Ryan Clark is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Clark in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Clark's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 2002 | 22–23 | NYG | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 23–24 | NYG | 8 | — | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 24–25 | WAS | 15 | — | 69 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 25–26 | WAS | 13 | — | 47 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 26–27 | PIT | 13 | — | 62 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27–28 | PIT | 6 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 28–29 | PIT | 14 | — | 75 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29–30 | PIT | 15 | — | 78 | 58 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 30–31 | PIT | 16 | — | 74 | 41 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 31–32 | PIT | 16 | — | 88 | 59 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 32–33 | PIT | 15 | — | 88 | 60 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 33–34 | PIT | 16 | — | 93 | 50 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,061 | 99.2% | 71 | 14.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 34–35 | WAS | 16 | — | 93 | 60 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,013 | 98.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 164 | — | 800 | 524 | 276 | 13 | 4 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 16 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
90 career value over replacement — #1322 all-time of 4,695. 7.5/season above a replacement-level S.
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12 seasons · peak 3.8 in 2005
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.
1.2 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2005 · +0.3 wins
Latest season · 2014 · +0.0 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.
#287 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22–23 | NYG | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 23–24 | NYG | 8 | — | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | WAS | 15 | — | 69 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | WAS | 13 | — | 47 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | PIT | 13 | — | 62 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | PIT | 6 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | PIT | 14 | — | 75 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | PIT | 15 | — | 78 | 58 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2010 | 30–31 | PIT | 16 | — | 74 | 41 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2011 | 31–32 | PIT | 16 | — | 88 | 59 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2012 | 32–33 | PIT | 15 | — | 88 | 60 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2013 | 33–34 | PIT | 16 | 16* | 93 | 50 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2014 | 34–35 | WAS | 16 | 16* | 93 | 60 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 164 | 800 | 524 | 276 | 13 | 4 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 16 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33–34 | PIT | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,061 | 99.2% | 71 | 14.5% |
| 2014 | 34–35 | WAS | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,013 | 98.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No regular-season rushing rows are available in this profile artifact. | ||||||||||||
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
Blend 58.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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