Not to be confused withReggie Nelson (G · 1999–2000).

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 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Reggie Nelson

2× Pro BowlTop 4% all-time defensive backsIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2015

Height5'11"

Weight210 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

247 career value over replacement — #235 all-time of 4,695. 20.6/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #21 (Rd 1) · JAX · 2007 · +20.3 vs expected KV-H

77actual

56.7 expected · Δ+20.3

💔+22.2 stolen VORP·1.08 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	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	23–24	JAX	16	—	6.3	52	47	5	0	0	1.0	1.0	5	11	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	24–25	JAX	13	—	0.9	49	43	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	25–26	JAX	15	—	0.0	66	60	6	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	5	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	26–27	CIN	11	—	1.6	50	31	19	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	7	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	27–28	CIN	16	—	5.7	79	54	25	4	6	2.0	12.0	4	12	2	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	28–29	CIN	14	—	4.1	79	50	29	6	4	1.0	11.0	3	9	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	29–30	CIN	15	—	3.2	59	44	15	4	3	1.0	8.0	2	7	1	3	0	0	—	0.0%	974	97.4%	142	32.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	30–31	CIN	16	—	6.7	89	57	32	5	3	1.5	9.5	4	13	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,098	97.8%	146	32.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	31–32	CIN	16	—	11.1	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	32–33	OAK	16	—	6.1	61	46	15	0	1	0.0	1.0	5	12	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,048	99.9%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	33–34	OAK	16	—	1.2	81	52	29	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	5	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,026	98.7%	1	0.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	34–35	OAK	11	—	1.3	24	20	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	370	54.5%	38	12.4%	22	15	0.7	103.4	17.1	0	0	0	11	7	0.2
Career		—	175	—	48.2	756	549	207	23	19	6.5	48.5	38	101	10	8	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	15	—	—	—	0	0	0	11	7	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

64thInterceptions·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 247 · #235 · Elite

Worth 247 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 6% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.5 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

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.5

Avg surplus

peak +51

11 seasons × ~22.5 surplus ≈