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

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

Height5'11"

Weight205 lb

BornMar 24, 1981

Age45

College

Career Value · VORP

197 career value over replacement — #392 all-time of 4,666. 14.1/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

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Combined Season Grid

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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%
2004	23	SF	3	—	4	3	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	24	SF	14	—	62	45	17	0	0	1.0	1.0	4	10	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	25	SF	11	—	53	42	11	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	26	CLE	6	—	11	9	2	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	27	CLE	12	—	33	25	8	1	1	0.0	2.0	2	2	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	28	CLE	15	—	56	47	9	4	2	1.0	7.0	0	8	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	29	CLE	14	—	24	21	3	1	2	1.0	4.0	2	6	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	30	CLE	16	—	60	40	20	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	6	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	31	DEN	16	—	78	59	19	1	8	1.0	10.0	0	11	2	2	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	32	DEN	14	—	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	—	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	—	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	14	—	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	—	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	—	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	2	—	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		—	198	—	806	591	215	15	25	6.0	46.0	30	89	12	14	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	31	—	—	—	2	2	0	19	7	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2004	23	SF	3	—	4	3	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	0	0
2005	24	SF	14	—	62	45	17	0	0	1.0	1.0	4	10	0	1	1	0
2006	25	SF	11	—	53	42	11	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	3	0	—	0	0
2007	26	CLE	6	—	11	9	2	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2008	27	CLE	12	—	33	25	8	1	1	0.0	2.0	2	2	0	1	0	0
2009	28	CLE	15	—	56	47	9	4	2	1.0	7.0	0	8	0	1	0	0
2010	29	CLE	14	—	24	21	3	1	2	1.0	4.0	2	6	0	—	0	0
2011	30	CLE	16	—	60	40	20	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	6	1	1	0	0
2012	31	DEN	16	—	78	59	19	1	8	1.0	10.0	0	11	2	2	0	1
2013	32	DEN	14	10*	56	40	16	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	6	0	1	0	0
2014	33	IND	16	15*	82	62	20	1	1	0.0	2.0	5	11	2	2	0	0
2015	34	IND	13	12*	73	50	23	1	2	1.0	4.0	5	6	3	1	1	0
2016	35	IND	14	14*	77	60	17	1	2	0.0	3.0	2	2	2	2	0	0
2017	36	CAR	16	15*	65	44	21	1	2	0.0	3.0	2	10	2	2	0	0
2018	37	CAR	16	15*	70	42	28	3	1	0.0	4.0	3	6	0	—	0	0
2019	38	HOU	2	0*	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			198	81*	806	591	215	15	25	—	—	30	89	12	14	2	1

* 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	32	DEN	16	10*	—	0.0%	690	61.9%	252	46.2%
2014	33	IND	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,016	96.8%	29	6.0%
2015	34	IND	13	12*	—	0.0%	830	90.3%	69	18.9%
2016	35	IND	15	15*	—	0.0%	996	98.9%	96	22.1%
2017	36	CAR	16	15*	—	0.0%	963	96.8%	80	17.8%
2018	37	CAR	16	15*	—	0.0%	939	93.3%	70	16.6%
2019	38	HOU	6	0*	—	0.0%	68	18.0%	39	22.2%
Career			98	82*	—	—	—	—	—	—

* 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	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	37	CAR	16	15*	41	30	0.7	117.2	11.6	2	2	19	7	0.1
2019	38	HOU	6	0*	2	1	0.5	56.2	10.0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Career			22	15*	43	31	—	—	—	2	2	19	7	—

* 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 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 43.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production