Tavon Wilson is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Wilson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wilson'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 | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2012 | 22 | NE | 14 | — | 36 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 23 | NE | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 17 | 1.7% | 253 | 64.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 24 | NE | 16 | — | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 183 | 17.0% | 324 | 69.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | NE | 9 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 83 | 12.8% | 155 | 52.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 26 | DET | 15 | — | 77 | 62 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 706 | 73.1% | 56 | 14.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 27 | DET | 10 | — | 51 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 546 | 80.9% | 4 | 1.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28 | DET | 15 | — | 31 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 304 | 35.3% | 122 | 31.1% | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2019 | 29 | DET | 16 | — | 86 | 59 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 840 | 74.6% | 124 | 26.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 30 | IND | 15 | — | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 219 | 22.3% | 203 | 48.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 31 | SF | 8 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 102 | 17.5% | 94 | 45.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 131 | — | 337 | 254 | 83 | 18 | 8 | 5.0 | 31.0 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
50 career value over replacement — #2092 all-time of 4,695. 6.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #48 (Rd 2) · NE · 2012 · +6.8 vs expected KV-H
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