Ty Law is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 87 in the Knox value model. Law's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Ty Law
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HALL OF FAME5Γ Pro Bowl2Γ All-Proπ Dynasty DNA Β· 6 seasons Β· 2 titlesTop 1% all-time defensive backsIron Legendπ #1 Defensive Back Β· 2005π Late Developer Β· 2005Team Carrier Β· #131
Height5'11"
Weight200 lb
BornFeb 10, 1974
Age52
CollegeMichiganSee College Stats
Rookie yr1995
Draft1995 Β· Rd 1, Pick 23 Β· NE
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
5x
Pro Bowls
2x
All-Pro
2
Title Seasons
6
Dynasty Seasons
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
An all-time caliber defensive back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras β they show up, every game, for years on end.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 258 Β· #214 Β· EliteWorth 258 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback β top 6% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.5 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
12 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
12
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+21.5
Avg surplus
peak +50
12 seasons Γ ~21.5 surplus β VORP 258
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | β | NE | 14 | β | 48 | 41 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | NE | 13 | β | 62 | 56 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | NE | 16 | β | 77 | 69 | β | β | β | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | NE | 16 | β | 70 | 60 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 32 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | NE | 13 | β | 51 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | NE | 15 | β | 64 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | NE | 16 | β | 53 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | β | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | NE | 16 | β | 64 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | NE | 15 | β | 60 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | NE | 6 | β | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | NYJ | 16 | β | 53 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | KC | 16 | β | 62 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | β | KC | 16 | β | 44 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | β | NYJ | 6 | β | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | β | DEN | 7 | β | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 201 | β | 757 | 621 | 105 | 9 | 5 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 53 | 169 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21 | NE | 14 | β | 48 | 41 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.2 |
| 1996 | 22 | NE | 13 | β | 62 | 56 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.3 |
| 1997 | 23 | NE | 16 | β | 77 | 69 | β | β | β | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | β | β | β | 8.8 |
| 1998 | 24 | NE | 16 | β | 70 | 60 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 32 | 0 | β | β | β | 19.7 |
| 1999 | 25 | NE | 13 | β | 51 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2000 | 26 | NE | 15 | β | 64 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2001 | 27 | NE | 16 | β | 53 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | β | 2 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2002 | 28 | NE | 16 | β | 64 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2003 | 29 | NE | 15 | β | 60 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2004 | 30 | NE | 6 | β | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | 31 | NYJ | 16 | β | 53 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.8 |
| 2006 | 32 | KC | 16 | β | 62 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| 2007 | 33 | KC | 16 | β | 44 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2008 | 34 | NYJ | 6 | β | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2009 | 35 | DEN | 7 | β | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Career | 201 | 757 | 621 | 105 | 9 | 5 | β | β | 53 | 169 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 138.2 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 87 Β· All-Time GreatA all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 87 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 15 scored seasons.
68
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
97
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 79.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 87Β· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 68
On-field 50.1
Availability 17.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1995bestavg 64elite 702009
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #131 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position22
Depth
of 100
Reached 24% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
24% of the all-time Interceptions leader24
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
6 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl27Solo23Ast4TFL2Dis2.0Int6PD11TD1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Willie McGinestOLB10yTroy BrownWR10yTed JohnsonILB10yAdam VinatieriK9yTedy BruschiILB9yLawyer MilloyS7yDrew BledsoeQB7yKevin FaulkRB6yTerry GlennWR6yChris SladeDE6yTom BradyQB5yBen CoatesTE5yTebucky JonesDB5yChad EatonDT5yFerric CollonsDE5yPatrick PassRB5yHenry ThomasNT4yRoman PhiferLB4yOtis SmithCB4yMike VrabelOLB4yCurtis MartinRB4yRichard SeymourDT4yShawn JeffersonWR4yBobby HamiltonDE4y
1995 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #23
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTy inherited the New England Patriots DB room from Corwin Brown (1993β1996), and handed it to Willie Clay (1996β1998).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2009team change
Joined DEN (from NYJ)
- 2009final season
Last recorded season with DEN
- 2008team change
Joined NYJ (from KC)
- 2006team change
Joined KC (from NYJ)
- 2005team change
Joined NYJ (from NE)
- 1995draft
Drafted by NE β Round 1, Pick 23
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 200 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DEN | 0 | W15QuestionableΒ· HamstringW16QuestionableΒ· Hamstring |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 15-season peers. See all β
87
Era Translator
INT translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | β 2025 INT | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0.2 | 1-2 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0.6 | 7-2 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0.2 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0.4 | 4-2 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0.2 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0.6 | 7-3 | 0.4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
258 career value over replacement β #214 all-time of 4,642. 17.2/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #23 (Rd 1) Β· NE Β· 1995 Β· +30.5 vs expected KV-H
87actual
56.5 expected Β· Ξ+30.5
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