Lito Sheppard is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Sheppard in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Sheppard's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
107 career value over replacement — #1060 all-time of 4,695. 11.9/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #26 (Rd 1) · PHI · 2002 · +13.2 vs expected KV-H
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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 | |||||
| 2002 | 21 | PHI | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 22 | PHI | 15 | — | 49 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 23 | PHI | 15 | — | 53 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24 | PHI | 10 | — | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | PHI | 11 | — | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 26 | PHI | 11 | — | 48 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | PHI | 11 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 28 | NYJ | 10 | — | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 29 | MIN | 10 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30 | OAK | 9 | — | 43 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 105 | — | 314 | 274 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 19 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
9 seasons · peak 8.4 in 2006
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
2.0 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2006 · +0.6 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21 | PHI | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 22 | PHI | 15 | — | 49 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2004 | 23 | PHI | 15 | — | 53 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 24 | PHI | 10 | — | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | 25 | PHI | 11 | — | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2007 | 26 | PHI | 11 | — | 48 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2008 | 27 | PHI | 11 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | 28 | NYJ | 10 | — | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | 29 | MIN | 10 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30 | OAK | 9 | — | 43 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 105 | 314 | 274 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 19 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.8 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 67.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%
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Latest season · 2011 · −0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#131 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)