2023

The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.

2026 · cause not documented · 29%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →

48%

Active · Bubble pace

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 36.6%All-Pro 35.9%Longevity 13.5%Pro Bowls 9%League Leads 4%All-Time Ranks 1%

Monitor score 100.2 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

What Would It Take?

To reach 50% HOF probability (score target: 109.1 · current: 100.2 · gap: +8.9)

1 more selection(First-Team All-Pro · 12 pts each · +12 pts total)

3 more appearances(Pro Bowl · 3 pts each · +9 pts total)

3 more seasons leading the NFL(League Lead · 4 pts each · +12 pts total)

Paths ranked cheapest first · accolade-based, data-calibrated vs actual enshrinement

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity88

Peak94

Accolades41

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Interceptions in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

#43

2025 · DB · all-time

Career Geography

Journeyman · 4 crestsLeague board →

Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 11 seasons (2016–2026) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

TEN 2016–2023 PHI 2023 CHI 2024–2025 NE 2026

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Kevin Byard

All-Time Standing

Where this data comes from

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

2016 Draft Class· this player went #64

Career Geography