Defense & Fumbles
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | AV |
| 2002 | 22 | OAK | 31 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 1 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 2003 | 23 | OAK | RCB | 31 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 176 | 2 | 83 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2004 | 24 | OAK | LCB | 31 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2005 | 25 | HOU | lcb | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | 26 | 2TM | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| HOU | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| TAM | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2007 | 27 | TAM | RCB | 31 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 28 | TAM | LCB | 31 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 29 | DET | RCB | 31 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 30 | WAS | rcb | 31 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 31 | WAS | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career | 122 | 81 | 20 | 432 | 5 | 83 | 73 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 390 | 350 | 40 | 14 | 0 | 40 | |||||
| 3 yrs | OAK | 36 | 26 | 11 | 326 | 4 | 83 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 124 | 113 | 11 | 5 | 16 | |||||
| 3 yrs | TAM | 42 | 33 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 113 | 107 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| 2 yrs | HOU | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2 yrs | WAS | 17 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1 yr | DET | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
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Kick & Punt Returns
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 2002 | 22 | OAK | 31 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 178 | 1 | 83 | 11.9 | 259 | ||||||
| 2003 | 23 | OAK | RCB | 31 | 16 | 10 | 36 | 491 | 2 | 80 | 13.6 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 12.5 | 692 |
| 2004 | 24 | OAK | LCB | 31 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 121 | 0 | 18 | 5.8 | 190 | |||||
| 2005 | 25 | HOU | lcb | 31 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 101 | 0 | 37 | 8.4 | 101 | |||||
| 2006 | 26 | 2TM | 14 | 4 | 14 | 95 | 0 | 45 | 6.8 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 28 | 21.2 | 201 | ||
| HOU | 31 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 45 | 9.9 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 28 | 21.2 | 185 | |||
| TAM | 31 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 16 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 27 | TAM | RCB | 31 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 0 | 24 | 3.4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 7.5 | 92 |
| 2009 | 29 | DET | RCB | 31 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 8.5 | 34 | |||||
| 2010 | 30 | WAS | rcb | 31 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 52 | |||||
| Career | 122 | 81 | 120 | 1076 | 3 | 83 | 9.0 | 9 | 146 | 0 | 28 | 16.2 | 1654 | ||||
| 3 yrs | OAK | 36 | 26 | 72 | 790 | 3 | 83 | 11.0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 12.5 | 1141 | |||
| 3 yrs | TAM | 42 | 33 | 22 | 71 | 0 | 24 | 3.2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 7.5 | 141 | |||
| 2 yrs | HOU | 14 | 6 | 20 | 180 | 0 | 45 | 9.0 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 28 | 21.2 | 286 | |||
| 2 yrs | WAS | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 52 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | DET | 13 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 8.5 | 34 | ||||||||
Scoring Summary
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | 2PA | D2P | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22 | OAK | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 23 | OAK | RCB | 31 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | 24 | OAK | LCB | 31 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 28 | TAM | LCB | 31 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 122 | 81 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 48 | .4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | OAK | 36 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | TAM | 42 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | HOU | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | WAS | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DET | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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