William Middleton
Role Player
Height5'10"
Weight190 lb
BornJul 28, 1986
Age39
CollegeFurmanSee College Stats
Rookie yr2009
Draft2009 · Rd 5, Pick 138 · ATL
A defensive back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 5 · #3964 · Role PlayerWorth 5 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 86% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+2.5
Avg surplus
peak +4
2 seasons × ~2.5 surplus ≈ VORP 5
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no 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 | |||||
| 2009 | — | JAX | 4 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | — | JAX | 16 | — | 39 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | — | JAX | 8 | — | 30 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | — | JAX | 4 | — | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 32 | — | 95 | 79 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 38 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 38 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
43
Sustained
career value
×.6
39
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 41.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 38· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 43
On-field 29.8
Availability 13.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2009bestavg 332012
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Interceptions leader1
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: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Furman), 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.
Top Teammates
Marcedes LewisTE4yDaryl SmithOLB4yJosh ScobeeK4yRashean MathisCB4yMaurice Jones-DrewRB4yTerrance KnightonNT4yGreg JonesFB4yDerek CoxCB4yRussell AllenOLB4yMontell OwensRB4yZach PotterTE4yTyson AlualuDE3yRashad JenningsRB3yC.J. MosleyDT3yJeremy MinceyDE3yZach MillerTE3yLuke McCownQB3yMike Sims-WalkerWR3yAusten LaneDE3yCourtney GreeneS3yBrock BolenRB3yPaul PoslusznyMLB2yDawan LandryS2yDwight LoweryFS2y
2009 Draft Class· this player went #138
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2012final season
Last recorded season with JAX
- 2009draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 5, Pick 138
- 2009team change
Joined JAX (from ATL)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 190 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | JAX | 1 | W12Out· Concussion |
| 2011 | JAX | 1 | W13Out· Hamstring |
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 4-season peers. See all →
38
peak 39
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2009
C+2010
C+2011
F2012
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
58%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
5 career value over replacement — #3964 all-time of 4,642. 1.3/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #138 (Rd 5) · ATL · 2009 · +4.5 vs expected KV-H
38actual
33.5 expected · Δ+4.5
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