Willie Clay ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Clay in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Clay a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Willie Clay
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | 21–22 | DET | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 22–23 | DET | 16 | — | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | DET | 16 | — | 72 | 55 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | DET | 16 | — | 67 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | NE | 16 | — | 91 | 72 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | NE | 16 | — | 94 | 67 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | NE | 16 | — | 99 | 66 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | NO | 15 | — | 35 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 496 | 370 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 27 | 63 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
137 career value over replacement — #757 all-time of 4,695. 22.8/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #221 (Rd 8) · DET · 1992 · +55.2 vs expected KV-H
74actual
18.8 expected · Δ+55.2
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