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

SNO#27ACT

Malcolm Jenkins

3× Pro BowlTop 16% all-time defensive backsIron Man📈 Late Developer · 2020

Height6'0"

Weight204 lb

BornDec 20, 1987

Age38

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 1, Pick 14 · NO

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end defensive back defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 139 · #712 · High-Value

Worth 139 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.6

Avg surplus

peak +22

12 seasons × ~11.6 surplus ≈ VORP 139

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 Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2009	—	NO	9	—	39	33	6	0	2	0.0	2.0	1	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NO	15	—	56	45	11	3	1	1.0	5.0	2	12	1	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NO	15	—	74	60	14	0	4	1.0	5.0	0	9	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NO	12	—	93	64	29	2	2	0.0	4.0	1	6	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NO	14	—	67	43	24	4	3	2.5	9.5	2	6	2	—	0	0	7	2.3%	819	94.8%	114	29.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	PHI	16	—	73	58	15	3	0	0.0	3.0	3	15	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	1,158	99.6%	197	38.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	PHI	16	—	98	80	18	9	0	0.0	9.0	2	10	3	1	1	0	—	0.0%	1,212	99.8%	148	29.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PHI	16	—	69	44	25	3	3	1.0	7.0	3	9	0	1	2	0	—	0.0%	1,018	99.9%	145	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	PHI	15	—	65	53	12	5	2	1.0	8.0	2	8	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	947	92.1%	144	32.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	PHI	16	—	88	71	17	6	1	1.0	8.0	1	8	3	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,038	100.0%	136	31.0%	69	48	0.7	89.7	8.3	3	2	0	40	12	0.1
2019	—	PHI	16	—	80	62	18	6	9	2.5	17.5	0	8	4	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,015	100.0%	116	25.4%	56	35	0.6	80.5	7.2	12	3	5	75	6	0.1
2020	—	NO	16	—	88	66	22	7	6	2.5	15.5	3	10	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,036	98.7%	72	15.7%	74	52	0.7	85.6	6.7	10	4	3	76	7	0.1
2021	—	NO	16	—	75	49	26	3	2	1.0	6.0	1	5	1	—	1	0	—	0.0%	1,041	98.8%	66	14.7%	68	39	0.6	78.9	8.4	6	4	1	39	12	0.1
Career		—	192	—	965	728	237	51	35	13.5	99.5	21	110	17	10	8	0	7	2.3%	9,284	98.2%	1,138	27.8%	267	174	—	—	—	31	13	9	230	37	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2009	22	NO	9	—	39	33	6	0	2	0.0	2.0	1	4	0	—	0	4.3
2010	23	NO	15	—	56	45	11	3	1	1.0	5.0	2	12	1	2	1	10
2011	24	NO	15	—	74	60	14	0	4	1.0	5.0	0	9	1	1	1	8.1
2012	25	NO	12	—	93	64	29	2	2	0.0	4.0	1	6	0	—	1	7.3
2013	26	NO	14	13*	67	43	24	4	3	2.5	9.5	2	6	2	—	0	8.6
2014	27	PHI	16	16*	73	58	15	3	0	0.0	3.0	3	15	0	1	1	11.7
2015	28	PHI	16	16*	98	80	18	9	0	0.0	9.0	2	10	3	1	1	12.8
2016	29	PHI	16	16*	69	44	25	3	3	1.0	7.0	3	9	0	1	2	11
2017	30	PHI	15	15*	65	53	12	5	2	1.0	8.0	2	8	1	1	0	8.9
2018	31	PHI	16	16*	88	71	17	6	1	1.0	8.0	1	8	3	1	0	10.2
2019	32	PHI	16	16*	80	62	18	6	9	2.5	17.5	0	8	4	1	0	9.3
2020	33	NO	16	16*	88	66	22	7	6	2.5	15.5	3	10	1	1	0	10.8
2021	34	NO	16	16*	75	49	26	3	2	1.0	6.0	1	5	1	—	1	8.8
Career			192	140*	965	728	237	51	35	—	—	21	110	17	10	8	121.8

* 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	26	NO	14	13*	7	2.3%	819	94.8%	114	29.6%
2014	27	PHI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,158	99.6%	197	38.4%
2015	28	PHI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,212	99.8%	148	29.4%
2016	29	PHI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,018	99.9%	145	33.3%
2017	30	PHI	16	15*	—	0.0%	947	92.1%	144	32.9%
2018	31	PHI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,038	100.0%	136	31.0%
2019	32	PHI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,015	100.0%	116	25.4%
2020	33	NO	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,036	98.7%	72	15.7%
2021	34	NO	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,041	98.8%	66	14.7%
Career			142	140*	7	—	9,284	—	1,138	—

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	31	PHI	16	16*	69	48	0.7	89.7	8.3	3	2	0	40	12	0.1
2019	32	PHI	16	16*	56	35	0.6	80.5	7.2	12	3	5	75	6	0.1
2020	33	NO	16	16*	74	52	0.7	85.6	6.7	10	4	3	76	7	0.1
2021	34	NO	16	16*	68	39	0.6	78.9	8.4	6	4	1	39	12	0.1
Career			64	64*	267	174	—	—	—	31	13	9	230	37	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 40.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 58elite 702021

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Interceptions leader10

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.095See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.095Snap share98.2%Def snaps9,284ReliableCV 0.23

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 · 2009

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

DB · 2009 class

4.51s

40-Yard

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 75thClass Pos 28thClass All 66th

33"

Vertical

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 44thClass Pos 6thClass All 39th

124"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 82thClass Pos 64thClass All 84th

15 reps

Bench

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 17thClass Pos 33thClass All 16th

6.59s

3-Cone

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 99thClass Pos 99thClass All 99th

4.08s

Shuttle

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 90thClass Pos 81thClass All 95th

Postseason Career

14 playoff games

Defense

Tkl75Solo59Ast16TFL6QBHits5Sk2.0Dis13.0PD6

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio 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 — every name is linked.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #14

#6Andre SmithOT #7Darrius Heyward-BeyWR #8Eugene MonroeOT #9B.J. RajiNT #10Michael CrabtreeWR #11Aaron MaybinLB #12Knowshon MorenoRB #13Brian OrakpoOLB #15Brian CushingILB #16Larry EnglishDE #17Josh FreemanQB #18Robert AyersDE #19Jeremy MaclinWR #20Brandon PettigrewTE #21Alex MackC #22Percy HarvinWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Malcolm inherited the New Orleans Saints DB room from Jabari Greer (2009–2013), and handed it to Corey White (2012–2014).

Dave Waymer 1981–1989Toi Cook 1987–1993Jimmy Spencer 1992–1995Tyrone Hughes 1993–1996Anthony Newman 1995–1997Eric Allen

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021final season
Last recorded season with NO
2020team change
Joined NO (from PHI)
2014team change
Joined PHI (from NO)
2009draft
Drafted by NO — Round 1, Pick 14

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 204 lb

Frame

204 lb at 4.51s

Size-speed

33" vert / 124" broad

Explosion

15 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	NO	0	W9Questionable· Knee
2013	NO	0	W6Questionable· NeckW9Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· Knee
2012	NO	1	W15Out· Hamstring
2011	NO	0	W17Questionable· Neck
2010	NO	0	W11Questionable· NeckW12Questionable· NeckW18Out· Knee
2009	NO	0	W4Questionable· AnkleW6Questionable· AnkleW7Questionable· AnkleW20Questionable· Hamstring

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 13-season peers. See all →

peak 69

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

C+2009

B2010

C2011

C+2012

B2013

B2014

B2015

B2016

B2017

C+2018

C+2019

B+2020

C+2021

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
2009	1	0.1	1	0.1
2010	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	1	0.1	1	0
2013	2	0.1	2	0.1
2014	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2015	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2016	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2017	2	0.1	2	0.1
2018	1	0.1	1	0
2019	0	0	0	0
2020	3	0.2	3	0.2
2021	1	0.1	1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

139 career value over replacement — #712 all-time of 4,642. 10.7/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #14 (Rd 1) · NO · 2009 · +7.1 vs expected KV-H

66actual

58.9 expected · Δ+7.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #14

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator