Rodney McLeod Jr. is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places McLeod in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McLeod's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Rodney McLeod Jr.

Top 22% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2017Two-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight185 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

94 career value over replacement — #1257 all-time of 4,695. 11.8/season above a replacement-level S.

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Receiving									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%	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2012	22	STL	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	21	0	100.0%	21.0	21.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	23	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	1,060	99.6%	142	31.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	24	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	1,025	97.7%	113	24.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	25	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	1,153	99.6%	112	24.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	26	PHI	16	—	75	64	11	3	0	1.0	4.0	3	7	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,013	99.4%	84	19.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	27	PHI	14	—	49	34	15	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	6	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	844	93.7%	53	13.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	28	PHI	3	—	9	6	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	162	86.0%	19	23.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	4	0.4	48.3	8.1	0	0	0	5	2	0.2
2019	29	PHI	16	—	72	43	29	0	1	1.0	2.0	2	6	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,012	99.7%	131	28.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	20	0.6	81.6	9.0	6	5	0	25	13	0.1
2020	30	PHI	13	—	63	41	22	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	7	0	2	1	0	—	0.0%	873	96.6%	114	32.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	14	0.5	56.2	6.9	1	1	0	21	6	0.1
2021	31	PHI	13	—	57	31	26	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	684	81.5%	9	2.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	20	0.7	69.8	8.8	1	1	0	4	5	0.1
2022	32	IND	17	—	85	49	36	8	0	0.0	8.0	2	8	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	1,031	91.1%	183	40.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	68	46	0.7	98.6	7.3	1	1	0	10	6	0.1
2023	33	CLE	10	—	21	11	10	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	280	49.0%	108	35.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	4	0.3	53.1	7.8	0	0	0	3	8	0.2
2024	34	CLE	17	—	32	23	9	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	5	0	1	1	0	1	0.1%	568	52.1%	239	52.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	19	0.5	100.5	8.0	0	0	0	7	5	0.1
Career		—	168	—	463	302	161	20	1	2.0	23.0	13	48	4	5	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	21	0	100.0%	21.0	21.0	—	1	215	127	—	—	—	9	8	0	75	45	—

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A defensive back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 94 · #1257 · High-Value

Worth 94 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 28% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

2 replaced

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.7

Avg surplus

peak +21

6 seasons × ~15.7 surplus ≈