Rod Woodson is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 91 in the Knox value model. Woodson's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Rod Woodson

★ HALL OF FAME11× Pro Bowl6× All-ProTop 0% all-time defensive backsIron Legend🏟️ Pittsburgh Steelers Icon 📈 Late Developer · 2002Two-Way Profile

Career Value · VORP

343 career value over replacement — #80 all-time of 4,695. 21.4/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #10 (Rd 1) · PIT · 1987 · +29.5 vs expected KV-H

91actual

61.5 expected · Δ+29.5

💔+43.7 stolen VORP·2.04 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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

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

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1987	22	PIT	8	—	19	18	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	23	PIT	16	—	86	78	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	4	29	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	24	PIT	15	—	74	62	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	32	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	25	PIT	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	26	PIT	15	—	71	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	13	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	27	PIT	16	—	82	70	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	4	28	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	28	PIT	16	—	74	67	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	8	23	2	—	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—
1994	29	PIT	15	—	80	65	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	4	26	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	30	PIT	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	31	PIT	16	—	71	61	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	6	21	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	32	SF	14	—	47	42	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	21	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	33	BAL	16	—	88	76	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	16	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	34	BAL	16	—	66	49	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	7	18	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	35	BAL	16	—	75	58	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	10	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	36	BAL	16	—	74	49	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	16	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	37	OAK	16	—	82	61	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	8	15	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	38	OAK	10	—	51	32	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	238	—	1,041	788	—	—	—	13.5	13.5	71	274	16	—	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

2ndInterceptions·71

11x

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1993·Int8

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An all-time caliber defensive back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 343 · #80 · All-Time

Worth 343 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 15 of 16 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

15 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

+22.9

Avg surplus

peak +44

15 seasons × ~22.9 surplus ≈