Terry Fair
Height5'10"
Weight191 lb
BornJul 20, 1976
Age49
CollegeTennesseeSee College Stats
Rookie yr1998
Draft1998 · Rd 1, Pick 20 · DET
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | — | DET | 14 | — | 58 | 40 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | DET | 11 | — | 48 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | DET | 15 | — | 50 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | DET | 12 | — | 39 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | CAR | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | LA | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 54 | — | 198 | 158 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Defense
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
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: 90%.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Robert PorcherDE4yJohnnie MortonWR4yHerman MooreWR4yTracy ScrogginsDE4yAllen AldridgeOLB4yLuther EllissDT4yJohn JettP4yDavid SloanTE4yChris ClaiborneLB4yRon RiceS4yCharlie BatchQB4yBryant WestbrookDB4yKelvin PritchettDT3yRobert BaileyDB3yTravis KirschkeDE3yCory SchlesingerFB3yJared DeVriesDE3yWalter RasbyTE3yBrian StableinWR3yDesmond HowardWR3yGermane CrowellWR3yLamar CampbellFS3yClint KriewaldtLB3yStephen BoydMLB3y
1998 Draft Class· this player went #20
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTerry inherited the Detroit Lions DB room from Robert Bailey (1997–2001), and handed it to Kurt Schulz (2000–2001).
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Movementderived from season history
- 2005team change
Joined LA (from CAR)
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with LA
- 2002team change
Joined CAR (from DET)
- 1998draft
Drafted by DET — Round 1, Pick 20
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 191 lb
Frame
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
56%
19982005
1999 · cause not documented · 69%2002 · cause not documented · 6%2005 · cause not documented · 6%
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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