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.
Reggie Nelson
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
2x
Pro Bowls
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 192 · #411 · EliteWorth 192 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 10% of all 4,612 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+24
Avg surplus
peak +51
8 seasons × ~24 surplus ≈ VORP 192
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping. Switch to Combined to fold the selected families into unified totals—yards from scrimmage, total TDs, touches.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 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 | — | OAK | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,048 | 99.9% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | — | OAK | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,026 | 98.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | — | OAK | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 370 | 54.5% | 38 | 12.4% |
| Career | — | 175 | — | 590 | 431 | 159 | 22 | 18 | 6.5 | 46.5 | 30 | 82 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,570 | 92.8% | 469 | 18.3% | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24 | JAX | 16 | — | 52 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | JAX | 13 | — | 49 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 26 | JAX | 15 | — | 66 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | CIN | 11 | — | 50 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 28 | CIN | 16 | — | 79 | 54 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 29 | CIN | 14 | — | 79 | 50 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 30 | CIN | 15 | 15* | 59 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 31 | CIN | 16 | 16* | 89 | 57 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 32 | CIN | 16 | 16* | 67 | 45 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 132 | 47* | 590 | 431 | 159 | 22 | 18 | — | — | 30 | 82 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
* 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 | 0.3% |
| 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+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 76 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
70
Sustained
career value
×.6
85
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 76 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 70
On-field 51.4
Availability 18.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2007bestavg 69elite 702015
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position14
Depth
of 100
Reached 15% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
15% of the all-time Interceptions leader15
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: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+63
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1002.191Snap share97.3%Def snaps3,126VolatileCV 1.01
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 basisAmber = 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.
4.48s
40-Yard
Above avg · 58th pct
Pos 58thAll 82thClass Pos 57thClass All 83th
34.5"
Vertical
Below avg · 31th pct
Pos 31thAll 61thClass Pos 36thClass All 60th
Postseason Career
7 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl37Solo32Ast5TFL4QBHits4Sk2.0Dis10.0FR1
Snap Counts
Def219Def%79.8%ST17ST%15.5%
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Leon HallDB7yDomata Peko Sr.NT6yCarlos DunlapDE6yGeno AtkinsDT6yAdam JonesDB6yRey MaualugaOLB6yCedric PeermanRB6yAndy DaltonQB5yA.J. GreenWR5yMichael JohnsonDE5yRobert GeathersDE5yJermaine GreshamTE5yVincent ReyOLB5yKevin HuberP4yChris CrockerDB4yAndrew WhitworthOT4yMohamed SanuWR4yPat SimsDT4yDre KirkpatrickCB4yWallace GilberryDE4yAndre SmithOT4yMike NugentK4yVontaze BurfictOLB4yBrandon TateWR4y
2007 Draft Class· this player went #21
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 OAK
- 2016team change
Joined OAK (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 facts5'11" / 210 lb
Frame
198 lb at 4.48s
Size-speed
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 9-season peers. See all →
76
peak 85
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+2007
C+2008
C2009
B2010
B+2011
B2012
B2013
B+2014
A+2015
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.
91%
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 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
Career Value · VORP
192 career value over replacement — #411 all-time of 4,612. 21.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #21 (Rd 1) · JAX · 2007 · +20.3 vs expected KV-H
76actual
55.7 expected · Δ+20.3
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