Robert Golden
Role PlayerTwo-Way Profile
A defensive back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 3 · #4064 · Role PlayerWorth 3 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 89% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+3
Avg surplus
peak +3
1 seasons × ~3 surplus ≈ VORP 3
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 | Passing | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2012 | — | PIT | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | PIT | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 50 | 15.0% | 236 | 49.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | PIT | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5 | 1.8% | 292 | 62.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | PIT | 10 | — | 34 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 391 | 47.1% | 311 | 69.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | PIT | 8 | — | 29 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 377 | 48.3% | 115 | 31.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | PIT | 7 | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 205 | 24.7% | 300 | 68.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Career | — | 31 | — | 81 | 56 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | — | 118.8 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,028 | 27.4% | 1,254 | 56.4% | 8.8 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |
Career EPA8.8·9 passing·4.4/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | PIT | 2 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 27 | PIT | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | — |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.5 | — | — | 118.8 | 0 | 7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22 | PIT | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 23 | PIT | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 24 | PIT | 2 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 25 | PIT | 10 | 0* | 34 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 26 | PIT | 8 | 0* | 29 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 27 | PIT | 7 | 0* | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 31 | 81 | 56 | 25 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 23 | PIT | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 50 | 15.0% | 236 | 49.8% |
| 2014 | 24 | PIT | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 5 | 1.8% | 292 | 62.6% |
| 2015 | 25 | PIT | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 391 | 47.1% | 311 | 69.8% |
| 2016 | 26 | PIT | 13 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 377 | 48.3% | 115 | 31.5% |
| 2017 | 27 | PIT | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 205 | 24.7% | 300 | 68.4% |
| Career | 77 | — | — | 1,028 | — | 1,254 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | — | — | 0* | 3.8 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 27 | — | — | 0* | 5.0 | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 36 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 40 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 40 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
47
Sustained
career value
×.6
46
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 46.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 40· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 36.6
Availability 10.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2015bestavg 462017
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Interceptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
4.39 EPA/season over 2 seasons51
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+39
Rotational
SIS
Disruption/1001.167Snap share27.4%Def snaps1,028VolatileCV 0.42
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+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl3Ast3PD1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona), 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.
Top Teammates
Ben RoethlisbergerQB6yCameron HeywardDE6yAntonio BrownWR6yJames HarrisonOLB5yLawrence TimmonsOLB5yWilliam GayFS5yDavid DeCastroG5yRamon FosterG5yLe'Veon BellRB5yVince WilliamsILB5yMarcus GilbertOT5yHeath MillerTE4yMike MitchellS4ySteve McLendonNT4yDarrius Heyward-BeyWR4yChris HubbardOT4yWill AllenS4yStephon TuittDE4yArthur MoatsDE4yMaurkice PounceyC4yGreg WarrenLS4yDan McCullersDT4yMarkus WheatonWR4yRyan ShazierLB4y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2017final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 2012signing
Entered the NFL with PIT
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 202 lb
Frame
Injury History
3 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | PIT | 3 | W4Out· HamstringW5Out· HamstringW17Out· AnkleW18Questionable· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
40
peak 46
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2015
C2016
C2017
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
96%
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 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
3 career value over replacement — #4064 all-time of 4,642. 1/season above a replacement-level S.
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