Richard Sherman is building a case for Canton — a 52% HOF probability suggests his career already clears the historical enshrinement bar in most models. His overall career value places Sherman in the top 1% of all defensive backs in the StatVault encyclopedia.

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Richard Sherman

5× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 1% all-time defensive backsAll-Time Great👑 #1 Defensive Back · 2012–2013 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2012

Height6'3"

Weight205 lb

BornMar 30, 1988

Age38

CollegeStanford See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 5, Pick 154 · SEA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

60thInterceptions·37

Postseason all-time ranks

19thPlayoff Interceptions·4

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2013·Int8

Archetype Intelligence

All-Time GreatExplore archetypes →

A top 1% all-time defensive back — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their average per-snap value underscores the elite level they operated at.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 225 · #296 · Elite

Worth 225 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 7% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +28.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+28.1

Avg surplus

peak +50

8 seasons × ~28.1 surplus ≈ VORP 225

Combined Season Grid

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

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)					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%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2011	—	SEA	12	—	50	43	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	17	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	SEA	16	—	63	52	11	0	1	1.0	2.0	8	24	3	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	SEA	15	—	46	36	10	0	1	0.0	1.0	8	16	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	979	93.8%	50	12.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SEA	14	—	56	44	12	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	8	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	966	98.6%	94	23.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	SEA	16	—	50	33	17	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	14	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	977	97.9%	106	23.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	SEA	16	—	58	38	20	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	13	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,054	97.5%	62	17.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	SEA	9	—	34	24	10	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	7	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	572	94.4%	38	15.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	SF	12	—	36	29	7	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	4	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	836	89.1%	12	10.0%	—	—	—	—	—	39	24	0.6	92.6	11.9	1	0	0	1	2	0.1
2019	—	SF	14	—	59	46	13	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	11	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	896	94.0%	1	4.0%	—	—	—	—	—	69	43	0.6	63.0	8.9	1	1	0	1	7	0.1
2020	—	SF	5	—	17	15	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	332	98.4%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	29	21	0.7	116.2	8.5	0	0	0	2	2	0.1
2021	—	TB	4	—	11	11	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	140	47.6%	4	11.0%	—	—	—	—	—	17	12	0.7	76.1	11.6	0	0	0	4	3	0.2
Career		—	133	—	480	371	109	12	3	2.0	17.0	37	116	5	6	3	0	—	0.0%	6,752	90.2%	367	14.7%	—	—	—	0	0	154	100	—	—	—	2	1	0	8	14	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2011	23	SEA	12	—	50	43	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	17	1	—	0	10.7
2012	24	SEA	16	—	63	52	11	0	1	1.0	2.0	8	24	3	1	1	18.8
2013	25	SEA	15	15*	46	36	10	0	1	0.0	1.0	8	16	0	1	1	15.9
2014	26	SEA	14	14*	56	44	12	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	8	1	—	0	9.8
2015	27	SEA	16	16*	50	33	17	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	14	0	—	0	9.7
2016	28	SEA	16	16*	58	38	20	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	13	0	1	0	10.8
2017	29	SEA	9	8*	34	24	10	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	7	0	1	0	6
2018	30	SF	12	12*	36	29	7	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	4	0	1	0	4.5
2019	31	SF	14	14*	59	46	13	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	11	0	—	1	10.8
2020	32	SF	5	5*	17	15	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	1	0	—	0	2.2
2021	33	TB	4	0*	11	11	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	1	0	2.1
Career			133	100*	480	371	109	12	3	—	—	37	116	5	6	3	101.3

* 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%
2013	25	SEA	16	15*	—	0.0%	979	93.8%	50	12.1%
2014	26	SEA	16	16*	—	0.0%	966	98.6%	94	23.2%
2015	27	SEA	16	16*	—	0.0%	977	97.9%	106	23.6%
2016	28	SEA	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,054	97.5%	62	17.6%
2017	29	SEA	9	8*	—	0.0%	572	94.4%	38	15.8%
2018	30	SF	14	12*	—	0.0%	836	89.1%	12	10.0%
2019	31	SF	15	14*	—	0.0%	896	94.0%	1	4.0%
2020	32	SF	5	5*	—	0.0%	332	98.4%	—	0.0%
2021	33	TB	5	0*	—	0.0%	140	47.6%	4	11.0%
Career			112	102*	—	—	6,752	—	367	—

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

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2012	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	30	SF	14	12*	39	24	0.6	92.6	11.9	1	0	1	2	0.1
2019	31	SF	15	14*	69	43	0.6	63.0	8.9	1	1	1	7	0.1
2020	32	SF	5	5*	29	21	0.7	116.2	8.5	0	0	2	2	0.1
2021	33	TB	5	0*	17	12	0.7	76.1	11.6	0	0	4	3	0.2
Career			39	31*	154	100	—	—	—	2	1	8	14	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 85 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 85 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 81.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 85· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 72

On-field 55.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2011bestavg 66elite 702021

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+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.718See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.718Snap share90.2%Def snaps6,752ReliableCV 0.28

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 · 2011

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

DB · 2011 class

4.54s

40-Yard

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 69thClass Pos 35thClass All 66th

38"

Vertical

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 87thClass Pos 88thClass All 91th

125"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 86thClass Pos 79thClass All 87th

16 reps

Bench

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 22thClass Pos 44thClass All 21th

6.82s

3-Cone

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 89thClass Pos 53thClass All 78th

4.33s

Shuttle

Low · 14th pct

Pos 14thAll 51thClass Pos 5thClass All 43th

Postseason Career

14 playoff games

Defense

Tkl46Solo27Ast19TFL1Dis1.0Int4PD12FF1

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.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #154

#145Jacquizz RodgersRB #146DeJon GomesDB #148Denarius MooreWR #149Dion LewisRB #150Jason PinkstonG #151Ahmad BlackFS #152T.J. YatesQB #153Jeremy KerleyWR #155Niles PaulTE #158Jermale HinesDB #159Lee SmithTE #161Julian VanderveldeG #163Daniel KilgoreC #164Chykie BrownDB #165Pernell McPheeLB #167Ryan WhalenWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Richard inherited the Seattle Seahawks DB room from Brandon Browner (2011–2013), and handed it to Byron Maxwell (2012–2017).

Dwayne Harper 1988–1993Carlton Gray 1993–1996Jay Bellamy 1994–2000Darryl Williams 1996–1999Shawn Springs 1997–2003Willie Williams

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021team change
Joined TB (from SF)
2021final season
Last recorded season with TB
2018team change
Joined SF (from SEA)
2011draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 5, Pick 154

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 205 lb

Frame

195 lb at 4.54s

Size-speed

38" vert / 125" broad

Explosion

16 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	TB	1	W7Out· HamstringW8Questionable· HamstringW15Doubtful· AchillesW16Questionable· AchillesW17Doubtful· AchillesW18Doubtful· Achilles
2020	SF	2	W16Out· CalfW17Out· Calf
2019	SF	1	W15Out· Hamstring
2018	SF	1	W4Out· CalfW5Questionable· CalfW7Questionable· CalfW8Questionable· CalfW9Questionable· Calf / Heel
2017	SEA	0	W1Questionable· ThighW2Questionable· HamstringW10Questionable· Achilles
2011	SEA	0	W13Questionable· Calf

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 95

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

A2011

A+2012

A+2013

B+2014

B2015

B+2016

B2017

C2018

B2019

D2020

D2021

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2011	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2012	8	0.5	7-1	0.4
2013	8	0.5	8	0.5
2014	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2015	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2016	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2017	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2018	0	0	0	0
2019	3	0.2	3	0.2
2020	1	0.2	3+2	0.2
2021	1	0.3	4+3	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

225 career value over replacement — #296 all-time of 4,642. 20.5/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×2 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #154 (Rd 5) · SEA · 2011 · +52 vs expected KV-H

85actual

33 expected · Δ+52

💔+47.4 stolen VORP·2.31 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2011

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2011 Draft Class· this player went #154

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography