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.

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Tyronne Drakeford

Top 19% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker

Height5'11"

Weight185 lb

BornJun 21, 1971

Age55

CollegeVirginia Tech See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 2, Pick 62 · SF

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 69 · #1661 · Above Average

Worth 69 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23

Avg surplus

peak +25

3 seasons × ~23 surplus ≈ VORP 69

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													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1994	—	SF	13	—	14	13	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	SF	16	—	46	43	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	5	8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	SF	16	—	56	48	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	1	9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	SF	16	—	43	41	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	16	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NO	16	—	79	68	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	15	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NO	8	—	24	21	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2000	—	WAS	2	—	4	3	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	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	0	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1994	23	SF	13	—	14	13	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	—	—	3.4
1995	24	SF	16	—	46	43	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	5	8	1	—	—	—	9.7
1996	25	SF	16	—	56	48	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	1	9	1	—	—	—	6.9
1997	26	SF	16	—	43	41	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	16	0	—	—	—	11
1998	27	NO	16	—	79	68	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	15	0	—	—	—	10.4
1999	28	NO	8	—	24	21	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	2.9
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	—	—	16	54	2	0	0	0	44.3

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 41.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 58elite 701999

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Interceptions leader7

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: 88%.

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+).

College Stats

Virginia TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia Tech), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #62

#50Brentson BucknerDT #51Allen AldridgeOLB #52James FolstonLB #53Kevin MitchellMLB #55Fernando SmithDE #56Brad OttisDE #58Donnell BennettFB #59Jason SehornDB #63Vaughn ParkerOT #64Sam RogersOLB #65Tim RuddyC #66Jeff CothranFB #67Jason MathewsOT #68Tydus WinansWR #69Harold BishopTE #70Andre ColemanWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tyronne inherited the San Francisco 49ers DB room from Tim McDonald (1993–1999), and handed it to Marquez Pope (1995–1998).

Dave Waymer 1990–1991Eric Davis 1990–1995Merton Hanks 1991–1998Dana Hall 1992–1994Tim McDonald 1993–1999Tyronne Drakeford

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001team change
Joined SF (from WAS)
2001final season
Last recorded season with SF
2000team change
Joined WAS (from NO)
1998team change
Joined NO (from SF)
1994draft
Drafted by SF — Round 2, Pick 62

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 185 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 72

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

C1994

B+1995

C1996

B+1997

B+1998

D1999

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

69%

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
1994	1	0.1	0-1	0
1995	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
1996	1	0.1	0-1	0
1997	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
1998	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
1999	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

69 career value over replacement — #1661 all-time of 4,642. 11.5/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #62 (Rd 2) · SF · 1994 · +18.1 vs expected KV-H

65actual

46.9 expected · Δ+18.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #62

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography