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

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Pierre Desir

Top 23% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2020

Height6'1"

Weight192 lb

BornSep 8, 1990

Age35

CollegeLindenwood; Washburn See College Stats

ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Rookie yr2014

Draft2014 · Rd 4, Pick 127 · CLE

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 71 · #1613 · Above Average

Worth 71 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 36% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.8

Avg surplus

peak +27

4 seasons × ~17.8 surplus ≈ VORP 71

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%
2014	—	CLE	2	—	9	9	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	118	51.0%	24	20.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	CLE	10	—	35	28	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	388	49.2%	59	19.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	LAC	2	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	SD	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	22	16.0%	37	23.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	IND	7	—	32	21	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	375	70.8%	11	17.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	IND	15	—	74	55	19	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	8	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	903	91.7%	102	24.9%	83	45	0.5	85.6	9.9	0	0	0	2	3	0.0
2019	—	IND	11	—	45	33	12	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	11	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	683	88.2%	27	17.2%	74	48	0.6	96.5	11.4	0	0	0	0	8	0.1
2020	—	NYJ	9	—	46	37	9	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	8	1	—	1	0	—	0.0%	519	75.8%	140	43.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	2TM	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	53	41	0.8	115.6	8.5	0	0	0	1	5	0.1
2021	—	TB	9	—	24	22	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	308	45.1%	154	48.1%	33	24	0.7	84.4	11.5	0	0	0	0	4	0.1
Career		—	82	—	268	208	60	5	0	0.0	5.0	10	46	4	1	1	0	—	0.0%	3,316	61.0%	554	26.7%	243	158	—	—	—	0	0	0	3	20	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2014	24	CLE	2	2*	9	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	—	0	—
2015	25	CLE	10	0*	35	28	7	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	0	—	0	4.1
2016	26	LAC	2	0*	3	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	—
2017	27	IND	7	6*	32	21	11	0	0.0	0.0	1	7	0	—	0	4.8
2018	28	IND	15	15*	74	55	19	2	0.0	2.0	1	8	2	1	0	9.3
2019	29	IND	11	11*	45	33	12	1	0.0	1.0	3	11	0	—	0	8.3
2020	30	NYJ	9	9*	46	37	9	2	0.0	2.0	3	8	1	—	1	8.2
2021	31	TB	9	0*	24	22	2	0	0.0	0.0	2	4	1	—	0	5.6
Career			65	43*	268	208	60	5	—	—	10	46	4	1	1	40.3

* 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%
2014	24	CLE	5	3*	—	0.0%	118	51.0%	24	20.5%
2015	25	CLE	14	0*	—	0.0%	388	49.2%	59	19.1%
2016	26	SD	5	0*	—	0.0%	22	16.0%	37	23.6%
2017	27	IND	9	6*	—	0.0%	375	70.8%	11	17.0%
2018	28	IND	16	15*	—	0.0%	903	91.7%	102	24.9%
2019	29	IND	12	11*	—	0.0%	683	88.2%	27	17.2%
2020	30	NYJ	12	9*	—	0.0%	519	75.8%	140	43.3%
2021	31	TB	12	0*	—	0.0%	308	45.1%	154	48.1%
Career			85	44*	—	—	3,316	—	554	—

* 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	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	28	IND	16	15*	83	45	0.5	85.6	9.9	2	3	0.0
2019	29	IND	12	11*	74	48	0.6	96.5	11.4	0	8	0.1
2020	30	2TM	12	9*	53	41	0.8	115.6	8.5	1	5	0.1
2021	31	TB	12	0*	33	24	0.7	84.4	11.5	0	4	0.1
Career			52	35*	243	158	—	—	—	3	20	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 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 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 45.8

Availability 13.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2015bestavg 59elite 702021

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.96See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.96Snap share61%Def snaps3,316ReliableCV 0.24

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 · 2014

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

DB · 2014 class

4.59s

40-Yard

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 60thClass Pos 28thClass All 66th

35"

Vertical

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 64thClass Pos 40thClass All 65th

133"

Broad Jump

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 98thClass Pos 99thClass All 99th

11 reps

Bench

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 5thClass Pos 19thClass All 7th

6.86s

3-Cone

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 85thClass Pos 75thClass All 84th

4.30s

Shuttle

Low · 19th pct

Pos 19thAll 56thClass Pos 35thClass All 57th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl10Solo7Ast3PD1

College Stats

Lindenwood; WashburnCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Lindenwood; Washburn), 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.

2014 Draft Class· this player went #127

#119Anthony HitchensMLB #120Logan ThomasTE #121Carl BradfordLB #122Marqueston HuffDB #123Kevin NorwoodWR #124De'Anthony ThomasWR #125Walt AikensDB #126Khairi ForttOLB #128Tre BostonFS #129Dontae JohnsonDB #130James WhiteRB #131Brock VereenFS #132Kevin Pierre-LouisLB #133Nevin LawsonCB #134Brent UrbanDE #135Tom SavageQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Pierre inherited the Indianapolis Colts DB room from Rashaan Melvin (2016–2017), and handed it to Malik Hooker (2017–2020).

Mike Prior 1987–1992Ashley Ambrose 1992–1995Jason Belser 1992–2000Ray Buchanan 1993–1996Ray McElroy 1995–1998Tyrone Poole

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021team change
Joined TB (from NYJ)
2021final season
Last recorded season with TB
2020team change
Joined NYJ (from IND)
2017team change
Joined IND (from SD)
2016team change
Joined SD (from CLE)
2014draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 4, Pick 127

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 192 lb

Frame

198 lb at 4.59s

Size-speed

35" vert / 133" broad

Explosion

11 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	IND	0	W4Questionable· HamstringW7Questionable· HamstringW8Questionable· HamstringW9Doubtful· HamstringW10Questionable· HamstringW11Doubtful· HamstringW15Questionable· Groin

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 70

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

D2015

C2017

C+2018

B+2019

B+2020

B2021

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

71%

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
2015	0	0	0	0
2017	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2018	1	0.1	1	0.1
2019	3	0.3	4+1	0.2
2020	3	0.3	5+2	0.3
2021	2	0.2	3+1	0.2

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

71 career value over replacement — #1613 all-time of 4,642. 11.8/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #127 (Rd 4) · CLE · 2014 · +29.5 vs expected KV-H

63actual

33.5 expected · Δ+29.5

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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 · 2014

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2014 Draft Class· this player went #127

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography