Michael Hawthorne
Solid Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2003
Height6'3"
Weight204 lb
BornJan 26, 1977
Age49
CollegePurdueSee College Stats
Rookie yr2000
Draft2000 · Rd 6, Pick 195 · NO
A defensive back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 10 · #3634 · Role PlayerWorth 10 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 79% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+10
Avg surplus
peak +10
1 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 10
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no 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 | |||||
| 2000 | — | NO | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | NO | 9 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | NO | 6 | — | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | GB | 12 | — | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | GB | 14 | — | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | LA | 5 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 50 | — | 127 | 95 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 45 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
43
Sustained
career value
×.6
48
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 45 × longevity 1 = KV-H 45· confidence 81%
What builds the career mark of 43
On-field 31.2
Availability 11.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2000bestavg 392005
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Interceptions leader2
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: 89%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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+).
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl6Solo6Sk1.0Dis1.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Purdue), 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.
Top Teammates
Sammy KnightDB3yGrady JacksonDT3yJoe HornWR3yDarrin SmithLB3yFred McAfeeRB3yDarren HowardDE3yFred ThomasCB3yJoe JohnsonDE3yToby GowinP3yNorman HandDT3yAaron BrooksQB3yWillie WhiteheadNT3yTerrelle SmithFB3yMartin ChaseDT3yLamont HallTE3yBrett FavreQB2yJohn CarneyK2yRyan LongwellK2yDonald DriverWR2yDarren SharperFS2yLa'Roi GloverDT2yJay BellamyDB2yAl HarrisCB2yWilliam HendersonFB2y
2000 Draft Class· this player went #195
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2005team change
Joined LA (from GB)
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with LA
- 2003team change
Joined GB (from NO)
- 2000draft
Drafted by NO — Round 6, Pick 195
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 204 lb
Frame
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 6-season peers. See all →
45
peak 48
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2000
D2001
D2002
C+2003
C2004
D2005
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
63%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0.2 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0.2 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
10 career value over replacement — #3634 all-time of 4,642. 1.7/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #195 (Rd 6) · NO · 2000 · +19.1 vs expected KV-H
45actual
25.9 expected · Δ+19.1
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