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

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Vernon Hargreaves III

Top 39% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2020

Height5'10"

Weight204 lb

BornJun 3, 1995

Age31

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2016

Draft2016 · Rd 1, Pick 11 · TB

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 29 · #2731 · Role Player

Worth 29 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 60% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +9

4 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 29

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2016	—	TB	16	—	74	66	8	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	9	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,037	97.6%	77	17.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	TB	9	—	40	35	5	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	502	80.4%	47	19.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	TB	1	—	7	6	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	53	83.0%	6	18.0%	7	5	0.7	96.7	8.7	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
2019	—	HOU	15	—	60	51	9	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	6	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	TB	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	846	79.8%	89	30.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	2TM	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	101	70	0.7	116.1	11.3	0	0	0	3	11	0.2
2020	—	HOU	16	—	68	57	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	981	88.8%	2	8.0%	107	73	0.7	109.1	9.9	1	1	0	1	11	0.1
2021	—	CIN	8	—	28	18	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	HOU	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	391	59.7%	49	17.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	2TM	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	25	0.8	115.2	10.8	0	0	0	1	6	0.2
Career		—	119	—	277	233	44	6	0	0.0	6.0	4	31	2	1	1	0	—	0.0%	3,810	81.5%	270	18.4%	247	173	—	—	—	1	1	0	6	28	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2016	21	TB	16	16*	74	66	8	3	0.0	3.0	1	9	1	—	0	8.6
2017	22	TB	9	7*	40	35	5	1	0.0	1.0	0	5	0	—	0	4
2018	23	TB	1	—	7	6	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	—	0	—
2019	24	HOU	15	12*	60	51	9	1	0.0	1.0	1	6	0	1	1	7.2
2020	25	HOU	16	14*	68	57	11	1	0.0	1.0	1	7	0	—	0	7
2021	26	CIN	8	7*	28	18	10	0	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	0	3.5
Career			65	56*	277	233	44	6	—	—	4	31	2	1	1	30.3

* 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%
2016	21	TB	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,037	97.6%	77	17.4%
2017	22	TB	9	7*	—	0.0%	502	80.4%	47	19.6%
2018	23	TB	1	—	—	0.0%	53	83.0%	6	18.0%
2019	24	TB	15	12*	—	0.0%	846	79.8%	89	30.2%
2020	25	HOU	16	14*	—	0.0%	981	88.8%	2	8.0%
2021	26	HOU	12	7*	—	0.0%	391	59.7%	49	17.4%
Career			69	56*	—	—	3,810	—	270	—

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	23	TB	1	—	7	5	0.7	96.7	8.7	0	0	1	0	0.0
2019	24	2TM	15	12*	101	70	0.7	116.1	11.3	0	0	3	11	0.2
2020	25	HOU	16	14*	107	73	0.7	109.1	9.9	1	1	1	11	0.1
2021	26	2TM	12	7*	32	25	0.8	115.2	10.8	0	0	1	6	0.2
Career			44	33*	247	173	—	—	—	1	1	6	28	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 37.8

Availability 17.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2016bestavg 542021

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 2% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

2% of the all-time Interceptions leader2

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: 85%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.129See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.129Snap share81.6%Def snaps3,810ConsistentCV 0.15

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 · 2016

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

DB · 2016 class

4.50s

40-Yard

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 77thClass Pos 49thClass All 82th

39"

Vertical

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 91thClass Pos 88thClass All 95th

130"

Broad Jump

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 96thClass Pos 90thClass All 96th

15 reps

Bench

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 17thClass Pos 53thClass All 24th

3.98s

Shuttle

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 97thClass Pos 84thClass All 97th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl8Solo8QBHits1Dis1.0PD1

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), 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.

2016 Draft Class· this player went #11

#3Joey BosaDE #4Ezekiel ElliottRB #5Jalen RamseyCB #6Ronnie StanleyOT #7DeForest BucknerDT #8Jack ConklinOT #9Leonard FloydDE #10Eli AppleCB #12Sheldon RankinsDT #13Laremy TunsilOT #14Karl JosephFS #15Corey ColemanWR #16Taylor DeckerOT #17Keanu NealS #18Ryan KellyC #19Shaq LawsonDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Vernon inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB room from Brent Grimes (2016–2018), and handed it to Andrew Adams (2018–2021).

Marty Carter 1991–1994John Lynch 1993–2003Charles Dimry 1994–1996Donnie Abraham 1996–2001Ronde Barber 1997–2012Dexter Jackson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021team change
Joined CIN (from HOU)
2021final season
Last recorded season with CIN
2019team change
Joined HOU (from TB)
2016draft
Drafted by TB — Round 1, Pick 11

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 204 lb

Frame

204 lb at 4.50s

Size-speed

39" vert / 130" broad

Explosion

15 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	CIN	0	W15Questionable· Illness
2017	TB	5	W11Out· HamstringW12Out· HamstringW13Out· HamstringW14Out· HamstringW15Out· Hamstring
2016	TB	0	W17Questionable· Abdomen

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

C+2016

C2017

C+2019

C+2020

C+2021

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

71%

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
2016	1	0.1	1	0
2017	0	0	0	0
2019	1	0.1	1	0.1
2020	1	0.1	1	0.1
2021	1	0.1	2+1	0.1

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

29 career value over replacement — #2731 all-time of 4,642. 5.8/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · TB · 2016 · -4.4 vs expected KV-H

56actual

60.4 expected · Δ−4.4

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2016

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2016 Draft Class· this player went #11

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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