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

CBNYG#21ACT

Paulson Adebo

Top 14% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker

Height6'1"

Weight192 lb

BornJul 3, 1999

Age27

CollegeStanford See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 3, Pick 76 · NO

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 86 · #1347 · High-Value

Worth 86 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.5

Avg surplus

peak +31

4 seasons × ~21.5 surplus ≈ VORP 86

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	—	NO	16	—	59	50	9	4	0	0.0	4.0	3	8	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	850	76.7%	144	30.4%	89	55	0.6	91.7	11.9	0	0	0	0	10	0.1
2022	—	NO	13	—	56	47	9	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	812	93.4%	8	7.0%	76	50	0.7	119.6	10.8	0	0	0	1	9	0.1
2023	—	NO	15	—	67	51	16	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	18	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	949	99.1%	5	4.0%	100	55	0.6	62.7	11.1	1	0	1	3	5	0.1
2024	—	NO	7	—	50	41	9	1	1	0.0	2.0	3	10	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	438	90.1%	—	0.0%	65	39	0.6	71.9	11.2	1	0	1	1	4	0.1
2025	—	NYG	12	—	72	55	17	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	8	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	759	95.8%	—	0.0%	80	53	0.7	98.2	11.1	0	0	0	2	4	0.1
Career		—	63	—	304	244	60	8	1	0.0	9.0	11	51	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	3,808	91.0%	157	13.8%	410	252	—	—	—	2	0	2	7	32	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2021	22	NO	16	13*	59	50	9	4	0	0.0	4.0	3	8	0	—	8.7
2022	23	NO	13	12*	56	47	9	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	7	0	—	4.9
2023	24	NO	15	15*	67	51	16	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	18	2	2	13.3
2024	25	NO	7	6*	50	41	9	1	1	0.0	2.0	3	10	0	—	7
2025	26	NYG	12	11*	72	55	17	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	8	0	—	7.1
Career			63	57*	304	244	60	8	1	—	—	11	51	2	2	41

* 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%
2021	22	NO	17	13*	—	0.0%	850	76.7%	144	30.4%
2022	23	NO	13	12*	—	0.0%	812	93.4%	8	7.0%
2023	24	NO	15	15*	—	0.0%	949	99.1%	5	4.0%
2024	25	NO	7	6*	—	0.0%	438	90.1%	—	0.0%
2025	26	NYG	12	11*	—	0.0%	759	95.8%	—	0.0%
Career			64	57*	—	—	3,808	—	157	—

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	22	NO	17	13*	89	55	0.6	91.7	11.9	0	0	0	10	0.1
2022	23	NO	13	12*	76	50	0.7	119.6	10.8	0	0	1	9	0.1
2023	24	NO	15	15*	100	55	0.6	62.7	11.1	1	1	3	5	0.1
2024	25	NO	7	6*	65	39	0.6	71.9	11.2	1	1	1	4	0.1
2025	26	NYG	12	11*	80	53	0.7	98.2	11.1	0	0	2	4	0.1
Career			64	57*	410	252	—	—	—	2	2	7	32	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 49.5

Availability 15.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2021bestavg 66elite 702025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.917See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.917Snap share91%Def snaps3,808ReliableCV 0.42

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 · 2021

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

DB · 2021 class

4.45s

40-Yard

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 86thClass Pos 46thClass All 79th

36.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 77thClass Pos 59thClass All 79th

121"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 70thClass Pos 24thClass All 60th

18 reps

Bench

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 33thClass Pos 80thClass All 32th

6.69s

3-Cone

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 96thClass Pos 93thClass All 97th

4.13s

Shuttle

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 84thClass Pos 78thClass All 90th

College Stats

StanfordCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford), 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.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #76

#68Jalen MayfieldOT #69Joseph OssaiDE #70Brady ChristensenOT #71Aaron RobinsonCB #72Alim McNeillDT #73Milton WilliamsDT #74Benjamin St-JusteCB #75Osa OdighizuwaDT #77Josh PalmerWR #78Chazz SurrattLB #79Malcolm KoonceDE #80Divine DeabloLB #81Hunter LongTE #82Dyami BrownWR #83Tommy TrembleTE #84Chauncey GolstonDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Paulson inherited the New Orleans Saints DB room from C.J. Gardner-Johnson (2019–2021), and handed it to Tyrann Mathieu (2022–2024).

Dave Waymer 1981–1989Toi Cook 1987–1993Jimmy Spencer 1992–1995Tyrone Hughes 1993–1996Anthony Newman 1995–1997Eric Allen

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined NYG (from NO)
2025final season
Last recorded season with NYG
2021draft
Drafted by NO — Round 3, Pick 76

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 192 lb

Frame

198 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

36.5" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	NO	1	W3Questionable· HamstringW4Out· HamstringW5Questionable· Hamstring
2022	NO	3	W1Out· AnkleW2Out· AnkleW3Questionable· AnkleW6Questionable· KneeW7Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· KneeW18Out· Hamstring

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

B2021

C2022

A2023

B+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 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
2021	3	0.2	3	0.2
2022	0	0	0	0
2023	4	0.3	4	0.3
2024	3	0.4	7+4	0.4
2025	1	0.1	1	0.1

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

86 career value over replacement — #1347 all-time of 4,642. 17.2/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #76 (Rd 3) · NO · 2021 · +27 vs expected KV-H

67actual

40 expected · Δ+27

💔+21.5 stolen VORP·1.25 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2021

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2021 Draft Class· this player went #76

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator