Sam Shields is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Shields in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Shields's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sam Shields
Height5'11"
Weight178 lb
BornDec 8, 1987
Age38
CollegeMiamiSee College Stats
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2010
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 132 · #770 · High-ValueWorth 132 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 18% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+18.9
Avg surplus
peak +27
7 seasons × ~18.9 surplus ≈ VORP 132
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2010 | — | GB | 13 | — | 28 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | GB | 15 | — | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | GB | 9 | — | 25 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | GB | 14 | — | 58 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 878 | 97.1% | 1 | 3.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | GB | 14 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 820 | 84.3% | 67 | 19.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | GB | 11 | — | 39 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 692 | 85.6% | 57 | 17.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | GB | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 62 | 86.0% | 7 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | LA | 10 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | 1 | — | 0.0% | 339 | 43.8% | 233 | 54.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | — | 87 | — | 245 | 213 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 19 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | 1 | — | 0.0% | 2,791 | 79.3% | 365 | 24.0% | — | — | 3.1 | 0 | 6 | |
Career EPA3.1·3 receiving·3.1/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31 | LA | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | 1 | — |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | 1 | 49.3 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23 | GB | 13 | — | 28 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | GB | 15 | — | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 25 | GB | 9 | — | 25 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 26 | GB | 14 | 14* | 58 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 27 | GB | 14 | 12* | 37 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 28 | GB | 11 | 10* | 39 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29 | GB | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 31 | LA | 10 | 0* | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 87 | 36* | 245 | 213 | 32 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26 | GB | 14 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 878 | 97.1% | 1 | 3.0% |
| 2014 | 27 | GB | 14 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 820 | 84.3% | 67 | 19.8% |
| 2015 | 28 | GB | 12 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 692 | 85.6% | 57 | 17.5% |
| 2016 | 29 | GB | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | 62 | 86.0% | 7 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 31 | LA | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 339 | 43.8% | 233 | 54.8% |
| Career | 57 | 36* | — | — | 2,791 | — | 365 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 3.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31 | LA | 16 | 0* | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 116.7 |
| Career | 16 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31 | LA | 16 | 0* | 37 | 25 | 0.7 | 133.2 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Career | 16 | 37 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 69 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
68
Sustained
career value
×.6
70
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 68.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 68
On-field 52.2
Availability 15.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2010bestavg 68elite 702018
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position12
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Interceptions leader9
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
3.15 EPA/season over 1 season51
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: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+63
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1002.006Snap share79.4%Def snaps2,791ConsistentCV 0.21
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
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
10 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt1Rec1Yds12Ctch%100.0%Y/R12.0Y/Tgt12.01D1
Defense
Tkl30Solo27Ast3Sk1.0Dis1.0Int5PD12FF1TD1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA3.4Rec AirYd3
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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
Aaron RodgersQB7yMason CrosbyK7yClay MatthewsOLB7yMorgan BurnettS7yJames StarksRB7yRandall CobbWR6yJordy NelsonWR6yJohn KuhnFB6yTim MasthayP6yMike NealOLB6yTramon WilliamsCB5yA.J. HawkLB5yJames JonesWR5yMike DanielsDE5yT.J. LangG5yB.J. RajiNT5yNick PerryOLB5yJarrett BushCB5yBrad JonesLB5yAndrew QuarlessTE5yRyan PickettNT4yCasey HaywardCB4yMicah HydeS4yDavid BakhtiariOT4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterSam inherited the Green Bay Packers DB room from Tramon Williams (2007–2019), and handed it to Morgan Burnett (2010–2017).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2018team change
Joined LA (from GB)
- 2018final season
Last recorded season with LA
- 2010signing
Entered the NFL with GB
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 178 lb
Frame
Injury History
11 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | LA | 0 | W9Questionable· Illness |
| 2016 | GB | 3 | W2Doubtful· ConcussionW3Out· ConcussionW5Out· ConcussionW6Out· Concussion |
| 2015 | GB | 1 | W9Questionable· ShoulderW10Questionable· ShoulderW15Out· ConcussionW16Doubtful· ConcussionW17Questionable· ConcussionW18Doubtful· ConcussionW19Questionable· Concussion |
| 2014 | GB | 1 | W7Out· KneeW8Doubtful· KneeW14Questionable· Concussion |
| 2013 | GB | 0 | W12Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2012 | GB | 5 | W7Out· Shin / AnkleW8Out· AnkleW9Out· AnkleW11Questionable· AnkleW12Out· AnkleW13Out· Ankle |
| 2011 | GB | 0 | W7Doubtful· Concussion |
| 2010 | GB | 1 | W4Doubtful· CalfW5Out· Calf |
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 7-season peers. See all →
69
peak 70
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B2010
B+2011
B+2012
B+2013
B2014
B+2015
C+2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
73%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0.3 | 5+2 | 0.3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0.3 | 4+1 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
132 career value over replacement — #770 all-time of 4,642. 18.9/season above a replacement-level CB.
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