Not to be confused withMike Adams (OT · 2012–2016) or Mike Adams (WR · 1997).

Also in other sports:mlbMike Adams (P · 2004–2014), mlbMike Adams (LF · 1972–1978).

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

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Mike Adams

Top 10% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2015

Height5'11"

Weight205 lb

BornMar 24, 1981

Age

Career Value · VORP

197 career value over replacement — #399 all-time of 4,695. 14.1/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	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%
2004	23	SF	3	—	—	4	3	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	24	SF	14	—	4.3	62	45	17	0	0	1.0	1.0	4	10	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	25	SF	11	—	0.0	53	42	11	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	26	CLE	6	—	0.0	11	9	2	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	27	CLE	12	—	0.8	33	25	8	1	1	0.0	2.0	2	2	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	28	CLE	15	—	0.0	56	47	9	4	2	1.0	7.0	0	8	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	29	CLE	14	—	2.0	24	21	3	1	2	1.0	4.0	2	6	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	30	CLE	16	—	2.7	60	40	20	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	6	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	31	DEN	16	—	0.8	78	59	19	1	8	1.0	10.0	0	11	2	2	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	32	DEN	16	—	0.0	56	40	16	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	6	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	690	61.9%	252	46.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	33	IND	16	—	6.1	82	62	20	1	1	0.0	2.0	5	11	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,016	96.8%	29	6.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	34	IND	13	—	6.4	73	50	23	1	2	1.0	4.0	5	6	3	1	1	0	—	0.0%	830	90.3%	69	18.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	35	IND	15	—	1.7	77	60	17	1	2	0.0	3.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	996	98.9%	96	22.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	36	CAR	16	—	2.9	65	44	21	1	2	0.0	3.0	2	10	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	963	96.8%	80	17.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	37	CAR	16	—	2.8	70	42	28	3	1	0.0	4.0	3	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	939	93.3%	70	16.6%	41	30	0.7	117.2	11.6	2	2	0	19	7	0.1
2019	38	HOU	6	—	0.0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	68	18.0%	39	22.2%	2	1	0.5	56.2	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Career		—	205	—	30.5	806	591	215	15	25	6.0	46.0	30	89	12	14	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	31	—	—	—	2	2	0	19	7	—

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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 197 · #399 · Elite

Worth 197 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 9% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

4 replaced

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.7

Avg surplus

peak +44

10 seasons × ~19.7 surplus ≈