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

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Xavier Woods

Top 19% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2024

Height5'11"

Weight200 lb

BornJul 26, 1995

Age30

CollegeLouisiana Tech See College Stats

ConferenceConference USA

Rookie yr2017

Draft2017 · Rd 6, Pick 191 · DAL

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 125 · #822 · High-Value

Worth 125 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.9

Avg surplus

peak +25

9 seasons × ~13.9 surplus ≈ VORP 125

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%
2017	—	DAL	14	—	37	28	9	1	4	0.0	5.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	549	55.7%	202	47.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	DAL	14	—	55	38	17	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	9	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	882	99.4%	58	16.5%	40	24	0.6	79.0	8.0	0	0	0	0	6	0.1
2019	—	DAL	15	—	74	50	24	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	5	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	978	97.3%	115	27.6%	33	24	0.7	79.1	6.4	0	0	0	0	8	0.1
2020	—	DAL	15	—	67	43	24	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	990	96.4%	30	15.1%	29	23	0.8	137.1	9.5	2	1	1	12	6	0.1
2021	—	MIN	17	—	100	64	36	1	1	1.0	3.0	3	10	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,208	100.0%	115	23.5%	50	30	0.6	110.4	13.7	1	0	0	8	7	0.1
2022	—	CAR	15	—	79	46	33	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	6	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,000	96.4%	30	12.0%	55	33	0.6	92.4	11.3	2	1	1	20	6	0.1
2023	—	CAR	14	—	53	31	22	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	7	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	796	91.4%	14	13.3%	41	26	0.6	65.4	8.5	0	0	0	2	7	0.1
2024	—	CAR	17	—	114	67	47	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,218	100.0%	—	0.0%	51	35	0.7	102.2	9.8	1	1	0	5	10	0.1
2025	—	TEN	10	—	39	23	16	0	0	1.0	1.0	2	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	526	73.2%	4	4.7%	32	23	0.7	82.4	9.1	1	0	0	6	9	0.2
Career		—	131	—	618	390	228	11	7	2.0	20.0	15	50	5	4	0	0	—	0.0%	8,147	90.0%	568	20.0%	331	218	—	—	—	7	3	2	53	59	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2017	22	DAL	14	9*	37	28	9	1	4	0.0	5.0	1	3	0	—	4.9
2018	23	DAL	14	14*	55	38	17	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	9	1	—	9
2019	24	DAL	15	15*	74	50	24	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	5	2	1	9.2
2020	25	DAL	15	14*	67	43	24	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	1	0	—	4
2021	26	MIN	17	17*	100	64	36	1	1	1.0	3.0	3	10	2	—	11.3
2022	27	CAR	15	14*	79	46	33	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	6	0	2	6
2023	28	CAR	14	13*	53	31	22	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	7	0	1	7.4
2024	29	CAR	17	17*	114	67	47	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	6	0	—	9.1
2025	30	TEN	10	8*	39	23	16	0	0	1.0	1.0	2	3	0	—	6.1
Career			131	121*	618	390	228	11	7	—	—	15	50	5	4	67

* 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%
2017	22	DAL	16	9*	—	0.0%	549	55.7%	202	47.7%
2018	23	DAL	14	14*	—	0.0%	882	99.4%	58	16.5%
2019	24	DAL	15	15*	—	0.0%	978	97.3%	115	27.6%
2020	25	DAL	15	14*	—	0.0%	990	96.4%	30	15.1%
2021	26	MIN	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,208	100.0%	115	23.5%
2022	27	CAR	15	14*	—	0.0%	1,000	96.4%	30	12.0%
2023	28	CAR	14	13*	—	0.0%	796	91.4%	14	13.3%
2024	29	CAR	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,218	100.0%	—	0.0%
2025	30	TEN	11	8*	—	0.0%	526	73.2%	4	4.7%
Career			134	121*	—	—	8,147	—	568	—

* 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	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	23	DAL	14	14*	40	24	0.6	79.0	8.0	0	0	0	0	6	0.1
2019	24	DAL	15	15*	33	24	0.7	79.1	6.4	0	0	0	0	8	0.1
2020	25	DAL	15	14*	29	23	0.8	137.1	9.5	2	1	1	12	6	0.1
2021	26	MIN	17	17*	50	30	0.6	110.4	13.7	1	0	0	8	7	0.1
2022	27	CAR	15	14*	55	33	0.6	92.4	11.3	2	1	1	20	6	0.1
2023	28	CAR	14	13*	41	26	0.6	65.4	8.5	0	0	0	2	7	0.1
2024	29	CAR	17	17*	51	35	0.7	102.2	9.8	1	1	0	5	10	0.1
2025	30	TEN	11	8*	32	23	0.7	82.4	9.1	1	0	0	6	9	0.2
Career			118	112*	331	218	—	—	—	7	3	2	53	59	—

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

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 9 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 62

On-field 44

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

2017bestavg 62elite 702025

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.105See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.105Snap share90%Def snaps8,147ReliableCV 0.35

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 · 2017

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

DB · 2017 class

4.54s

40-Yard

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 69thClass Pos 35thClass All 70th

33.5"

Vertical

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 49thClass Pos 33thClass All 62th

122"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 74thClass Pos 53thClass All 68th

19 reps

Bench

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 38thClass Pos 89thClass All 51th

6.72s

3-Cone

Strong · 84th pct

Pos 84thAll 95thClass Pos 80thClass All 95th

4.13s

Shuttle

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 84thClass Pos 78thClass All 91th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl10Solo7Ast3

College Stats

Louisiana TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Louisiana 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.

2017 Draft Class· this player went #191

#183Ukeme EligweLB #184Nate GerryLB #185Caleb BrantleyDT #186Chuck ClarkSAF #187Mike TysonDB #188Elijah McGuireRB #189Tanzel SmartDT #190Sam TeviOT #192Alex ArmahRB #193Jordan EvansOLB #194Vincent TaylorDT #195Tanner VallejoILB #196Al-Quadin MuhammadLB #198D.J. JonesDT #199Chase RoullierC #200Adam BisnowatyOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Xavier inherited the Dallas Cowboys DB room from Chidobe Awuzie (2017–2020), and handed it to Jourdan Lewis (2017–2024).

Darren Woodson 1992–2003Brock Marion 1993–1997Deion Sanders 1995–1999George Teague 1996–2001Izell Reese 1999–2001Duane Hawthorne

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined TEN (from CAR)
2025final season
Last recorded season with TEN
2022team change
Joined CAR (from MIN)
2021team change
Joined MIN (from DAL)
2017draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 6, Pick 191

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 200 lb

Frame

197 lb at 4.54s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	CAR	3	W4Out· HamstringW5Out· HamstringW6Out· HamstringW8Questionable· HamstringW10Questionable· ThighW11Questionable· ThighW15Questionable· Illness
2022	CAR	0	W5Questionable· HamstringW14Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· Knee
2020	DAL	1	W15Questionable· GroinW16Out· RibsW17Questionable· Ribs
2019	DAL	1	W3Out· Ankle
2018	DAL	2	W1Out· HamstringW2Out· HamstringW3Questionable· 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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 69

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

C+2017

B2018

B2019

C+2020

B2021

C+2022

B2023

B+2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

90%

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
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	2	0.1	2	0.1
2019	2	0.1	2	0.1
2020	0	0	0	0
2021	3	0.2	3	0.1
2022	0	0	0	0
2023	2	0.1	2	0.1
2024	3	0.2	3	0.2
2025	2	0.2	3+1	0.2

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

125 career value over replacement — #822 all-time of 4,642. 13.9/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #191 (Rd 6) · DAL · 2017 · +39.1 vs expected KV-H

65actual

25.9 expected · Δ+39.1

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Archetype Intelligence

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 · 2017

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2017 Draft Class· this player went #191

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography