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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2005 | 22 | GB | 16 | — | 66 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 23 | GB | 16 | — | 73 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 24 | GB | 13 | — | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | GB | 16 | — | 66 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 26 | GB | 16 | — | 43 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | GB | 16 | — | 56 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 28 | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
138 career value over replacement — #745 all-time of 4,695. 23/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #51 (Rd 2) · GB · 2005 · +29.4 vs expected KV-H
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6 seasons · peak 7.7 in 2008
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
1.8 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2008 · +0.6 wins
Latest season · 2010 · +0.4 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#40 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22 | GB | 16 | — | 66 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 2006 | 23 | GB | 16 | — | 73 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2007 | 24 | GB | 13 | — | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | GB | 16 | — | 66 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | 26 | GB | 16 | — | 43 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2010 | 27 | GB | 16 | — | 56 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2011 | 28 | 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 | 23.7 |
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.
Blend 77 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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