Minkah Fitzpatrick ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Fitzpatrick in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Fitzpatrick a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Minkah Fitzpatrick

5× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 5% all-time defensive backsIron Legend⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2022

Height6'1"

Weight202 lb

BornNov 17, 1996

Age29

CollegeAlabama See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2018

Draft2018 · Rd 1, Pick 11 · MIA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber defensive back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 154 · #609 · High-Value

Worth 154 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 14% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22

Avg surplus

peak +44

7 seasons × ~22 surplus ≈ VORP 154

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%
2018	—	MIA	16	—	77	48	29	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	9	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	944	85.9%	100	24.3%	69	39	0.6	64.6	10.3	1	1	0	18	11	0.1
2019	—	PIT	16	—	64	39	25	1	1	0.0	2.0	5	9	2	3	2	0	—	0.0%	1,046	97.2%	67	15.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	2TM	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	20	0.6	93.0	13.8	1	0	1	7	9	0.1
2020	—	PIT	16	—	74	55	19	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	11	1	1	1	0	12	2.8%	1,020	99.1%	63	13.9%	26	13	0.5	65.7	11.2	0	0	0	3	11	0.1
2021	—	PIT	16	—	116	76	40	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	7	1	1	0	0	5	2.3%	1,083	99.4%	75	16.6%	56	35	0.6	83.1	10.8	0	0	0	3	13	0.1
2022	—	PIT	15	—	90	50	40	1	1	0.0	2.0	6	11	0	—	1	0	2	1.0%	939	99.3%	65	17.0%	54	33	0.6	84.1	10.5	2	1	1	11	5	0.1
2023	—	PIT	10	—	56	35	21	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	9	5.0%	550	79.7%	33	12.5%	32	18	0.6	80.6	10.3	1	1	0	15	5	0.1
2024	—	PIT	17	—	88	54	34	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	4	1	—	0	0	14	3.0%	1,083	99.1%	77	16.8%	52	41	0.8	127.6	9.6	0	0	0	8	4	0.0
2025	—	MIA	14	—	80	57	23	4	2	1.0	7.0	1	6	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	845	95.2%	106	30.2%	44	28	0.6	89.0	7.9	4	2	1	16	8	0.1
Career		—	136	—	645	414	231	12	4	1.0	17.0	21	60	6	7	5	0	42	2.8%	7,510	94.4%	586	18.3%	365	227	—	—	—	9	5	3	81	66	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2018	22	MIA	16	14*	77	48	29	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	9	0	—	1	10.7
2019	23	PIT	16	16*	64	39	25	1	1	0.0	2.0	5	9	2	3	2	13.7
2020	24	PIT	16	16*	74	55	19	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	11	1	1	1	13.1
2021	25	PIT	16	16*	116	76	40	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	7	1	1	0	9.8
2022	26	PIT	15	15*	90	50	40	1	1	0.0	2.0	6	11	0	—	1	12
2023	27	PIT	10	8*	56	35	21	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	0	—	0	3.9
2024	28	PIT	17	17*	88	54	34	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	4	1	—	0	6.6
2025	29	MIA	14	13*	80	57	23	4	2	1.0	7.0	1	6	1	2	0	8.3
Career			120	115*	645	414	231	12	4	—	—	21	60	6	7	5	78.1

* 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%
2018	22	MIA	16	14*	—	0.0%	944	85.9%	100	24.3%
2019	23	PIT	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,046	97.2%	67	15.3%
2020	24	PIT	16	16*	12	2.8%	1,020	99.1%	63	13.9%
2021	25	PIT	16	16*	5	2.3%	1,083	99.4%	75	16.6%
2022	26	PIT	15	15*	2	1.0%	939	99.3%	65	17.0%
2023	27	PIT	10	8*	9	5.0%	550	79.7%	33	12.5%
2024	28	PIT	17	17*	14	3.0%	1,083	99.1%	77	16.8%
2025	29	MIA	14	13*	—	0.0%	845	95.2%	106	30.2%
Career			120	115*	42	—	7,510	—	586	—

* 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	22	MIA	16	14*	69	39	0.6	64.6	10.3	1	1	0	18	11	0.1
2019	23	2TM	16	16*	32	20	0.6	93.0	13.8	1	0	1	7	9	0.1
2020	24	PIT	16	16*	26	13	0.5	65.7	11.2	0	0	0	3	11	0.1
2021	25	PIT	16	16*	56	35	0.6	83.1	10.8	0	0	0	3	13	0.1
2022	26	PIT	15	15*	54	33	0.6	84.1	10.5	2	1	1	11	5	0.1
2023	27	PIT	10	8*	32	18	0.6	80.6	10.3	1	1	0	15	5	0.1
2024	28	PIT	17	17*	52	41	0.8	127.6	9.6	0	0	0	8	4	0.0
2025	29	MIA	14	13*	44	28	0.6	89.0	7.9	4	2	1	16	8	0.1
Career			120	115*	365	227	—	—	—	9	5	3	81	66	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 76 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 74.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 49.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2018bestavg 67elite 702025

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.385See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.385Snap share94.4%Def snaps7,510ReliableCV 0.35

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 · 2018

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

DB · 2018 class

4.46s

40-Yard

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 84thClass Pos 59thClass All 84th

33"

Vertical

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 44thClass Pos 20thClass All 47th

121"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 70thClass Pos 43thClass All 69th

14 reps

Bench

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 13thClass Pos 30thClass All 15th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl30Solo18Ast12TFL1Dis1.0

College Stats

AlabamaImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2015	Alabama	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—
2016	Alabama	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—
2017	Alabama	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—
Career		0	110	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	24	0	0	0	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2018 Draft Class· this player went #11

#3Sam DarnoldQB #4Denzel WardCB #5Bradley ChubbOLB #6Quenton NelsonG #7Josh AllenQB #8Roquan SmithILB #9Mike McGlincheyOT #10Josh RosenQB #12Vita VeaDT #13Daron PayneNT #14Marcus DavenportDE #15Kolton MillerOT #16Tremaine EdmundsMLB #17Derwin JamesFS #18Jaire AlexanderCB #19Leighton Vander EschOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Minkah inherited the Miami Dolphins DB room from Xavien Howard (2016–2023), and handed it to Eric Rowe (2019–2022).

J.B. Brown 1989–1996Troy Vincent 1992–1995Calvin Jackson 1994–1999Terrell Buckley 1995–2003Shawn Wooden 1996–2003Sam Madison

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined MIA (from PIT)
2025final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2019team change
Joined PIT (from MIA)
2018draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 1, Pick 11

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 202 lb

Frame

201 lb at 4.46s

Size-speed

33" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

14 reps

Bench power

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	PIT	6	W9Out· HamstringW10Out· HamstringW11Out· HamstringW12Out· HamstringW16Out· KneeW17Out· KneeW18Questionable· Knee
2022	PIT	2	W6Out· KneeW10Out· appendixW18Questionable· Ankle

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 84

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

B2018

A2019

B+2020

B2021

A+2022

C2023

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

90%

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
2018	2	0.1	2	0.1
2019	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2020	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2021	2	0.1	2	0.1
2022	6	0.4	6	0.4
2023	0	0	0	0
2024	1	0.1	1	0.1
2025	1	0.1	1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

154 career value over replacement — #609 all-time of 4,642. 19.3/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · MIA · 2018 · +15.6 vs expected KV-H

76actual

60.4 expected · Δ+15.6

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All-Time Rank & Honors

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 · 2018

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2018 Draft Class· this player went #11

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator