Nate Allen is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Allen in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Allen's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Nate Allen

Top 29% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2014

Height6'1"

Weight214 lb

BornNov 30, 1987

Age38

CollegeUniversity of South Florida See College Stats

Rookie yr2010

Draft2010 · Rd 2, Pick 37 · PHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 65 · #1729 · Above Average

Worth 65 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 38% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13

Avg surplus

peak +24

5 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 65

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2010	—	PHI	13	—	45	39	6	3	1	2.0	6.0	3	8	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	PHI	13	—	54	41	13	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	7	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	PHI	13	—	66	53	13	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	PHI	16	—	81	58	23	2	1	1.0	4.0	1	5	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,099	92.0%	149	31.0%
2014	—	PHI	15	—	62	51	11	1	1	1.0	3.0	4	5	1	3	0	0	—	0.0%	1,081	97.9%	72	15.7%
2015	—	LV	5	—	10	6	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	OAK	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	224	71.6%	24	17.6%
2016	—	LV	6	—	24	18	6	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	OAK	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	231	56.0%	270	64.3%
2017	—	MIA	6	—	19	13	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	362	84.4%	3	3.0%
Career		—	106	—	361	279	82	12	3	4.0	19.0	13	35	3	3	0	0	—	0.0%	2,997	80.4%	518	26.3%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2010	23	PHI	13	—	45	39	6	3	1	2.0	6.0	3	8	1	—	8.2
2011	24	PHI	13	—	54	41	13	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	7	0	—	6.5
2012	25	PHI	13	—	66	53	13	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	4	0	—	5
2013	26	PHI	16	15*	81	58	23	2	1	1.0	4.0	1	5	1	—	7.7
2014	27	PHI	15	15*	62	51	11	1	1	1.0	3.0	4	5	1	3	9.3
2015	28	LV	5	4*	10	6	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	2	0	—	2.5
2016	29	LV	6	6*	24	18	6	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	3	0	—	4
2017	30	MIA	6	6*	19	13	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	1.8
Career			87	46*	361	279	82	12	3	—	—	13	35	3	3	45

* 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	26	PHI	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,099	92.0%	149	31.0%
2014	27	PHI	15	15*	—	0.0%	1,081	97.9%	72	15.7%
2015	28	OAK	5	4*	—	0.0%	224	71.6%	24	17.6%
2016	29	OAK	14	8*	—	0.0%	231	56.0%	270	64.3%
2017	30	MIA	7	6*	—	0.0%	362	84.4%	3	3.0%
Career			57	48*	—	—	2,997	—	518	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 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 59.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 89%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 39.8

Availability 15.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2010bestavg 52elite 702017

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Interceptions leader6

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: 94%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.168See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.168Snap share80.4%Def snaps2,997VolatileCV 0.57

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 · 2010

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

DB · 2010 class

4.50s

40-Yard

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 77thClass Pos 55thClass All 81th

16 reps

Bench

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 22thClass Pos 51thClass All 22th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl6Solo6PD1

College Stats

University of South FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (University of South Florida), 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.

2010 Draft Class· this player went #37

#28Jared OdrickDE #29Kyle WilsonDB #30Jahvid BestRB #31Jerry HughesDE #33Rodger SaffoldG #34Chris CookCB #35Brian PriceDT #36Dexter McClusterWR #38T.J. WardDB #39Arrelious BennWR #40Koa MisiOLB #41Torell TroupDT #42Rob GronkowskiTE #43Sergio KindleLB #44Lamarr HoustonLB #45Zane BeadlesG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Nate inherited the Philadelphia Eagles DB room from Kurt Coleman (2010–2013), and handed it to Brandon Boykin (2012–2014).

Terry Hoage 1986–1990Eric Allen 1988–1994Otis Smith 1991–1994Mark McMillian 1992–1995Greg Jackson 1994–1995Bobby Taylor

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017team change
Joined MIA (from OAK)
2017final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2016team change
Joined OAK (from LV)
2015team change
Joined LV (from PHI)
2010draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 2, Pick 37

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 214 lb

Frame

207 lb at 4.50s

Size-speed

16 reps

Bench power

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	OAK	2	W4Out· QuadricepW5Out· QuadricepW6Questionable· QuadricepW18Out· Concussion
2015	OAK	3	W14Out· KneeW15Out· KneeW16Out· Knee
2014	PHI	0	W9Questionable· Hamstring
2011	PHI	1	W10Out· Concussion
2010	PHI	1	W10Out· Neck

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 67

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

B2010

B2011

C2012

C+2013

B+2014

D2015

C+2016

D2017

Availability

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

75%

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
2010	3	0.2	3	0.2
2011	2	0.2	2	0.1
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	1	0.1	0-1	0
2014	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2015	1	0.2	3+2	0.2
2016	2	0.3	4+2	0.2
2017	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

65 career value over replacement — #1729 all-time of 4,642. 8.1/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #37 (Rd 2) · PHI · 2010 · +10.2 vs expected KV-H

60actual

49.8 expected · Δ+10.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2010

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2010 Draft Class· this player went #37

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography