Micah Hyde ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Hyde in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hyde a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Micah Hyde

1× Pro BowlTop 10% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2021

Height6'0"

Weight197 lb

BornDec 31, 1990

Age35

CollegeIowa See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2013

Draft2013 · Rd 5, Pick 159 · GB

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 169 · #528 · High-Value

Worth 169 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.8

Avg surplus

peak +33

9 seasons × ~18.8 surplus ≈ VORP 169

Combined Season Grid

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

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)					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%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2013	—	GB	13	—	43	30	13	2	0	1.0	3.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	417	41.3%	238	49.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	GB	16	—	53	39	14	2	1	1.0	4.0	2	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	708	65.0%	192	42.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	GB	14	—	49	45	4	1	1	1.0	3.0	3	6	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	647	64.5%	215	49.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	GB	16	—	50	39	11	3	2	1.0	6.0	3	9	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	817	79.8%	230	52.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	BUF	15	—	75	58	17	2	0	0.0	2.0	5	13	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,065	96.4%	82	18.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	BUF	15	—	52	36	16	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	5	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	881	92.9%	112	26.9%	—	—	—	—	—	46	25	0.5	92.0	12.8	0	0	0	14	8	0.1
2019	—	BUF	15	—	64	42	22	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	969	93.6%	62	16.1%	—	—	—	—	—	32	21	0.7	77.6	8.0	3	2	1	11	11	0.1
2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	BUF	14	—	67	45	22	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	5	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	938	93.8%	65	16.8%	—	—	—	—	—	22	14	0.6	82.2	7.5	0	0	0	15	8	0.1
2021	—	BUF	17	—	70	49	21	4	2	1.0	7.0	5	10	1	2	1	0	10	3.8%	1,024	94.8%	68	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	45	29	0.6	72.8	12.5	5	3	1	34	11	0.1
2022	—	BUF	2	—	4	1	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	101	80.5%	3	7.5%	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	0.7	81.2	9.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
2023	—	BUF	14	—	45	28	17	1	1	0.0	2.0	2	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	797	91.3%	37	13.3%	—	—	—	—	—	37	26	0.7	100.7	11.3	1	0	1	16	6	0.1
Career		—	151	—	572	412	160	18	8	5.0	31.0	24	66	4	6	1	0	10	3.8%	8,364	81.3%	1,304	28.5%	—	—	—	0	0	185	117	—	—	—	9	5	3	91	44	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2013	23	GB	13	0*	43	30	13	2	0	1.0	3.0	0	2	1	—	0	4.9
2014	24	GB	16	10*	53	39	14	2	1	1.0	4.0	2	7	0	—	0	7.6
2015	25	GB	14	10*	49	45	4	1	1	1.0	3.0	3	6	0	1	0	7.8
2016	26	GB	16	13*	50	39	11	3	2	1.0	6.0	3	9	0	1	0	8.8
2017	27	BUF	15	15*	75	58	17	2	0	0.0	2.0	5	13	0	—	0	12.2
2018	28	BUF	15	14*	52	36	16	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	5	0	1	0	7.2
2019	29	BUF	15	15*	64	42	22	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	2	2	1	0	7.6
2020	30	BUF	14	14*	67	45	22	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	5	0	—	0	6.7
2021	31	BUF	17	16*	70	49	21	4	2	1.0	7.0	5	10	1	2	1	13.2
2022	32	BUF	2	—	4	1	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2023	33	BUF	14	13*	45	28	17	1	1	0.0	2.0	2	7	0	—	0	6.4
Career			151	120*	572	412	160	18	8	—	—	24	66	4	6	1	82.4

* 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	23	GB	16	0*	—	0.0%	417	41.3%	238	49.5%
2014	24	GB	16	10*	—	0.0%	708	65.0%	192	42.9%
2015	25	GB	15	10*	—	0.0%	647	64.5%	215	49.7%
2016	26	GB	16	13*	—	0.0%	817	79.8%	230	52.0%
2017	27	BUF	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,065	96.4%	82	18.7%
2018	28	BUF	15	14*	—	0.0%	881	92.9%	112	26.9%
2019	29	BUF	16	15*	—	0.0%	969	93.6%	62	16.1%
2020	30	BUF	15	14*	—	0.0%	938	93.8%	65	16.8%
2021	31	BUF	17	16*	10	3.8%	1,024	94.8%	68	20.0%
2022	32	BUF	2	—	—	0.0%	101	80.5%	3	7.5%
2023	33	BUF	14	13*	—	0.0%	797	91.3%	37	13.3%
Career			158	120*	10	—	8,364	—	1,304	—

* 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
2013	23	—	—	0*	—	—	—
2014	24	—	—	10*	—	—	—
2019	29	—	—	15*	—	—	—
Career				25*	—	—	—

* 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	28	BUF	15	14*	46	25	0.5	92.0	12.8	0	0	0	14	8	0.1
2019	29	BUF	16	15*	32	21	0.7	77.6	8.0	3	2	1	11	11	0.1
2020	30	BUF	15	14*	22	14	0.6	82.2	7.5	0	0	0	15	8	0.1
2021	31	BUF	17	16*	45	29	0.6	72.8	12.5	5	3	1	34	11	0.1
2022	32	BUF	2	—	3	2	0.7	81.2	9.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
2023	33	BUF	14	13*	37	26	0.7	100.7	11.3	1	0	1	16	6	0.1
Career			79	72*	185	117	—	—	—	9	5	3	91	44	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 46.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2013bestavg 64elite 702023

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Interceptions leader11

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.495See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.495Snap share81.3%Def snaps8,364VolatileCV 0.49

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 · 2013

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

DB · 2013 class

4.56s

40-Yard

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 66thClass Pos 30thClass All 71th

33"

Vertical

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 44thClass Pos 9thClass All 48th

121"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 70thClass Pos 31thClass All 69th

12 reps

Bench

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 7thClass Pos 27thClass All 13th

6.78s

3-Cone

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 92thClass Pos 71thClass All 89th

4.20s

Shuttle

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 73thClass Pos 40thClass All 77th

Postseason Career

17 playoff games

Defense

Tkl63Solo48Ast15TFL2QBHits2Sk1.0Dis5.0Int2PD9FF1

College Stats

IowaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa), 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.

2013 Draft Class· this player went #159

#149Brandon McGeeDB #151Joseph RandleRB #152Cooper TaylorDB #153Stansly MapongaDE #155Jeff LockeP #156Tanner HawkinsonOT #157Quinton DialDT #158Luke WillsonTE #160Zac StacyRB #161Tavarres KingWR #162Brandon JenkinsLB #163Jordan MillsOT #164Mike GillisleeRB #165Sam MartinP #166Caleb SturgisK #167Josh BoydDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Micah inherited the Buffalo Bills DB room from Ronald Darby (2015–2016), and handed it to Jordan Poyer (2017–2025).

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

2023final season
Last recorded season with BUF
2017team change
Joined BUF (from GB)
2013draft
Drafted by GB — Round 5, Pick 159

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 197 lb

Frame

197 lb at 4.56s

Size-speed

33" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

12 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	BUF	3	W10Out· NeckW15Out· NeckW16Out· Neck
2022	BUF	1	W3Out· Neck
2020	BUF	0	W8Questionable· ConcussionW10Questionable· Ankle
2018	BUF	0	W5Questionable· Groin
2017	BUF	0	W5Questionable· Knee
2016	GB	0	W10Questionable· Shoulder
2015	GB	0	W11Questionable· HipW12Questionable· Hip

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 77

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

C2013

B2014

B+2015

B2016

A2017

B2018

C+2019

C+2020

A2021

B2023

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

88%

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
2013	0	0	0	0
2014	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2015	3	0.2	3	0.2
2016	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2017	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2018	2	0.1	2	0.1
2019	1	0.1	1	0.1
2020	1	0.1	1	0.1
2021	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2023	2	0.1	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

169 career value over replacement — #528 all-time of 4,642. 16.9/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #159 (Rd 5) · GB · 2013 · +38.1 vs expected KV-H

70actual

31.9 expected · Δ+38.1

💔+22.3 stolen VORP·1.32 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2013

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2013 Draft Class· this player went #159

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator