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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | 21–22 | NE | 14 | — | 48 | 41 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 22–23 | NE | 13 | — | 62 | 56 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | NE | 16 | — | 77 | 69 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | NE | 16 | — | 70 | 60 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 32 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25–26 | NE | 13 | — | 51 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | NE | 15 | — | 64 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | NE | 16 | — | 53 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | NE | 16 | — | 64 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | NE | 15 | — | 60 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30–31 | NE | 6 | — | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31–32 | NYJ | 16 | — | 53 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 32–33 | KC | 16 | — | 62 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 33–34 | KC | 16 | — | 44 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 34–35 | NYJ | 6 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 35–36 | DEN | 7 | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 201 | — | 757 | 621 | 105 | 9 | 5 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 53 | 169 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
258 career value over replacement — #210 all-time of 4,695. 17.2/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #23 (Rd 1) · NE · 1995 · +30.7 vs expected KV-H
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15 seasons · peak 13.6 in 2005
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
5.2 career wins over 15 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2005 · +1.0 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#9 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21–22 | NE | 14 | — | 48 | 41 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.5 |
| 1996 | 22–23 | NE | 13 | — | 62 | 56 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.3 |
| 1997 | 23–24 | NE | 16 | — | 77 | 69 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.6 |
| 1998 | 24–25 | NE | 16 | — | 70 | 60 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 11.2 |
| 1999 | 25–26 | NE | 13 | — | 51 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | NE | 15 | — | 64 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | NE | 16 | — | 53 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | NE | 16 | — | 64 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | NE | 15 | — | 60 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2004 | 30–31 | NE | 6 | — | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 31–32 | NYJ | 16 | — | 53 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2006 | 32–33 | KC | 16 | — | 62 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 33–34 | KC | 16 | — | 44 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2008 | 34–35 | NYJ | 6 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 35–36 | DEN | 7 | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Career | 201 | 757 | 621 | 105 | 9 | 5 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 53 | 169 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 67.7 |
A 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.
Blend 79.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 87· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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