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

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Reggie Nelson

2× Pro BowlTop 5% all-time defensive backsIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2015

Height5'11"

Weight210 lb

BornSep 21, 1983

Age42

CollegeFlorida; Coffeyville CC See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 1, Pick 21 · JAX

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

57thInterceptions·38

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber defensive back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 243 · #245 · Elite

Worth 243 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 6% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.1

Avg surplus

peak +51

11 seasons × ~22.1 surplus ≈ VORP 243

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%
2007	—	JAX	16	—	52	47	5	0	0	1.0	1.0	5	11	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	JAX	13	—	49	43	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	JAX	15	—	66	60	6	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	5	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CIN	11	—	50	31	19	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	7	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CIN	16	—	79	54	25	4	6	2.0	12.0	4	12	2	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CIN	14	—	79	50	29	6	4	1.0	11.0	3	9	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CIN	15	—	59	44	15	4	3	1.0	8.0	2	7	1	3	0	0	—	0.0%	974	97.4%	142	32.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	CIN	16	—	89	57	32	5	3	1.5	9.5	4	13	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,098	97.8%	146	32.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	CIN	16	—	67	45	22	2	0	0.0	2.0	8	14	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,054	96.9%	142	31.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	LV	16	—	61	46	15	0	1	0.0	1.0	5	12	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	OAK	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	1,048	99.9%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	LV	16	—	81	52	29	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	5	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	OAK	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	1,026	98.7%	1	5.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	LV	9	—	24	20	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	15	0.7	103.4	17.1	0	0	0	11	7	0.2
2018	—	OAK	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	370	54.5%	38	12.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	216	—	756	549	207	23	19	6.5	48.5	38	101	10	8	1	0	—	0.0%	5,570	90.8%	469	22.7%	22	15	—	—	—	0	0	0	11	7	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2007	24	JAX	16	—	52	47	5	0	0	1.0	1.0	5	11	1	—	0	10.5
2008	25	JAX	13	—	49	43	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	4	0	—	0	6.1
2009	26	JAX	15	—	66	60	6	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	5	0	1	0	5.7
2010	27	CIN	11	—	50	31	19	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	7	2	—	0	7.8
2011	28	CIN	16	—	79	54	25	4	6	2.0	12.0	4	12	2	—	1	12.6
2012	29	CIN	14	—	79	50	29	6	4	1.0	11.0	3	9	2	—	0	10.4
2013	30	CIN	15	15*	59	44	15	4	3	1.0	8.0	2	7	1	3	0	8.1
2014	31	CIN	16	16*	89	57	32	5	3	1.5	9.5	4	13	0	—	0	11.4
2015	32	CIN	16	16*	67	45	22	2	0	0.0	2.0	8	14	0	2	0	14.5
2016	33	LV	16	16*	61	46	15	0	1	0.0	1.0	5	12	0	2	0	11.4
2017	34	LV	16	16*	81	52	29	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	5	2	—	0	8.5
2018	35	LV	9	6*	24	20	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	2	0	—	0	4.4
Career			173	85*	756	549	207	23	19	—	—	38	101	10	8	1	111.4

* 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%
2013	30	CIN	15	15*	—	0.0%	974	97.4%	142	32.1%
2014	31	CIN	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,098	97.8%	146	32.0%
2015	32	CIN	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,054	96.9%	142	31.9%
2016	33	OAK	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,048	99.9%	—	0.0%
2017	34	OAK	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,026	98.7%	1	5.0%
2018	35	OAK	11	6*	—	0.0%	370	54.5%	38	12.4%
Career			90	85*	—	—	5,570	—	469	—

* 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	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	35	LV	11	6*	22	15	0.7	103.4	17.1	0	0	0	11	7	0.2
Career			11	6*	22	15	—	—	—	0	0	0	11	7	—

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

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 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 75.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 50.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2007bestavg 68elite 702018

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Interceptions leader17

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:1.786See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.786Snap share90.8%Def snaps5,570ReliableCV 0.33

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 · 2007

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

DB · 2007 class

4.48s

40-Yard

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 81thClass Pos 55thClass All 78th

34.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 59thClass Pos 36thClass All 54th

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl42Solo37Ast5TFL4QBHits4Sk2.0Dis10.0FR1

College Stats

Florida; Coffeyville CCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida; Coffeyville CC), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #21

#13Adam CarrikerDE #14Darrelle RevisDB #15Lawrence TimmonsOLB #16Justin HarrellDT #17Jarvis MossDE #18Leon HallDB #19Michael GriffinFS #20Aaron RossDB #22Brady QuinnQB #23Dwayne BoweWR #24Brandon MeriweatherS #25Jon BeasonMLB #26Anthony SpencerLB #27Robert MeachemWR #28Joe StaleyOT #29Ben GrubbsG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Reggie inherited the Cincinnati Bengals DB room from Chris Crocker (2008–2013), and handed it to Adam Jones (2010–2017).

Darryl Williams 1992–2001Corey Sawyer 1994–1998Sam Shade 1995–1998Jimmy Spencer 1996–1997Ashley Ambrose 1996–1998Greg Myers

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2018final season
Last recorded season with LV
2016team change
Joined LV (from CIN)
2010team change
Joined CIN (from JAX)
2007draft
Drafted by JAX — Round 1, Pick 21

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 210 lb

Frame

198 lb at 4.48s

Size-speed

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2014	CIN	W17Questionable· Illness
2013	CIN	W4Doubtful· Hamstring
2012	CIN	W10Doubtful· HamstringW11Doubtful· 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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 86

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

B+2007

C+2008

C2009

B2010

B+2011

B2012

B2013

B+2014

A+2015

B+2016

C+2017

B2018

Availability

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
2007	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2008	2	0.2	2	0.1
2009	0	0	0	0
2010	2	0.2	2	0.1
2011	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2012	3	0.2	3	0.2
2013	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2014	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2015	8	0.5	8	0.5
2016	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	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

243 career value over replacement — #245 all-time of 4,642. 20.3/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #21 (Rd 1) · JAX · 2007 · +19.5 vs expected KV-H

76actual

56.5 expected · Δ+19.5

💔+21.9 stolen VORP·1.08 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

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 · 2007

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #21

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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