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

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Patrick Surtain

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 5% all-time defensive backsIron Legend⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2003

Height5'11"

Weight195 lb

BornJun 19, 1976

Age50

CollegeSouthern Mississippi See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 2, Pick 44 · MIA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

72ndInterceptions·35

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 184 · #443 · Elite

Worth 184 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 11% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20.4

Avg surplus

peak +39

9 seasons × ~20.4 surplus ≈ VORP 184

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1998	—	MIA	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	MIA	14	—	28	25	3	2	2	2.0	6.0	2	5	0	—	0	0
2000	—	MIA	15	—	45	37	8	2	1	1.0	4.0	5	20	1	1	0	0
2001	—	MIA	16	—	50	40	10	1	0	1.0	2.0	3	16	2	1	1	0
2002	—	MIA	14	—	56	37	19	2	2	1.5	5.5	6	11	0	—	1	0
2003	—	MIA	15	—	49	30	19	0	0	0.0	0.0	7	13	0	—	0	0
2004	—	MIA	15	—	54	36	18	0	0	1.0	1.0	4	11	0	3	0	0
2005	—	KC	15	—	53	43	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	12	0	2	0	0
2006	—	KC	16	—	59	51	8	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	6	3	1	0	0
2007	—	KC	15	—	54	46	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	6	0	1	0	0
2008	—	KC	5	—	10	10	0	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	3	1	—	0	0
Career		—	156	—	458	355	103	8	5	7.5	20.5	35	103	7	9	2	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1998	22	MIA	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	23	MIA	14	—	28	25	3	2	2	2.0	6.0	2	5	0	—	0	0	5.6
2000	24	MIA	15	—	45	37	8	2	1	1.0	4.0	5	20	1	1	0	0	12.8
2001	25	MIA	16	—	50	40	10	1	0	1.0	2.0	3	16	2	1	1	0	12.6
2002	26	MIA	14	—	56	37	19	2	2	1.5	5.5	6	11	0	—	1	0	11.2
2003	27	MIA	15	—	49	30	19	0	0	0.0	0.0	7	13	0	—	0	0	11.2
2004	28	MIA	15	—	54	36	18	0	0	1.0	1.0	4	11	0	3	0	0	9.3
2005	29	KC	15	—	53	43	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	12	0	2	0	0	9.7
2006	30	KC	16	—	59	51	8	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	6	3	1	0	0	8.6
2007	31	KC	15	—	54	46	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	6	0	1	0	0	6.4
2008	32	KC	5	—	10	10	0	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	3	1	—	0	0	3.3
Career			156		458	355	103	8	5	—	—	35	103	7	9	2	0	90.7

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 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 74 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 49.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 66elite 702008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Interceptions leader16

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%.

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+).

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl26Solo22Ast4TFL1QBHits1Sk1.0Dis3.0PD3

College Stats

Southern MississippiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Southern Mississippi), 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.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #44

#35Tony ParrishS #36Anthony ClementOT #37Robert HolcombeFB #38Flozell AdamsOT #39Sam CowartMLB #41Jeremy StaatDE #42Pat JohnsonWR #43Artrell HawkinsFS #45Brian KellyCB #46Samari RolleCB #47Todd WeinerOT #48Stephen AlexanderTE #49Kenny MixonDE #50Germane CrowellWR #51Kailee WongLB #52Tony SimmonsWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Patrick inherited the Miami Dolphins DB room from Brock Marion (1998–2003), and handed it to Brian Walker (2000–2001).

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

2008final season
Last recorded season with KC
2005team change
Joined KC (from MIA)
1998draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 2, Pick 44

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 195 lb

Frame

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 83

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

C+1999

B+2000

B2001

A2002

A2003

B+2004

B+2005

C+2006

B2007

D2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

89%

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
1999	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2000	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2001	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2002	6	0.4	5-1	0.3
2003	7	0.5	5-2	0.3
2004	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2005	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2006	1	0.1	0-1	0
2007	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2008	1	0.2	2+1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

184 career value over replacement — #443 all-time of 4,642. 18.4/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #44 (Rd 2) · MIA · 1998 · +26.2 vs expected KV-H

76actual

49.8 expected · Δ+26.2

💔+22.3 stolen VORP·1.21 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #44

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator