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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | β | DAL | 5 | β | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | NO | 16 | β | 59 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | NO | 14 | β | 65 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | ATL | 9 | β | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | ATL | 13 | β | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | ATL | 15 | β | 58 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | β | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | ATL | 7 | β | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 79 | β | 258 | 216 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25 | DAL | 5 | β | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 26 | NO | 16 | β | 59 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2001 | 27 | NO | 14 | β | 65 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2002 | 28 | ATL | 9 | β | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | 29 | ATL | 13 | β | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | 30 | ATL | 15 | β | 58 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | β | 2 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2006 | 32 | ATL | 7 | β | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Career | 79 | 258 | 216 | 42 | 7 | 2 | β | β | 9 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 42.3 |
Reached 4% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
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StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M-Commerce), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Kevin inherited the Atlanta Falcons DB room from Keion Carpenter (2002β2005), and handed it to Jason Webster (2004β2006).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with ATL
Joined ATL (from NO)
Joined NO (from DAL)
Entered the NFL with DAL
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Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
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Kevin inherited the New Orleans Saints DB room from Ashley Ambrose (1999β2004), and handed it to Fred Thomas (2000β2007).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (β₯4 seasons with the club) at the playerβs position group β a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
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Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 8 seasons (1999β2006) β a true nomad. The crest trail: