Sean Taylor is a career quality starter β a defensive back whose body of work places Taylor in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Taylor's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sean Taylor
Height6'2"
Weight212 lb
BornApr 1, 1983
Age43
CollegeMiamiSee College Stats
Rookie yr2004
Draft2004 Β· Rd 1, Pick 5 Β· WAS
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context2x
Pro Bowls
A defensive back with a above-average career β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 81 Β· #1422 Β· Above AverageWorth 81 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety β top 32% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+20.3
Avg surplus
peak +42
4 seasons Γ ~20.3 surplus β VORP 81
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno 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 | |||||
| 2004 | β | WAS | 15 | β | 73 | 56 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | WAS | 15 | β | 62 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | WAS | 16 | β | 85 | 60 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | β | WAS | 9 | β | 35 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 55 | β | 255 | 195 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 12 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 59 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
66
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
61
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 64 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 59Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 66
On-field 48
Availability 18
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2004bestavg 68elite 702007
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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+).
Combine Β· 2004
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.51s
40-Yard
Below avg Β· 43th pct
Pos 43thAll 75thClass Pos 38thClass All 79th
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl10Solo6Ast4PD1FR1TD1
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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Phillip DanielsDE4yShawn SpringsCB4yCornelius GriffinDT4yBrian KozlowskiTE4yMarcus WashingtonOLB4yClinton PortisRB4yMike SellersTE4yJames ThrashWR4yChris CooleyTE4yLadell BettsRB4yDemetric EvansDE4yRock CartwrightRB4yKhary CampbellLB4ySantana MossWR3yMark BrunellQB3yRenaldo WynnDE3yJohn HallK3yCarlos RogersCB3yRobert RoyalTE3yJoe Salave'aDT3yLemar MarshallOLB3yDerrick FrostP3yAde JimohDB3yRyan BoschettiDT3y
2004 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #5
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterSean inherited the Washington Commanders DB room from Fred Smoot (2001β2009), and handed it to Shawn Springs (2004β2008).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2007final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 2004draft
Drafted by WAS β Round 1, Pick 5
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 212 lb
Frame
230 lb at 4.51s
Size-speed
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
59
peak 61
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+2004
C+2005
C+2006
A+2007
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
86%
Era Translator
INT translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | β 2025 INT | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0.6 | 7+2 | 0.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
81 career value over replacement β #1422 all-time of 4,642. 20.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeMiss β
Pick #5 (Rd 1) Β· WAS Β· 2004 Β· -2.8 vs expected KV-H
59actual
61.8 expected Β· Ξβ2.8
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