Kurt Schulz ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Schulz in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Schulz a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Kurt Schulz

Top 6% all-time defensive backsIron Man⭐ Shooting Star · 2000

Height6'1"

Weight208 lb

BornDec 12, 1968

Age57

CollegeEastern Washington See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1992 · Rd 7, Pick 195 · BUF

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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 169 · #527 · High-Value

Worth 169 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.1 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

+24.1

Avg surplus

peak +42

7 seasons × ~24.1 surplus ≈ VORP 169

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
1992	—	BUF	8	—	12	11	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	BUF	12	—	16	13	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1994	—	BUF	16	—	32	20	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	2	0	—	—	—
1995	—	BUF	13	—	53	37	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	12	2	—	—	—
1996	—	BUF	15	—	68	53	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	12	0	—	—	—
1997	—	BUF	15	—	60	42	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	6	2	—	—	—
1998	—	BUF	12	—	43	28	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	9	0	—	—	—
1999	—	BUF	15	—	42	27	15	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	11	0	1	0	0
2000	—	DET	11	—	45	27	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	6	10	1	—	0	0
2001	—	DET	10	—	47	29	18	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	5	0	—	0	0
Career		—	127	—	418	287	51	2	0	0.0	2.0	29	68	5	1	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1992	24	BUF	8	—	12	11	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	1.1
1993	25	BUF	12	—	16	13	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	3.2
1994	26	BUF	16	—	32	20	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	2	0	—	—	—	4.4
1995	27	BUF	13	—	53	37	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	12	2	—	—	—	11.9
1996	28	BUF	15	—	68	53	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	12	0	—	—	—	9.2
1997	29	BUF	15	—	60	42	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	6	2	—	—	—	8.2
1998	30	BUF	12	—	43	28	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	9	0	—	—	—	9.4
1999	31	BUF	15	—	42	27	15	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	11	0	1	0	0	8
2000	32	DET	11	—	45	27	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	6	10	1	—	0	0	10.3
2001	33	DET	10	—	47	29	18	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	5	0	—	0	0	5.4
Career			127		418	287	51	2	0	—	—	29	68	5	1	0	0	71.1

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 74 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 74.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 54.5

Availability 16.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 72elite 702001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Interceptions leader13

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: 90%.

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl4Solo2Ast2FF1

College Stats

Eastern WashingtonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Eastern Washington), 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.

1992 Draft Class· this player went #195

#160Jeff SydnerWR #166Jeff BlakeQB #171Darryl AshmoreOT #174Deems MayTE #175Derek WareTE #180Corey WidmerMLB #188Scottie GrahamRB #191Dave MooreTE #197Jason BelserFS #200Anthony McDowellFB #202Eric BlountWR #203Darren PerryFS #205Sam GashFB #211Kent GrahamQB #212Ronald HumphreyRB #216Derrick MooreRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kurt inherited the Buffalo Bills DB room from Henry Jones (1991–2000), and handed it to Jeff Burris (1994–1997).

Henry Jones 1991–2000Kurt Schulz 1992–1999Jeff Burris 1994–1997Manny Martin 1996–1999Ken Irvin 1999–2001Antoine Winfield

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001final season
Last recorded season with DET
2000team change
Joined DET (from BUF)
1992draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 7, Pick 195

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 208 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 79

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

A1995

B1996

C+1997

A1998

B1999

A+2000

C+2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

79%

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
1995	6	0.5	5-1	0.3
1996	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1997	2	0.1	1-1	0
1998	6	0.5	6	0.3
1999	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2000	6	0.5	6	0.4
2001	2	0.2	2	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

169 career value over replacement — #527 all-time of 4,642. 24.1/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #195 (Rd 7) · BUF · 1992 · +48.1 vs expected KV-H

74actual

25.9 expected · Δ+48.1

💔+49.8 stolen VORP·2.1 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1992 Draft Class· this player went #195

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator