Terence Newman ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Newman in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Newman a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Terence Newman

2× Pro BowlTop 7% all-time defensive backsElite PlaymakerTwo-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #500

Height5'10"

Weight197 lb

BornSep 4, 1978

Age47

CollegeKansas State See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 1, Pick 5 · DAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

50thInterceptions·42

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 262 · #199 · Elite

Worth 262 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 15 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

15 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.5

Avg surplus

peak +33

15 seasons × ~17.5 surplus ≈ VORP 262

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													Rushing								Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2003	—	DAL	16	—	74	64	10	0	0	1.0	1.0	4	20	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	DAL	16	—	66	62	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	15	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	DAL	16	—	58	55	3	0	0	1.0	1.0	3	17	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1	—	0	0
2006	—	DAL	16	—	54	44	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	12	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2007	—	DAL	13	—	50	44	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	12	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DAL	10	—	35	30	5	3	0	0.0	3.0	4	11	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DAL	16	—	55	50	5	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	18	3	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DAL	16	—	76	74	2	2	0	0.0	2.0	5	9	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DAL	13	—	48	40	8	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	8	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CIN	15	—	65	44	21	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	11	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CIN	13	—	51	44	7	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	11	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	819	91.4%	65	17.3%	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	CIN	13	—	70	46	24	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	14	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	865	90.6%	52	13.2%	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	MIN	16	—	59	49	10	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	12	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	964	90.0%	13	7.1%	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	MIN	14	—	38	33	5	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	8	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	753	77.1%	53	13.9%	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	MIN	14	—	35	25	10	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	555	55.4%	10	11.0%	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	217	—	834	704	130	23	0	2.0	25.0	42	183	8	8	4	0	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	0.0%	3,956	80.9%	193	12.5%	—	-0.1	—	0	0

Career EPA-0.1·-0 rushing·-0.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2005	27	DAL	1	—	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
Career			1		1	4	0	4.0	—	0	—	0	131.2

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD
2003	25	DAL	16	—	74	64	10	0	1.0	1.0	4	20	0	1	0
2004	26	DAL	16	—	66	62	4	0	0.0	0.0	4	15	2	—	0
2005	27	DAL	16	—	58	55	3	0	1.0	1.0	3	17	1	1	0
2006	28	DAL	16	—	54	44	10	0	0.0	0.0	1	12	0	—	0
2007	29	DAL	13	—	50	44	6	0	0.0	0.0	4	12	1	—	1
2008	30	DAL	10	—	35	30	5	3	0.0	3.0	4	11	0	1	0
2009	31	DAL	16	—	55	50	5	2	0.0	2.0	3	18	3	—	1
2010	32	DAL	16	—	76	74	2	2	0.0	2.0	5	9	0	1	0
2011	33	DAL	13	—	48	40	8	1	0.0	1.0	4	8	0	1	1
2012	34	CIN	15	—	65	44	21	4	0.0	4.0	2	11	1	2	0
2013	35	CIN	13	12*	51	44	7	4	0.0	4.0	2	11	0	1	1
2014	36	CIN	13	12*	70	46	24	0	0.0	0.0	1	14	0	—	0
2015	37	MIN	16	14*	59	49	10	2	0.0	2.0	3	12	0	—	0
2016	38	MIN	14	12*	38	33	5	3	0.0	3.0	1	8	0	—	0
2017	39	MIN	14	9*	35	25	10	2	0.0	2.0	1	5	0	—	0
Career			217	59*	834	704	130	23	—	—	42	183	8	8	4

* 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%
2013	35	CIN	13	12*	—	0.0%	819	91.4%	65	17.3%
2014	36	CIN	13	12*	—	0.0%	865	90.6%	52	13.2%
2015	37	MIN	16	14*	—	0.0%	964	90.0%	13	7.1%
2016	38	MIN	15	12*	—	0.0%	753	77.1%	53	13.9%
2017	39	MIN	16	9*	—	0.0%	555	55.4%	10	11.0%
Career			73	59*	—	—	3,956	—	193	—

* 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
2005	27	—	—	—	—	-0.1	—
2006	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 74 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 15 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 71.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 47.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 66elite 702017

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #500 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2010 DAL·6 team wins#17

Interceptions · 5 · score 9

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 19% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

19% of the all-time Interceptions leader19

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-0.04 EPA/season over 2 seasons50

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.744See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.744Snap share80.9%Def snaps3,956ConsistentCV 0.12

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 · 2003

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

DB · 2003 class

4.37s

40-Yard

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 96thClass Pos 93thClass All 97th

41"

Vertical

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 97thClass Pos 98thClass All 98th

136"

Broad Jump

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 99thClass Pos 98thClass All 99th

6.88s

3-Cone

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 83thClass Pos 77thClass All 90th

3.83s

Shuttle

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 99thClass Pos 98thClass All 99th

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Defense

Tkl39Solo36Ast3TFL1Dis1.0PD5

College Stats

Kansas StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Kansas State), 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 — every name is linked.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #5

#1Carson PalmerQB #1Tony HollingsRB #2Charles RogersWR #3Andre JohnsonWR #4Dewayne RobertsonDT #6Johnathan SullivanDT #7Byron LeftwichQB #8Jordan GrossOT #10Terrell SuggsOLB #11Marcus TrufantCB #12Jimmy KennedyDT #13Ty WarrenDT #15Jerome McDougleDE #16Troy PolamaluS #17Bryant JohnsonWR #18Calvin PaceOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Terence inherited the Dallas Cowboys DB room from Mario Edwards (2000–2003), and handed it to Anthony Henry (2005–2008).

Darren Woodson 1992–2003Brock Marion 1993–1997Deion Sanders 1995–1999George Teague 1996–2001Izell Reese 1999–2001Duane Hawthorne

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017final season
Last recorded season with MIN
2015team change
Joined MIN (from CIN)
2012team change
Joined CIN (from DAL)
2003draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 1, Pick 5

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 197 lb

Frame

189 lb at 4.37s

Size-speed

41" vert / 136" broad

Explosion

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2017	MIN	0	W19Questionable· Foot
2016	MIN	0	W12Doubtful· NeckW13Questionable· Neck
2014	CIN	0	W11Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Illness
2013	CIN	2	W15Out· KneeW16Doubtful· KneeW17Out· KneeW18Doubtful· Knee
2012	CIN	0	W17Questionable· Groin
2011	DAL	2	W1Out· GroinW2Out· Groin
2010	DAL	0	W8Questionable· RibsW11Questionable· Ankle

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 15-season peers. See all →

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
2003	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2004	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2005	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2006	1	0.1	0-1	0
2007	4	0.3	4	0.2
2008	4	0.4	5+1	0.3
2009	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2010	5	0.3	4-1	0.3
2011	4	0.3	4	0.2
2012	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2013	2	0.2	2	0.1
2014	1	0.1	1	0
2015	3	0.2	3	0.2
2016	1	0.1	1	0.1
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1

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 · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

262 career value over replacement — #199 all-time of 4,642. 17.5/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #5 (Rd 1) · DAL · 2003 · +12.2 vs expected KV-H

74actual

61.8 expected · Δ+12.2

💔+21 stolen VORP·1.2 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #5

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography