Nate Clements ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Clements in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Clements a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Nate Clements
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | 21–22 | BUF | 16 | — | 60 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 22–23 | BUF | 16 | — | 54 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 23–24 | BUF | 16 | — | 52 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | BUF | 16 | — | 67 | 47 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | BUF | 16 | — | 91 | 70 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | BUF | 16 | — | 65 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | 86 | 71 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | SF | 15 | — | 57 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | SF | 7 | — | 33 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30–31 | SF | 16 | — | 78 | 68 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31–32 | CIN | 15 | — | 55 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 32–33 | CIN | 12 | — | 49 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 177 | — | 747 | 592 | 155 | 21 | 8 | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36 | 144 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
201 career value over replacement — #379 all-time of 4,695. 16.8/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #21 (Rd 1) · BUF · 2001 · +16.3 vs expected KV-H
73actual
56.7 expected · Δ+16.3
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