Nick Collins ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Collins in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Collins a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Nick Collins

3× Pro BowlTop 4% all-time defensive backsIron Legend💭 What If? · 2+ seasons left 📈 Late Developer · 2008 Team Carrier · #362

Height5'11"

Weight207 lb

BornAug 16, 1983

Age42

CollegeBethune-Cookman College See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 2, Pick 51 · GB

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 137 · #725 · High-Value

Worth 137 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+27.4

Avg surplus

peak +45

5 seasons × ~27.4 surplus ≈ VORP 137

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													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2005	—	GB	16	—	66	49	17	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	8	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	GB	16	—	73	58	15	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	14	2	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	GB	13	—	41	35	6	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	GB	16	—	66	55	11	1	1	0.0	2.0	7	15	0	—	3	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	GB	16	—	43	34	9	3	1	1.0	5.0	6	13	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	GB	16	—	56	46	10	1	2	0.0	3.0	4	12	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2011	—	GB	2	—	9	7	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	95	—	354	284	70	5	5	2.0	12.0	21	68	4	2	4	0	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2005	22	GB	16	—	66	49	17	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	8	1	—	0	8.1
2006	23	GB	16	—	73	58	15	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	14	2	—	1	12.4
2007	24	GB	13	—	41	35	6	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	5	0	—	0	4.3
2008	25	GB	16	—	66	55	11	1	1	0.0	2.0	7	15	0	—	3	14.9
2009	26	GB	16	—	43	34	9	3	1	1.0	5.0	6	13	0	1	0	11.2
2010	27	GB	16	—	56	46	10	1	2	0.0	3.0	4	12	0	1	0	9.9
2011	28	GB	2	—	9	7	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	—	0	—
Career			95		354	284	70	5	5	—	—	21	68	4	2	4	60.8

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2010	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 77 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 77 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 51.5

Availability 19.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 70elite 702010

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #362 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2008 GB·6 team wins#4

Interceptions · 7 · score 22

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: 91%.

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 · 2005

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

DB · 2005 class

4.36s

40-Yard

Elite · 93th pct

Pos 93thAll 97thClass Pos 84thClass All 95th

40"

Vertical

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 95thClass Pos 59thClass All 89th

118"

Broad Jump

Low · 23th pct

Pos 23thAll 55thClass Pos 27thClass All 67th

11 reps

Bench

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 5thClass Pos 13thClass All 4th

6.94s

3-Cone

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 77thClass Pos 69thClass All 89th

4.16s

Shuttle

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 79thClass Pos 16thClass All 55th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl28Solo28TFL2Dis2.0Int1PD1TD1

College Stats

Bethune-Cookman CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Bethune-Cookman College), 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #51

#42Kevin BurnettOLB #43Corey WebsterCB #44J.J. ArringtonRB #45Lofa TatupuMLB #46Matt RothDE #47Mike NugentK #48Odell ThurmanLB #50Ronald BartellCB #52Khalif BarnesOT #53Dan CodyLB #54Eric SheltonRB #55Roscoe ParrishWR #56Darrent WilliamsCB #57Justin MillerDB #58Terrence MurphyWR #59Jonathan BabineauxDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Nick inherited the Green Bay Packers DB room from Al Harris (2003–2009), and handed it to Charles Woodson (2006–2012).

LeRoy Butler 1990–2001Tim Hauck 1991–1994Terrell Buckley 1992–1994George Teague 1993–1995Doug Evans 1993–1997Mike Prior

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011final season
Last recorded season with GB
2005draft
Drafted by GB — Round 2, Pick 51

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 207 lb

Frame

206 lb at 4.36s

Size-speed

40" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

11 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	GB	3	W3Out· NeckW4Out· NeckW5Out· Neck
2010	GB	0	W16Questionable· Ribs

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 86

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

C+2005

B2006

C2007

A+2008

A2009

B+2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

85%

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
2005	1	0.1	0-1	0
2006	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2007	0	0	0	0
2008	7	0.4	6-1	0.3
2009	6	0.4	5-1	0.3
2010	4	0.3	3-1	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

137 career value over replacement — #725 all-time of 4,642. 22.8/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #51 (Rd 2) · GB · 2005 · +28.1 vs expected KV-H

77actual

48.9 expected · Δ+28.1

💔+23.9 stolen VORP·1.05 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #51

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography