Talanoa Hufanga is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Hufanga in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hufanga's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Talanoa Hufanga

1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 23% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter

Height6'0"

Weight200 lb

BornFeb 1, 2000

Age26

CollegeUSC See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 5, Pick 180 · SF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 62 · #1792 · Above Average

Worth 62 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 40% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20.7

Avg surplus

peak +30

3 seasons × ~20.7 surplus ≈ VORP 62

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													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)					Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	—	SF	11	—	26	19	7	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	395	43.6%	237	58.9%	—	—	—	—	—	24	14	0.6	114.1	11.9	2	1	1	16	4	0.1
2022	—	SF	17	—	87	57	30	5	3	2.0	10.0	4	9	2	—	1	0	2	3.0%	1,029	96.0%	93	21.5%	—	—	—	—	—	55	35	0.6	91.4	8.9	5	2	1	28	8	0.1
2023	—	SF	10	—	47	35	12	1	2	0.0	3.0	3	3	0	—	0	0	1	1.0%	577	88.5%	43	16.8%	—	—	—	—	—	19	13	0.7	60.1	6.5	2	1	1	9	3	0.1
2024	—	SF	7	—	35	17	18	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	308	69.9%	33	20.2%	—	—	—	—	—	13	12	0.9	118.6	7.2	0	0	0	2	5	0.1
2025	—	DEN	17	—	106	67	39	6	3	2.0	11.0	0	11	1	—	0	0	5	2.3%	1,083	96.3%	75	15.8%	—	—	—	—	—	58	35	0.6	103.4	8.8	3	0	1	15	10	0.1
Career		—	62	—	301	195	106	15	9	4.0	28.0	7	25	3	—	1	0	8	2.1%	3,392	78.8%	481	26.6%	—	—	—	—	—	169	109	—	—	—	12	4	4	70	30	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2021	21	SF	11	—	26	19	7	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	2	0	—	0	3
2022	22	SF	17	0*	87	57	30	5	3	2.0	10.0	4	9	2	—	1	11.7
2023	23	SF	10	0*	47	35	12	1	2	0.0	3.0	3	3	0	—	0	6.2
2024	24	SF	7	—	35	17	18	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	1.7
2025	25	DEN	17	0*	106	67	39	6	3	2.0	11.0	0	11	1	—	0	9.5
Career			62		301	195	106	15	9	—	—	7	25	3	—	1	32.1

* 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%
2021	21	SF	15	—	—	0.0%	395	43.6%	237	58.9%
2022	22	SF	17	0*	2	3.0%	1,029	96.0%	93	21.5%
2023	23	SF	10	0*	1	1.0%	577	88.5%	43	16.8%
2024	24	SF	7	—	—	0.0%	308	69.9%	33	20.2%
2025	25	DEN	17	0*	5	2.3%	1,083	96.3%	75	15.8%
Career			66		8	—	3,392	—	481	—

* 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
No regular-season advanced (epa) rows are available in this profile artifact.

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	21	SF	15	—	24	14	0.6	114.1	11.9	2	1	1	16	4	0.1
2022	22	SF	17	0*	55	35	0.6	91.4	8.9	5	2	1	28	8	0.1
2023	23	SF	10	0*	19	13	0.7	60.1	6.5	2	1	1	9	3	0.1
2024	24	SF	7	—	13	12	0.9	118.6	7.2	0	0	0	2	5	0.1
2025	25	DEN	17	0*	58	35	0.6	103.4	8.8	3	0	1	15	10	0.1
Career			66		169	109	—	—	—	12	4	4	70	30	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 43.9

Availability 16.1

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2021bestavg 57elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Interceptions leader3

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.857See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.857Snap share78.8%Def snaps3,392VolatileCV 0.43

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2021

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

4.65s

40-Yard

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl33Solo19Ast14TFL1Dis1.0PD3FR1

College Stats

USCImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2018	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	0	—	—	—
2019	—	—	58	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	2	—	—	—
2020	—	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	—	—	—
Career		0	129	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	8	0	4	0	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #180

#172Deommodore LenoirCB #173Tedarrell SlatonDT #174Earnest Brown IVDE #175Jason PinnockSAF #176K.J. BrittLB #177Cameron McGroneLB #178Shemar Jean-CharlesCB #179Simi FehokoWR #181Cornell PowellWR #182Adetokunbo OgundejiLB #183Avery WilliamsRB #184Ben MasonTE #185Nick NiemannLB #186Hamsah NasirildeenLB #187Frank DarbyWR #188Joshuah BledsoeSAF

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Talanoa inherited the San Francisco 49ers DB room from Emmanuel Moseley (2018–2022), and handed it to Deommodore Lenoir (2021–2025).

Dave Waymer 1990–1991Eric Davis 1990–1995Merton Hanks 1991–1998Dana Hall 1992–1994Tim McDonald 1993–1999Tyronne Drakeford

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined DEN (from SF)
2025final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2021draft
Drafted by SF — Round 5, Pick 180

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 200 lb

Frame

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	SF	1	W1Doubtful· KneeW2Doubtful· KneeW4Questionable· AnkleW6Out· WristW14Questionable· Wrist
2022	SF	0	W7Questionable· Concussion
2021	SF	1	W16Out· KneeW17Doubtful· KneeW19Questionable· Knee

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 69

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C2021

B+2022

B+2023

D2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

78%

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
2021	0	0	0	0
2022	4	0.2	4	0.2
2023	3	0.3	5+2	0.3
2024	0	0	0	0
2025	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

62 career value over replacement — #1792 all-time of 4,642. 12.4/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #180 (Rd 5) · SF · 2021 · +36.1 vs expected KV-H

63actual

26.9 expected · Δ+36.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2021

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2021 Draft Class· this player went #180

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator