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.
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 | |||||
| 1992 | 23–24 | BUF | 8 | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24–25 | BUF | 12 | — | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25–26 | BUF | 16 | — | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26–27 | BUF | 13 | — | 53 | 37 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27–28 | BUF | 15 | — | 68 | 53 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28–29 | BUF | 15 | — | 60 | 42 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29–30 | BUF | 12 | — | 43 | 28 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30–31 | BUF | 15 | — | 42 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31–32 | DET | 11 | — | 45 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32–33 | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
169 career value over replacement — #539 all-time of 4,695. 24.1/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #195 (Rd 7) · BUF · 1992 · +52.1 vs expected KV-H
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