LeRoy Butler is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a modest career value score of 46 in the Knox value model. Butler's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
LeRoy Butler
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context4x
Pro Bowls
4x
All-Pro
Yes
Hall of Fame
A defensive back who maximized value through exceptional availability β almost never missed time. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 22 Β· #3015 Β· Role PlayerWorth 22 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety β top 66% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+11
Avg surplus
peak +11
2 seasons Γ ~11 surplus β VORP 22
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1990 | β | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1991 | β | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | GB | 15 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | GB | 13 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 6.5 | 6.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | GB | 16 | β | 55 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | GB | 16 | β | 79 | 53 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | GB | 9 | β | 33 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 181 | β | 167 | 113 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 20.5 | 33.5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22 | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1991 | 23 | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1992 | 24 | GB | 15 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1993 | 25 | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1994 | 26 | GB | 13 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1995 | 27 | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1996 | 28 | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 6.5 | 6.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | 29 | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | 30 | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | 31 | GB | 16 | β | 55 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2000 | 32 | GB | 16 | β | 79 | 53 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2001 | 33 | GB | 9 | β | 33 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Career | 181 | 167 | 113 | 54 | 10 | 3 | β | β | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 46 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
55
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
52
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 53.8 Γ longevity 0.86 = KV-H 46Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 36.9
Availability 18.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1999bestavg 522001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position9
Depth
of 100
Reached 10% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
10% of the all-time Sacks leader10
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
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: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Brett FavreQB10yDorsey LevensRB8yGeorge KoonceMLB8yGilbert BrownNT8yWilliam HendersonFB7yAntonio FreemanWR7yBernardo HarrisILB7yRobert BrooksWR7yMark ChmuraTE7yReggie WhiteDE6yMike PriorDB6ySantana DotsonDT6yTyrone WilliamsDB6yRyan LongwellK5yDarren SharperFS5yDoug EvansDB5ySterling SharpeWR5yEdgar BennettRB5yJeff ThomasonTE5yBill SchroederWR5yTyrone DavisTE5yBrian WilliamsLB5yVonnie HollidayDE4yTim HauckDB4y
1990 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #48
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterLeRoy opened the Green Bay Packers DB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Tim Hauck (1991β1994).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with GB
- 1990draft
Drafted by GB β Round 2, Pick 48
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 204 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 3-season peers. See all β
46
peak 52
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1999
C+2000
D2001
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.
94%
Era Translator
INT translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | β 2025 INT | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
22 career value over replacement β #3015 all-time of 4,642. 7.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeMiss β
Pick #48 (Rd 2) Β· GB Β· 1990 Β· -3.2 vs expected KV-H
46actual
49.2 expected Β· Ξβ3.2
Fan Rating
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