Ronnie Heard
Top 48% all-time defensive backsSolid Contributor
A defensive back with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 31 · #2645 · Role PlayerWorth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 58% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+15.5
Avg surplus
peak +25
2 seasons × ~15.5 surplus ≈ VORP 31
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2000 | — | SF | 7 | — | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | SF | 10 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | SF | 12 | — | 40 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | SF | 7 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | SF | 16 | — | 61 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | ATL | 8 | — | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 60 | — | 169 | 134 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 52 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
50
Sustained
career value
×.6
57
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 52.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 50
On-field 36.4
Availability 13.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2000bestavg 47elite 702005
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Interceptions leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 89%.
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
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl1Ast1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi), 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
Bryant YoungDT5yJulian PetersonOLB5yJohn EngelbergerDE5yFred BeasleyFB5yJeff UlbrichILB5yJason WebsterDB5yAhmed PlummerCB5yTim RattayQB5yTerrell OwensWR4yDerek M. SmithILB4yAndre CarterDE4yJeff GarciaQB4yKevan BarlowRB4yTai StreetsWR4yJamie WinbornOLB4yZack BronsonDB4yChike OkeaforOLB3yTony ParrishS3yGarrison HearstRB3yJ.J. StokesWR3yCedrick WilsonWR3yBrandon MooreLB3yTerry JacksonRB3yMike RumphDB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterRonnie inherited the San Francisco 49ers DB room from Jason Webster (2000–2003), and handed it to Ahmed Plummer (2000–2005).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2005team change
Joined ATL (from SF)
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with ATL
- 2000signing
Entered the NFL with SF
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 215 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 6-season peers. See all →
52
peak 57
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2000
C2001
B+2002
C2003
C+2004
D2005
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
66%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
31 career value over replacement — #2645 all-time of 4,642. 5.2/season above a replacement-level S.
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