Sheldon Brown is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Brown in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brown'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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | 23 | PHI | 8 | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | PHI | 15 | — | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | PHI | 16 | — | 86 | 63 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | PHI | 16 | — | 56 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | PHI | 16 | — | 47 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | 60 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29 | PHI | 16 | — | 49 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | PHI | 16 | — | 48 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 31 | CLE | 15 | — | 51 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | CLE | 16 | — | 46 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 33 | CLE | 14 | — | 58 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | — | 164 | — | 554 | 444 | 110 | 9 | 6 | 8.0 | 23.0 | 26 | 146 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
148 career value over replacement — #674 all-time of 4,695. 13.5/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #59 (Rd 2) · PHI · 2002 · +20.9 vs expected KV-H
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11 seasons · peak 6.7 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.
2.8 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2005 · +0.5 wins
Latest season · 2012 · +0.3 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.
#152 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 | 23 | PHI | 8 | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | 24 | PHI | 15 | — | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 25 | PHI | 16 | — | 86 | 63 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 26 | PHI | 16 | — | 56 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2006 | 27 | PHI | 16 | — | 47 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | 60 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | 29 | PHI | 16 | — | 49 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2009 | 30 | PHI | 16 | — | 48 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2010 | 31 | CLE | 15 | — | 51 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 32 | CLE | 16 | — | 46 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2012 | 33 | CLE | 14 | — | 58 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Career | 164 | 554 | 444 | 110 | 9 | 6 | 8.0 | 23.0 | 26 | 146 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 36.1 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
Blend 67.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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