Not to be confused withRoy Williams (WR · 2004–2011).

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

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Roy Williams

5× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 12% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2006 Team Carrier · #462

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Career Value · VORP

111 career value over replacement — #1006 all-time of 4,695. 13.9/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #8 (Rd 1) · DAL · 2002 · +6.5 vs expected KV-H

68actual

61.5 expected · Δ+6.5

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Combined Season Grid

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

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2002	22	DAL	16	—	86	75	11	6	2	2.0	10.0	5	8	2	2	2	0
2003	23	DAL	16	—	65	49	16	0	0	2.5	2.5	2	9	2	—	0	0
2004	24	DAL	16	—	81	63	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	10	1	—	0	0
2005	25	DAL	16	—	71	59	12	0	0	2.5	2.5	3	10	3	1	1	0
2006	26	DAL	16	—	53	44	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	14	0	1	0	0
2007	27	DAL	15	—	83	66	17	0	1	0.0	1.0	2	5	0	1	0	0
2008	28	DAL	2	—	4	3	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	29	CIN	4	—	24	15	9	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	2	0	—	0	0
2010	30	CIN	12	—	53	32	21	4	2	1.0	7.0	1	1	0	3	0	0
Career		—	113	—	520	406	114	10	6	8.0	24.0	20	59	8	8	3	0

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A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 111 · #1006 · High-Value

Worth 111 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 22% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 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

+15.9

Avg surplus

peak +30

7 seasons × ~15.9 surplus ≈