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 LegendTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight205 lb

BornMar 10, 1965

Age61

CollegePurdue See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1987 · Rd 1, Pick 10 · PIT

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

9thInterceptions·71

11x

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1993·Int8

Archetype Intelligence

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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 345 · #79 · All-Time

Worth 345 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 3% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 15 of 16 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23 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

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23

Avg surplus

peak +44

15 seasons × ~23 surplus ≈ VORP 345

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

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	—	PIT	8	—	19	18	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	PIT	16	—	86	78	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	4	29	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	PIT	15	—	74	62	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	32	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	PIT	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	PIT	15	—	71	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	13	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	PIT	16	—	82	70	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	4	28	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	PIT	16	—	74	67	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	8	23	2	—	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—
1994	—	PIT	15	—	80	65	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	4	26	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	PIT	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	PIT	16	—	71	61	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	6	21	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	SF	14	—	47	42	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	21	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	BAL	16	—	88	76	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6	16	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	BAL	16	—	66	49	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	7	18	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	BAL	16	—	75	58	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	10	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	BAL	16	—	74	49	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	16	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	LV	16	—	82	61	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	8	15	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	LV	10	—	51	32	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	238	—	1,041	788	—	—	—	13.5	13.5	71	274	16	0	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1993	28	PIT	16	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	18.8
Career			16		1	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	193.1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1993	28	PIT	16	—	74	67	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	8	23	2	—	—	—
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	—	—	—
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	LV	16	—	82	61	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	8	15	0	—	—	—
2003	38	LV	10	—	51	32	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	3	0	—	—	—
Career			238		1,041	788	—	—	—	—	—	71	274	16	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 91 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 91 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 16 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 81 × longevity 1 = KV-H 91· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 51.9

Availability 19.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1987bestavg 69elite 702003

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 32% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

32% of the all-time Interceptions leader32

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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%.

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+).

College Stats

PurdueCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Purdue), 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.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #10

#1Vinny TestaverdeQB #2Cornelius BennettOLB #3Alonzo HighsmithRB #3Cris CarterWR #4Brent FullwoodRB #6Kelly StoufferQB #13Chris MillerQB #14D.J. DozierRB #19Paul PalmerRB #20Haywood JeffiresWR #21Roger VickRB #23Bruce ArmstrongOT #24Rod BernstineRB #25Terrence FlaglerRB #26Jim HarbaughQB #27Ricky NattielWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rod opened the Pittsburgh Steelers DB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Carnell Lake (1989–1998).

Rod Woodson 1987–1996Carnell Lake 1989–1998Darren Perry 1992–1998Myron Bell 1994–2001Lee Flowers 1995–2002Dewayne Washington 1998–2003

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003final season
Last recorded season with LV
2002team change
Joined LV (from BAL)
1998team change
Joined BAL (from SF)
1997team change
Joined SF (from PIT)
1987draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 1, Pick 10

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 205 lb

Frame

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 16-season peers. See all →

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
1987	1	0.1	0-1	0
1988	4	0.3	1-3	0.1
1989	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1990	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
1991	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1992	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1993	8	0.5	5-3	0.3
1994	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1996	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1997	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
1998	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1999	7	0.4	5-2	0.3
2000	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2001	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2002	8	0.5	6-2	0.3
2003	2	0.2	2	0.1

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

345 career value over replacement — #79 all-time of 4,642. 21.6/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #10 (Rd 1) · PIT · 1987 · +30.6 vs expected KV-H

91actual

60.4 expected · Δ+30.6

💔+45.5 stolen VORP·2.04 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1987 Draft Class· this player went #10

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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