Leodis McKelvin is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places McKelvin in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McKelvin's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Leodis McKelvin

Top 31% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2014

Height5'10"

Weight185 lb

BornSep 1, 1985

Age40

CollegeTroy See College Stats

ConferenceSun Belt

Rookie yr2008

Draft2008 · Rd 1, Pick 11 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 85 · #1360 · High-Value

Worth 85 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.6

Avg surplus

peak +28

8 seasons × ~10.6 surplus ≈ VORP 85

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2008	—	BUF	10	—	28	23	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	5	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2009	—	BUF	3	—	10	7	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	BUF	15	—	50	42	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	11	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	BUF	12	—	31	23	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	8	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2012	—	BUF	8	—	19	18	1	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2013	—	BUF	15	—	61	49	12	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	19	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	928	86.3%	131	30.4%	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	BUF	10	—	45	42	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	8	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	534	77.2%	89	29.6%	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	BUF	9	—	29	22	7	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	9	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	388	66.6%	40	17.1%	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PHI	13	—	43	32	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	16	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	586	70.2%	41	12.4%	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	95	—	316	258	58	4	1	0.0	5.0	15	80	4	2	2	0	—	0.0%	2,436	75.1%	301	22.4%	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2008	23	BUF	10	—	28	23	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	5	1	1	1	6.7
2009	24	BUF	3	—	10	7	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	—
2010	25	BUF	15	—	50	42	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	11	1	—	0	8.8
2011	26	BUF	12	—	31	23	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	8	0	1	0	5.4
2012	27	BUF	8	—	19	18	1	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	0	3.4
2013	28	BUF	15	13*	61	49	12	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	19	1	—	0	10.2
2014	29	BUF	10	8*	45	42	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	8	1	—	0	8.8
2015	30	BUF	9	6*	29	22	7	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	9	0	—	0	6.5
2016	31	PHI	13	9*	43	32	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	16	0	—	1	10.1
Career			95	36*	316	258	58	4	1	—	—	15	80	4	2	2	59.9

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	28	BUF	15	13*	—	0.0%	928	86.3%	131	30.4%
2014	29	BUF	10	8*	—	0.0%	534	77.2%	89	29.6%
2015	30	BUF	9	6*	—	0.0%	388	66.6%	40	17.1%
2016	31	PHI	13	9*	—	0.0%	586	70.2%	41	12.4%
Career			47	36*	—	—	2,436	—	301	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2008	23	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	26	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	27	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 44

Availability 15

On-field production Staying available

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

2008bestavg 60elite 702016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Interceptions leader7

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.668See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.668Snap share75.1%Def snaps2,436Elite · ConsistentCV 0.12

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

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

Combine · 2008

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2008 class

4.38s

40-Yard

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 95thClass Pos 79thClass All 94th

33.5"

Vertical

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 49thClass Pos 52thClass All 76th

121"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 70thClass Pos 52thClass All 76th

17 reps

Bench

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 27thClass Pos 50thClass All 22th

7.06s

3-Cone

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 62thClass Pos 56thClass All 67th

4.10s

Shuttle

Above avg · 69th pct

Pos 69thAll 88thClass Pos 94thClass All 98th

College Stats

TroyCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Troy), 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.

2008 Draft Class· this player went #11

#3Matt RyanQB #4Darren McFaddenRB #5Glenn DorseyNT #6Vernon GholstonDE #7Sedrick EllisDT #8Derrick HarveyDE #9Keith RiversOLB #10Jerod MayoMLB #12Ryan CladyOT #13Jonathan StewartRB #15Branden AlbertOT #16Dominique Rodgers-CromartieCB #17Gosder CherilusOT #18Joe FlaccoQB #19Jeff OtahOT #20Aqib TalibCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Leodis inherited the Buffalo Bills DB room from George Wilson (2007–2012), and handed it to Drayton Florence (2009–2011).

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

2016team change
Joined PHI (from BUF)
2016final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2008draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 1, Pick 11

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 185 lb

Frame

190 lb at 4.38s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

17 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	PHI	2	W2Out· HamstringW3Out· HamstringW6Questionable· HamstringW7Questionable· HamstringW10Questionable· Hamstring
2013	BUF	0	W4Questionable· HamstringW5Questionable· Hamstring
2012	BUF	1	W14Questionable· BackW15Questionable· GroinW16Out· Groin
2009	BUF	1	W4Out· Fibula

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 58

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

B2008

B2010

C+2011

C+2012

C+2013

B+2014

B2015

B2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

66%

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
2008	2	0.2	2	0.1
2010	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2011	1	0.1	1	0
2012	1	0.1	1	0.1
2013	1	0.1	0-1	0
2014	4	0.4	5+1	0.3
2015	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2016	2	0.2	2	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

85 career value over replacement — #1360 all-time of 4,642. 10.6/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · BUF · 2008 · -1.4 vs expected KV-H

59actual

60.4 expected · Δ−1.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2008

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2008 Draft Class· this player went #11

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator