Willie Williams is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Williams in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Williams's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Willie Williams
Top 14% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker
Career Value · VORP
VORP 78 · #1450 · Above AverageWorth 78 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 32% of all 4,612 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+15.6
Avg surplus
peak +30
5 seasons × ~15.6 surplus ≈ VORP 78
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | — | SEA | 13 | — | 64 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | SEA | 15 | — | 56 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | SEA | 14 | — | 63 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | SEA | 11 | — | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | SEA | 7 | — | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | PIT | 13 | — | 46 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | PIT | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 76 | — | 267 | 217 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 15 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29 | SEA | 13 | — | 64 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | SEA | 15 | — | 56 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | SEA | 14 | — | 63 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 32 | SEA | 11 | — | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 33 | SEA | 7 | — | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 34 | PIT | 13 | — | 46 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 35 | PIT | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 76 | 267 | 217 | 50 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 67 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
62
Sustained
career value
×.6
74
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 66.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 62
On-field 46.2
Availability 15.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1999bestavg 59elite 702004
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
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: 89%.
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+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl20Solo16Ast4PD5
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Western Carolina), 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
Mack StrongFB5yShawn SpringsCB5yChad BrownLB5yAnthony SimmonsOLB5yItula MiliTE5yAntonio CochranDE5yLamar KingDE5yJeff FeaglesP4yReggie TongueDB4yShaun AlexanderRB4yDarrell JacksonWR4yIsaiah KacyvenskiLB4yJohn RandleDT3yMatt HasselbeckQB3yBobby EngramWR3yChristian FauriaTE3yRicky WattersRB3yMichael SinclairDE3yKen LucasCB3yTrent DilferQB3yKoren RobinsonWR3yHeath EvansFB3yMatt LaBountyDE3yCedric WoodardDE3y
1993 Draft Class· this player went #162
#153Rich McKenzieDE#154Melvin BonnerWR#155Darryl MorrisonS#156Tim WatsonDB#157Carlos EtheredgeTE#158Chuck BradleyOT#160Frank WycheckTE#161Eric CastleSAF#163Derrick OdenLB#164Robert O'NealDB#165Ronnie DixonDT#166Chris DalmanG#167Corbin LacinaG#168Barry MinterLB#169Clarence WilliamsTE#170Michael McCraryDE
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 2004team change
Joined PIT (from SEA)
- 1999team change
Joined SEA (from PIT)
- 1993draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 6, Pick 162
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'9" / 194 lb
Frame
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5 | 0.4 | 4-1 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
Career Value · VORP
78 career value over replacement — #1450 all-time of 4,612. 13/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #162 (Rd 6) · PIT · 1993 · +42.9 vs expected KV-H
67actual
24.1 expected · Δ+42.9
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