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.
Career Value · VORP
343 career value over replacement — #80 all-time of 4,695. 21.4/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #10 (Rd 1) · PIT · 1987 · +29.5 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | |
16 seasons · peak 12.3 in 1993
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
7.8 career wins over 16 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1993 · +0.9 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
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.
Blend 80.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 91· confidence 100%
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
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91% match
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Latest season · 2003 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#4 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)