Tyronne Drakeford is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Drakeford in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Drakeford's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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 | |||||
| 1994 | 23 | SF | 13 | — | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24 | SF | 16 | — | 46 | 43 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25 | SF | 16 | — | 56 | 48 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26 | SF | 16 | — | 43 | 41 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27 | NO | 16 | — | 79 | 68 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28 | NO | 8 | — | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | WAS | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | SF | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 88 | — | 268 | 238 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 16 | 54 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
69 career value over replacement — #1692 all-time of 4,695. 11.5/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #62 (Rd 2) · SF · 1994 · +18.9 vs expected KV-H
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