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

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Tim Jennings

2× Pro BowlTop 15% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2012

Height5'8"

Weight185 lb

BornDec 24, 1983

Age42

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 2, Pick 62 · IND

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2012·Int9

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 110 · #996 · High-Value

Worth 110 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 22% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 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

+15.7

Avg surplus

peak +48

7 seasons × ~15.7 surplus ≈ VORP 110

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2006	—	IND	2	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	IND	10	—	20	20	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	IND	15	—	58	44	14	3	1	1.0	5.0	2	7	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	IND	14	—	47	35	12	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	10	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CHI	13	—	50	35	15	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	7	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CHI	15	—	78	71	7	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	10	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CHI	14	—	59	54	5	1	0	0.0	1.0	9	21	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CHI	16	—	57	49	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	13	3	1	2	0	—	0.0%	1,032	99.1%	64	17.3%
2014	—	CHI	16	—	51	37	14	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	7	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,006	96.6%	94	21.6%
2015	—	TB	5	—	17	12	5	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	278	81.0%	39	22.7%
Career		—	120	—	439	359	80	15	1	1.0	17.0	20	79	9	7	3	0	—	0.0%	2,316	92.2%	197	20.5%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2006	23	IND	2	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2007	24	IND	10	—	20	20	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	1	—	0	3.6
2008	25	IND	15	—	58	44	14	3	1	1.0	5.0	2	7	2	2	0	8.9
2009	26	IND	14	—	47	35	12	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	10	0	—	0	7.6
2010	27	CHI	13	—	50	35	15	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	7	1	1	0	6.8
2011	28	CHI	15	—	78	71	7	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	10	1	1	0	8.9
2012	29	CHI	14	—	59	54	5	1	0	0.0	1.0	9	21	0	—	1	17.5
2013	30	CHI	16	16*	57	49	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	13	3	1	2	14
2014	31	CHI	16	15*	51	37	14	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	7	1	1	0	6.8
2015	32	TB	5	5*	17	12	5	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	1.6
Career			120	36*	439	359	80	15	1	—	—	20	79	9	7	3	75.7

* 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	30	CHI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,032	99.1%	64	17.3%
2014	31	CHI	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,006	96.6%	94	21.6%
2015	32	TB	6	5*	—	0.0%	278	81.0%	39	22.7%
Career			38	36*	—	—	2,316	—	197	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 43.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2007bestavg 57elite 702015

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Interceptions leader9

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.382See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.382Snap share92.2%Def snaps2,316VolatileCV 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 · 2006

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

DB · 2006 class

4.32s

40-Yard

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 99thClass Pos 96thClass All 99th

37.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 69th pct

Pos 69thAll 84thClass Pos 44thClass All 73th

117"

Broad Jump

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 50thClass Pos 5thClass All 56th

17 reps

Bench

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 27thClass Pos 59thClass All 19th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl22Solo18Ast4PD5FF1

College Stats

GeorgiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #62

#54Bernard PollardS #55Andrew WhitworthOT #56Chris ChesterG #57Devin HesterWR #58Richard MarshallCB #59Jeremy TruebloodOT #60Maurice Jones-DrewRB #61Tony SchefflerTE #63Darryl TappDE #64Tarvaris JacksonQB #66Eric WinstonOT #67Abdul HodgeLB #68Claude WrotenDT #69Paul McQuistanG #70Ashton YoubotyCB #71Chris GocongLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tim inherited the Chicago Bears DB room from Major Wright (2010–2013), and handed it to Chris Conte (2011–2014).

Jeremy Lincoln 1993–1995Marty Carter 1995–1998Walt Harris 1996–2001Tony Parrish 1998–2001Jerry Azumah 1999–2005R.W. McQuarters

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2015team change
Joined TB (from CHI)
2015final season
Last recorded season with TB
2010team change
Joined CHI (from IND)
2006draft
Drafted by IND — Round 2, Pick 62

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'8" / 185 lb

Frame

185 lb at 4.32s

Size-speed

37.5" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

17 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	CHI	0	W16Questionable· Ankle
2012	CHI	2	W14Out· ShoulderW15Out· ShoulderW16Questionable· Shoulder
2009	IND	0	W7Questionable· Calf

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 78

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

C2007

B2008

B2009

C+2010

B2011

A+2012

B+2013

C+2014

F2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

83%

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
2007	0	0	0	0
2008	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2009	2	0.1	2	0.1
2010	1	0.1	0-1	0
2011	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2012	9	0.6	10+1	0.6
2013	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2014	0	0	0	0
2015	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

110 career value over replacement — #996 all-time of 4,642. 12.2/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×1 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #62 (Rd 2) · IND · 2006 · +20.1 vs expected KV-H

67actual

46.9 expected · Δ+20.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #62

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography