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
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2010 | 22–23 | GB | 13 | — | 28 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 23–24 | GB | 15 | — | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24–25 | GB | 9 | — | 25 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25–26 | GB | 14 | — | 58 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 878 | 97.1% | 1 | 0.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 26–27 | GB | 14 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 820 | 84.3% | 67 | 16.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 27–28 | GB | 12 | — | 39 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 692 | 85.6% | 57 | 17.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 28–29 | 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 | 30–31 | LAR | 16 | — | 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 | 32.9% | 233 | 51.4% | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 116.7 |
| Career | — | 94 | — | 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 | — | 1 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
132 career value over replacement — #786 all-time of 4,695. 18.9/season above a replacement-level CB.
💔+40.8 stolen VORP·2.16 szns lostFan Rating
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