Yesterday, I did a fairly simple analysis to compare interception numbers across eras. Because I covered the methodology in the previous post, I am not going to regurgitate that information here. Instead, I want to just get right into it. When I did the career adjusted sacks post, I went step-by-step in the same manner I did in the single season article. This time, however, I think we can skip past all that and look at the end results.

Career Adjusted Interception Totals

The first table is sorted by the last column, but you can re-sort by any header you like. Using Rod Woodson as an example, here’s how you read the table: Woodson intercepted 71 passes against 8401 attempts at a 0.85% rate. His passing environment modifier (Mod) is worth 142%, and the softened version of that (Soft) is worth 121%. Taking the average of his actual interceptions and interceptions per 500 attempts in order to account for volume gives us the Mid adjustment, which is 98% in Woodson’s case. Applying my homebrewed league strength multiplier (LSM) gives him a 99% adjustment.

If we multiply Woodson’s 71 interceptions by Mod, Mid, and LSM, we get a whopping 97.7 adjusted interceptions for his career. If we dampen it by multiplying those 71 picks by Soft, Mid, and LSM, Woodson’s career adjusted interceptions come to 83.2, good for the highest mark ever. ^[1]For the ModTot, that’s 71 * 142% * 98% * 99%. For the SoftTot, that’s 71 * 121% * 98% * 99%.

Name	Int	oPass	Int%	Mod	Soft	Mid	LSM	ModTot	SoftTot
Rod Woodson	71	8401	0.85%	142%	121%	98%	99%	97.7	83.2
Charles Woodson	65	9752	0.67%	162%	131%	96%	100%	101.2	81.9
Ed Reed	64	6404	1.00%	158%	129%	97%	100%	98.2	80.1
Paul Krause	81	5623	1.44%	91%	96%	117%	88%	75.7	79.3
Darren Sharper	63	6761	0.93%	152%	126%	94%	100%	90.2	74.8
Aeneas Williams	55	6313	0.87%	146%	123%	101%	100%	81.5	68.6
Ronnie Lott	63	6632	0.95%	121%	110%	99%	97%	73.0	66.7
Eugene Robinson	57	8235	0.69%	137%	118%	99%	99%	75.7	65.6
Emlen Tunnell	79	4315	1.83%	67%	83%	125%	79%	52.4	65.6
Ken Riley	65	6045	1.08%	96%	98%	112%	92%	64.0	65.4
Champ Bailey	52	7231	0.72%	153%	127%	98%	100%	78.5	64.8
Dave Brown	62	6386	0.97%	109%	105%	105%	95%	67.6	64.8
Ty Law	53	7572	0.70%	151%	125%	96%	100%	76.8	63.9
Asante Samuel	51	5953	0.86%	160%	130%	96%	100%	78.7	63.9
Deion Sanders	53	7048	0.75%	142%	121%	100%	99%	74.5	63.5
Eric Allen	54	7288	0.74%	138%	119%	98%	99%	72.7	62.6
Darrell Green	54	9839	0.55%	134%	117%	98%	98%	69.7	60.9
Everson Walls	57	5328	1.07%	118%	109%	102%	96%	65.8	60.9
Terrell Buckley	50	6907	0.72%	148%	124%	97%	100%	71.5	60.0
Ronde Barber	47	7117	0.66%	155%	127%	99%	100%	72.1	59.3
Night Train Lane	68	4466	1.52%	72%	86%	123%	82%	49.5	59.0
Lem Barney	56	3700	1.51%	90%	95%	124%	89%	55.7	58.7
Dick LeBeau	62	4273	1.45%	88%	94%	120%	83%	54.7	58.3
Ray Buchanan	47	6232	0.75%	148%	124%	98%	100%	68.1	57.0
Mel Blount	57	5810	0.98%	96%	98%	110%	92%	55.5	56.8
Troy Vincent	47	7404	0.63%	148%	124%	97%	100%	67.6	56.6
DeAngelo Hall	43	5332	0.81%	162%	131%	97%	100%	67.4	54.5
Emmitt Thomas	58	4673	1.24%	89%	94%	114%	87%	51.0	54.2
Terence Newman	42	8192	0.51%	165%	133%	96%	100%	66.5	53.4
Dre' Bly	43	5720	0.75%	152%	126%	98%	100%	64.2	53.2
Pat Fischer	56	5747	0.97%	90%	95%	115%	86%	49.9	52.7
Donnie Shell	51	6255	0.82%	106%	103%	106%	95%	54.4	52.7
James Hasty	45	6239	0.72%	140%	120%	98%	99%	61.2	52.5
Deron Cherry	50	5146	0.97%	120%	110%	99%	96%	56.8	52.1
John Harris	50	5188	0.96%	111%	105%	103%	95%	54.4	51.7
Sammy Knight	42	5650	0.74%	150%	125%	99%	100%	62.0	51.7
Reggie Nelson	38	6040	0.63%	183%	141%	96%	100%	66.3	51.3
Bobby Bryant	51	4565	1.12%	92%	96%	116%	90%	49.1	51.3
Ashley Ambrose	42	5749	0.73%	149%	124%	98%	100%	61.1	51.0
Dave Waymer	48	4590	1.05%	121%	111%	99%	97%	55.8	50.9
Cris Dishman	43	6131	0.70%	141%	120%	99%	99%	59.4	50.9
Bobby Boyd	57	3415	1.67%	87%	93%	116%	82%	47.2	50.8
Richard Sherman	37	5513	0.67%	188%	144%	95%	100%	66.2	50.7
Aaron Glenn	41	6755	0.61%	150%	125%	98%	100%	60.1	50.1
Jake Scott	49	3326	1.47%	91%	95%	118%	90%	47.1	49.6
Lemar Parrish	47	4534	1.04%	95%	97%	116%	92%	47.7	49.0
Jack Butler	52	2389	2.18%	70%	85%	134%	83%	40.0	48.8
Mel Renfro	52	5665	0.92%	91%	96%	112%	87%	46.1	48.4
Bobby Dillon	52	2524	2.06%	70%	85%	129%	83%	39.0	47.5
Mike Haynes	46	5808	0.79%	104%	102%	106%	95%	48.0	47.2
Larry Wilson	52	4994	1.04%	88%	94%	115%	84%	44.2	47.1
Tory James	39	4825	0.81%	150%	125%	97%	100%	56.5	47.1
Jimmy Patton	52	4123	1.26%	78%	89%	123%	83%	41.3	47.0
Charles Tillman	38	6312	0.60%	163%	131%	94%	100%	57.9	46.7
Willie Brown	54	6398	0.84%	87%	93%	113%	82%	43.3	46.7
Aqib Talib	35	5945	0.59%	176%	138%	96%	100%	59.3	46.5
Sam Madison	38	5706	0.67%	149%	125%	98%	100%	55.7	46.5
Donnie Abraham	38	4657	0.82%	148%	124%	98%	100%	55.2	46.3
Tim McDonald	40	6252	0.64%	138%	119%	98%	99%	53.6	46.3
Ken Houston	49	4696	1.04%	89%	94%	114%	88%	43.5	46.2
Patrick Surtain	37	5517	0.67%	150%	125%	100%	100%	55.4	46.2
Albert Lewis	42	6572	0.64%	127%	113%	99%	97%	51.5	46.0
Thom Darden	45	3624	1.24%	93%	96%	112%	93%	43.7	45.4
Brian Dawkins	37	7852	0.47%	151%	125%	98%	100%	54.6	45.4
Gill Byrd	42	4665	0.90%	126%	113%	98%	97%	50.1	44.9
Nate Clements	36	6275	0.57%	155%	127%	98%	100%	54.4	44.8
Willie Wood	48	3984	1.20%	87%	94%	119%	83%	41.6	44.6
Tramon Williams	34	6591	0.52%	174%	137%	96%	100%	56.6	44.6
Herb Adderley	48	4082	1.18%	89%	94%	117%	83%	41.8	44.4
Brent Grimes	33	4961	0.67%	182%	141%	95%	100%	57.2	44.3
LeRoy Butler	38	5985	0.63%	144%	122%	96%	99%	52.4	44.3
Todd Lyght	37	6315	0.59%	146%	123%	98%	100%	52.7	44.3
Eric Davis	38	6078	0.63%	146%	123%	95%	100%	52.6	44.3
Don Burroughs	50	3133	1.60%	76%	88%	122%	82%	38.2	44.2
Marcus Peters	31	3455	0.90%	205%	152%	93%	100%	59.2	44.1
Yale Lary	50	3821	1.31%	76%	88%	122%	82%	37.9	44.0
Richie Petitbon	48	4524	1.06%	85%	93%	116%	84%	39.8	43.3
Jimmy Johnson	47	5945	0.79%	89%	95%	113%	86%	40.7	43.2
Walt Harris	35	6295	0.56%	152%	126%	98%	100%	51.8	43.0
Donnell Woolford	36	4703	0.77%	142%	121%	98%	99%	49.7	42.3
Steve Foley	44	4987	0.88%	103%	102%	100%	94%	42.9	42.2
Darren Perry	35	4133	0.85%	146%	123%	98%	100%	50.2	42.2
Johnathan Joseph	32	7171	0.45%	176%	138%	95%	100%	53.5	42.0
Eugene Daniel	38	6694	0.57%	129%	114%	99%	98%	47.3	42.0
Tyrone Braxton	36	5744	0.63%	140%	120%	98%	99%	48.9	41.9
Deltha O'Neal	34	4184	0.81%	152%	126%	98%	100%	50.4	41.9
Terry McDaniel	35	4603	0.76%	143%	122%	99%	99%	49.3	41.8
Johnny Robinson	57	4454	1.28%	84%	92%	106%	75%	38.2	41.8
Eddie Meador	46	4508	1.02%	87%	93%	117%	83%	38.8	41.7
Devin McCourty	31	6942	0.45%	188%	144%	93%	100%	54.4	41.7
Ray Crockett	36	7020	0.51%	141%	121%	96%	99%	48.7	41.6
Earl Thomas	30	5452	0.55%	187%	144%	96%	100%	53.8	41.3
Dave Whitsell	46	3808	1.21%	87%	93%	116%	83%	38.3	41.3
Lionel Washington	37	6438	0.57%	127%	114%	100%	98%	46.2	41.2
Kevin Ross	38	6928	0.55%	129%	114%	97%	98%	46.5	41.2
Mike Adams	30	5890	0.51%	181%	141%	97%	100%	52.5	40.8
Joey Browner	37	4339	0.85%	124%	112%	102%	96%	45.1	40.7
Rashean Mathis	32	5669	0.56%	158%	129%	99%	100%	49.7	40.6
Spider Lockhart	41	3928	1.04%	90%	95%	120%	87%	38.4	40.5
Vencie Glenn	35	5015	0.70%	135%	118%	100%	99%	46.6	40.5
Charlie Waters	41	4464	0.92%	93%	97%	112%	92%	39.0	40.5
Harrison Smith	29	5181	0.56%	198%	149%	93%	100%	53.7	40.4
Clarence Scott	39	4749	0.82%	96%	98%	113%	93%	39.6	40.4
Rodney Harrison	34	7194	0.47%	150%	125%	95%	100%	48.3	40.3
Gary Barbaro	39	2953	1.32%	99%	100%	109%	95%	40.2	40.3
Troy Polamalu	32	4858	0.66%	160%	130%	96%	100%	49.3	40.1
Mike Harden	38	4945	0.77%	118%	109%	101%	96%	43.3	40.0
Joe Haden	29	4947	0.59%	189%	144%	95%	100%	52.2	39.9
Shawn Springs	33	6982	0.47%	151%	125%	97%	100%	47.9	39.9
Jack Christiansen	46	2678	1.72%	69%	84%	125%	82%	32.4	39.8
Xavien Howard	27	2734	0.99%	207%	154%	96%	100%	53.5	39.7
Tony Greene	37	2770	1.34%	91%	96%	122%	92%	37.8	39.7
Patrick Peterson	29	6266	0.46%	191%	145%	94%	100%	51.9	39.6
Antonio Cromartie	31	4391	0.71%	167%	133%	96%	100%	49.5	39.5
Mike Prior	35	5738	0.61%	132%	116%	98%	99%	44.8	39.4
Erich Barnes	45	4687	0.96%	84%	92%	114%	84%	35.8	39.4
Rolland Lawrence	39	3218	1.21%	93%	97%	112%	93%	38.0	39.3
Ray Brown	38	3718	1.02%	92%	96%	117%	92%	37.5	39.2
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	30	4532	0.66%	178%	139%	94%	100%	50.1	39.2
Gary Fencik	38	4501	0.84%	106%	103%	106%	95%	40.2	39.1
Dwayne Woodruff	37	5352	0.69%	117%	109%	101%	96%	42.1	39.0
Greg Jackson	32	4442	0.72%	144%	122%	101%	99%	46.0	39.0
Eric Weddle	29	5447	0.53%	180%	140%	96%	100%	50.2	39.0
Lester Hayes	39	4773	0.82%	106%	103%	102%	95%	40.0	39.0
Stephon Gilmore	27	5509	0.49%	201%	150%	95%	100%	51.7	38.7
Warren Lahr	44	3387	1.30%	67%	84%	131%	80%	31.1	38.7
Darryll Lewis	32	4746	0.67%	149%	124%	97%	100%	46.2	38.6
Anthony Henry	31	4667	0.66%	153%	126%	98%	100%	46.5	38.5
Merton Hanks	33	4524	0.73%	148%	124%	94%	100%	45.9	38.4
Bill Thompson	40	5051	0.79%	93%	97%	109%	91%	37.0	38.4
Tashaun Gipson	27	5472	0.49%	197%	149%	96%	100%	50.9	38.4
Roger Wehrli	40	5147	0.78%	93%	97%	108%	92%	37.0	38.4
Darrelle Revis	29	4811	0.60%	173%	137%	97%	100%	48.6	38.3
Raymond Clayborn	36	4972	0.72%	110%	105%	105%	96%	40.0	38.2
Glen Edwards	39	4646	0.84%	94%	97%	109%	92%	37.0	38.2
Mark Carrier	32	4575	0.70%	141%	121%	99%	99%	44.5	38.0
Kermit Alexander	43	3732	1.15%	90%	95%	110%	84%	36.0	37.9
Janoris Jenkins	27	5703	0.47%	199%	149%	94%	100%	50.3	37.8
Brock Marion	31	4665	0.66%	148%	124%	98%	100%	45.1	37.8
Samari Rolle	31	5266	0.59%	150%	125%	97%	100%	45.2	37.7
Nolan Cromwell	37	4796	0.77%	109%	105%	102%	95%	39.3	37.6
Ray Lewis	31	7601	0.41%	152%	126%	96%	100%	45.3	37.5
Dexter McCleon	31	5301	0.58%	148%	124%	97%	100%	44.6	37.4
Ryan McNeil	31	4761	0.65%	148%	124%	97%	100%	44.6	37.4
Dewayne Washington	31	5841	0.53%	148%	124%	97%	100%	44.5	37.3
Tom Myers	36	3906	0.92%	95%	98%	114%	93%	36.4	37.3
Darryl Williams	31	5256	0.59%	146%	123%	98%	100%	44.2	37.2
J.C. Jackson	25	2173	1.15%	210%	155%	96%	100%	50.3	37.2
Jack Tatum	37	3971	0.93%	93%	97%	113%	92%	35.9	37.1
Keith Lyle	31	4861	0.64%	149%	125%	96%	100%	44.5	37.1
Ed Sharockman	40	3735	1.07%	89%	94%	117%	84%	34.8	37.0
Deon Grant	30	5886	0.51%	155%	127%	97%	100%	44.9	36.9
Ron Bolton	35	3453	1.01%	95%	97%	115%	94%	35.9	36.9
Tyrann Mathieu	26	5231	0.50%	204%	152%	93%	100%	49.4	36.8
Rick Volk	38	4236	0.90%	90%	95%	115%	89%	34.7	36.7
Tim McKyer	33	5173	0.64%	129%	115%	98%	99%	41.4	36.7
Dennis Thurman	36	3785	0.95%	110%	105%	103%	95%	38.3	36.7
Stan White	34	3783	0.90%	96%	98%	116%	94%	35.6	36.3
Michael Downs	35	4454	0.79%	115%	108%	101%	96%	38.8	36.3
Ken Reaves	37	4461	0.83%	90%	95%	117%	88%	34.3	36.3
Bill Simpson	34	3097	1.10%	98%	99%	115%	94%	35.9	36.3
Tony Parrish	30	4303	0.70%	150%	125%	96%	100%	43.3	36.1
Kurt Schulz	30	3742	0.80%	148%	124%	97%	100%	42.9	35.9
Lyle Blackwood	35	4753	0.74%	100%	100%	108%	95%	35.8	35.7
Eric Turner	30	4261	0.70%	147%	123%	97%	100%	42.5	35.7
Bob Howard	37	4336	0.85%	90%	95%	113%	89%	33.7	35.5
LeRoy Irvin	35	5317	0.66%	117%	108%	97%	96%	38.0	35.3
Mike Wagner	36	3740	0.96%	93%	97%	110%	92%	34.0	35.2
Otis Smith	29	5763	0.50%	147%	123%	98%	100%	41.5	34.9
Greg Wesley	29	3808	0.76%	151%	125%	96%	100%	41.9	34.9
Willie Williams	35	2791	1.25%	90%	95%	122%	86%	32.9	34.7
Lindon Crow	38	2945	1.29%	74%	87%	126%	83%	29.4	34.6
David Fulcher	31	3494	0.89%	126%	113%	100%	98%	38.5	34.5
Carl Lee	31	5884	0.53%	126%	113%	101%	97%	38.4	34.4
Johnny Sample	41	3504	1.17%	84%	92%	114%	79%	31.3	34.2
Mark Lee	32	5252	0.61%	117%	108%	102%	96%	36.9	34.2
Brent Alexander	28	4688	0.60%	150%	125%	98%	100%	41.0	34.2
Louis Breeden	33	4229	0.78%	111%	105%	103%	95%	35.9	34.2
Chris Gamble	27	3620	0.75%	157%	128%	98%	100%	41.6	34.1
Mike McKenzie	28	5857	0.48%	151%	126%	97%	100%	41.0	34.1
Dave Grayson	48	4311	1.11%	81%	91%	108%	72%	30.5	34.0
Mark Kelso	30	2914	1.03%	127%	113%	101%	98%	37.9	33.9
Leon Hall	27	5704	0.47%	168%	134%	94%	100%	42.5	33.9
Antoine Bethea	25	5241	0.48%	178%	139%	98%	100%	43.4	33.9
Nate Wright	34	3932	0.86%	92%	96%	114%	91%	32.5	33.9
Casey Hayward	24	3849	0.62%	195%	148%	95%	100%	44.7	33.8
Brig Owens	36	3953	0.91%	90%	95%	113%	87%	32.1	33.8
Kenny Easley	32	3266	0.98%	113%	107%	104%	95%	35.9	33.7
Joe Lavender	33	3315	1.00%	97%	99%	110%	94%	33.2	33.6
Antrel Rolle	26	5476	0.47%	169%	135%	96%	100%	42.1	33.5
Herm Edwards	33	3995	0.83%	102%	101%	106%	94%	33.8	33.5
Adrian Wilson	27	5895	0.46%	156%	128%	97%	100%	40.8	33.5
Dick Lynch	37	2859	1.29%	83%	92%	120%	82%	30.4	33.4
Donnie Edwards	28	5475	0.51%	150%	125%	96%	100%	40.1	33.4
Gary Green	33	4192	0.79%	107%	103%	104%	94%	34.5	33.4
Scott Case	30	4419	0.68%	125%	113%	101%	98%	37.1	33.4
Antoine Winfield	27	7013	0.38%	156%	128%	96%	100%	40.5	33.2
Norm Thompson	33	3091	1.07%	92%	96%	115%	91%	31.7	33.2
William Thomas	27	4524	0.60%	147%	124%	100%	100%	39.5	33.2
Doug Evans	28	6063	0.46%	149%	124%	95%	100%	39.6	33.1
Phillippi Sparks	27	4067	0.66%	148%	124%	99%	100%	39.5	33.1
Jairus Byrd	25	3722	0.67%	173%	136%	97%	100%	41.9	33.1
Darius Slay	23	4465	0.52%	203%	152%	95%	100%	44.3	33.1
Dick Anderson	34	2901	1.17%	88%	94%	119%	87%	30.8	32.9
Vann McElroy	31	3840	0.81%	117%	109%	102%	96%	35.5	32.9
Tom Keane	40	2046	1.96%	66%	83%	123%	80%	26.3	32.9
Jerry Norton	35	2798	1.25%	74%	87%	130%	83%	27.9	32.8
Robert Griffith	27	5787	0.47%	150%	125%	98%	100%	39.4	32.8
Tom Carter	27	4129	0.65%	147%	124%	98%	100%	39.0	32.8
Glover Quin	24	3939	0.61%	188%	144%	94%	100%	42.6	32.6
Don Shinnick	37	4471	0.83%	81%	90%	117%	83%	29.2	32.6
W.K. Hicks	40	3568	1.12%	85%	93%	113%	78%	30.0	32.6
Dennis Smith	30	6018	0.50%	125%	112%	100%	97%	36.1	32.5
Wes Hopkins	30	3561	0.84%	125%	112%	99%	97%	36.1	32.5
Jimmy Allen	31	2442	1.27%	100%	100%	111%	94%	32.4	32.5
Sheldon Brown	26	5920	0.44%	159%	130%	96%	100%	39.9	32.5
O.J. Atogwe	25	3495	0.72%	160%	130%	100%	100%	39.9	32.5
Bill Bradley	34	2801	1.21%	89%	95%	112%	89%	30.6	32.4
Don Paul	34	2278	1.49%	68%	84%	138%	82%	26.3	32.4
Kevin Byard	23	2994	0.77%	206%	153%	92%	100%	43.5	32.3
Terry Kinard	31	4164	0.74%	121%	111%	98%	96%	35.4	32.3
Jim David	36	2592	1.39%	69%	85%	127%	83%	26.4	32.2
Maurice Hurst	27	3415	0.79%	138%	119%	101%	99%	37.3	32.2
Dwight Hicks	32	3931	0.81%	109%	105%	101%	95%	33.5	32.1
Trumaine Johnson	23	4509	0.51%	195%	147%	94%	100%	42.3	32.0
Felix Wright	29	3959	0.73%	125%	112%	101%	97%	35.4	31.9
Micah Hyde	22	4407	0.50%	204%	152%	95%	100%	42.8	31.9
Willie Clay	27	3401	0.79%	149%	125%	94%	100%	37.8	31.6
Chris McAlister	26	5339	0.49%	151%	125%	97%	100%	38.0	31.6
Jack Ham	32	4970	0.64%	92%	96%	110%	93%	30.3	31.5
John Lynch	26	5793	0.45%	149%	125%	97%	100%	37.7	31.5
Michael Griffin	25	5120	0.49%	168%	134%	94%	100%	39.4	31.5
Fred Marion	29	4369	0.66%	122%	111%	101%	96%	34.6	31.4
Brian Washington	27	4146	0.65%	139%	119%	98%	99%	36.5	31.4
Louis Oliver	27	3588	0.75%	137%	118%	99%	99%	36.1	31.3
Derrick Brooks	25	6019	0.42%	150%	125%	100%	100%	37.4	31.1
Willie Williams	26	4810	0.54%	148%	124%	97%	100%	37.2	31.1
Roland James	29	4594	0.63%	115%	107%	104%	96%	33.2	31.1
Don Doll	41	2191	1.87%	65%	82%	118%	78%	24.4	31.1
Rod Perry	30	3323	0.90%	99%	99%	110%	94%	30.9	31.1
Mark Collins	27	6270	0.43%	138%	119%	98%	99%	36.0	31.1
Justin Simmons	21	3258	0.64%	208%	154%	96%	100%	41.9	31.0
Jimmy Spencer	26	4383	0.59%	149%	125%	96%	100%	37.0	30.9
Jerry Logan	34	3970	0.86%	90%	95%	113%	85%	29.2	30.8
Jerry Gray	28	3070	0.91%	126%	113%	99%	98%	34.3	30.7
Goose Gonsoulin	46	2936	1.57%	77%	89%	110%	69%	26.8	30.7
Kwamie Lassiter	25	4096	0.61%	149%	124%	99%	100%	36.7	30.7
Marcus Coleman	25	4634	0.54%	149%	124%	99%	100%	36.6	30.6
Chris Harris	22	6151	0.36%	194%	147%	95%	100%	40.3	30.6
Chris Harris Jr.	22	6151	0.36%	194%	147%	95%	100%	40.3	30.6
Glenn Blackwood	29	3737	0.78%	113%	107%	104%	95%	32.5	30.6
Burgess Owens	30	3789	0.79%	98%	99%	109%	94%	30.2	30.5
Butch Byrd	40	2905	1.38%	84%	92%	110%	75%	27.9	30.4
Charles Romes	28	3884	0.72%	111%	105%	108%	95%	31.8	30.3
Ken Lucas	25	4940	0.51%	153%	127%	96%	100%	36.6	30.2
Victor Green	25	4193	0.60%	147%	124%	98%	100%	35.9	30.2
Cornell Green	34	4205	0.81%	89%	95%	109%	85%	28.4	30.1
Charlie Stukes	32	3121	1.03%	89%	95%	114%	87%	28.4	30.0
Cedric Brown	29	3484	0.83%	103%	102%	107%	95%	30.5	30.0
Miller Farr	35	3478	1.01%	86%	93%	115%	80%	27.7	29.9
Lawyer Milloy	25	5469	0.46%	150%	125%	96%	100%	35.7	29.8
Nate Odomes	26	3049	0.85%	134%	117%	99%	99%	34.1	29.8
Rosey Taylor	32	4098	0.78%	89%	94%	117%	84%	27.9	29.7
Kerry Rhodes	23	3568	0.64%	161%	130%	99%	100%	36.7	29.7
Duane Starks	25	3261	0.77%	147%	124%	96%	100%	35.3	29.7
Andy Nelson	33	2444	1.35%	77%	89%	122%	83%	25.8	29.6
Duron Harmon	21	5220	0.40%	202%	151%	93%	100%	39.5	29.5
Jordan Poyer	20	3232	0.62%	206%	153%	96%	100%	39.7	29.5
Vontae Davis	22	4362	0.50%	179%	139%	96%	100%	37.7	29.4
Aaron Beasley	24	4663	0.51%	149%	124%	98%	100%	35.0	29.3
Lee Roy Jordan	32	4881	0.66%	91%	95%	111%	86%	27.8	29.2
Jay Bellamy	24	4172	0.58%	148%	124%	98%	100%	34.8	29.1
Marcus Robertson	24	4125	0.58%	147%	123%	98%	100%	34.6	29.1
Bobby Hunt	42	3548	1.18%	81%	90%	106%	72%	26.0	29.1
Ray Ramsey	35	1963	1.78%	66%	83%	139%	72%	23.2	29.1
Reshad Jones	21	4978	0.42%	190%	145%	95%	100%	38.1	29.0
Jim Norton	45	4069	1.11%	79%	90%	105%	68%	25.6	29.0
Mike Bass	30	2715	1.10%	90%	95%	114%	88%	27.4	28.9
Mark Murphy	27	2159	1.25%	108%	104%	108%	95%	30.1	28.9
Bobby Butler	27	4263	0.63%	116%	108%	103%	96%	31.0	28.8
Dale Carter	24	4669	0.51%	145%	122%	98%	100%	34.0	28.7
Malcolm Jenkins	21	6330	0.33%	192%	146%	93%	100%	37.7	28.7
Kurt Coleman	21	3346	0.63%	188%	144%	95%	100%	37.3	28.6
George Atkinson	30	3416	0.88%	89%	95%	116%	87%	26.9	28.6
Mark McMillian	23	3982	0.58%	148%	124%	100%	100%	33.9	28.4
Ken Konz	30	2111	1.42%	70%	85%	133%	84%	23.4	28.4
London Fletcher	23	4927	0.47%	158%	129%	96%	100%	34.8	28.4
Darren Woodson	23	5113	0.45%	150%	125%	99%	100%	34.0	28.3
Dick Alban	30	2439	1.23%	72%	86%	132%	83%	23.6	28.3
Gene Atkins	25	4684	0.53%	133%	117%	98%	99%	32.2	28.2
Brandon Carr	21	4979	0.42%	180%	140%	95%	100%	36.0	28.0
Steve Atwater	24	5268	0.46%	139%	120%	97%	99%	32.4	27.8
Brandon Flowers	21	4226	0.50%	171%	136%	97%	100%	35.0	27.7
Dwayne Harper	24	5343	0.45%	140%	120%	97%	99%	32.3	27.7
Charles Mincy	23	4140	0.56%	145%	122%	98%	100%	32.7	27.6
Kareem Jackson	20	6121	0.33%	190%	145%	95%	100%	36.1	27.6
Seth Joyner	24	5659	0.42%	136%	118%	99%	99%	31.7	27.5
Brian Kelly	22	4027	0.55%	151%	125%	100%	100%	33.0	27.5
Sam Huff	30	4611	0.65%	82%	91%	120%	83%	24.7	27.4
Dwight Smith	22	3084	0.71%	152%	126%	99%	100%	33.0	27.4
Don Griffin	25	4931	0.51%	131%	116%	96%	99%	31.0	27.3
Frank Reagan	35	1672	2.09%	61%	80%	140%	69%	20.6	27.2
Kyle Fuller	19	3322	0.57%	201%	150%	95%	100%	36.3	27.2
Nick Collins	21	2530	0.83%	159%	130%	99%	100%	33.3	27.1
Bert Rechichar	31	2319	1.34%	68%	84%	125%	82%	21.8	26.8
Tommy James	34	2642	1.29%	66%	83%	126%	75%	21.3	26.8
Quandre Diggs	19	3003	0.63%	208%	154%	92%	100%	36.1	26.8
Andre Dyson	22	3764	0.58%	151%	126%	96%	100%	32.1	26.7
Bernie Parrish	31	2592	1.20%	81%	91%	118%	80%	23.7	26.5
Brian Urlacher	22	5743	0.38%	156%	128%	94%	100%	32.2	26.4
Jim Cason	34	2374	1.43%	67%	84%	124%	75%	21.2	26.3
Ricky Reynolds	23	4652	0.49%	134%	117%	98%	99%	30.1	26.2
Nick Harper	21	4183	0.50%	154%	127%	98%	100%	31.5	26.0
Orlando Thomas	22	3922	0.56%	149%	125%	95%	100%	31.0	25.9
Karlos Dansby	20	5551	0.36%	172%	136%	95%	100%	32.8	25.9
Deshea Townsend	21	4761	0.44%	153%	126%	97%	100%	31.2	25.8
Keith Bulluck	21	5369	0.39%	155%	127%	97%	100%	31.4	25.8
Quentin Jammer	21	4986	0.42%	159%	129%	95%	100%	31.7	25.8
Al Harris	21	4774	0.44%	152%	126%	97%	100%	31.0	25.7
Chad Scott	21	4122	0.51%	149%	124%	99%	100%	30.7	25.7
Tim Jennings	20	3377	0.59%	172%	136%	94%	100%	32.4	25.7
Corey Webster	20	3753	0.53%	165%	133%	97%	100%	31.9	25.6
Fred Smoot	21	4247	0.49%	151%	126%	97%	100%	30.8	25.6
Marcus Trufant	21	5037	0.42%	156%	128%	95%	100%	31.1	25.5
Tom Landry	32	2417	1.32%	66%	83%	122%	78%	20.2	25.3
Sam Shields	19	3919	0.48%	181%	140%	95%	100%	32.5	25.2
Drayton Florence	20	4873	0.41%	161%	131%	96%	100%	31.1	25.1
Phillip Buchanon	20	3586	0.56%	154%	127%	99%	100%	30.4	25.1
Luke Kuechly	18	4565	0.39%	194%	147%	94%	100%	32.8	24.9
Quintin Demps	18	3307	0.54%	189%	145%	95%	100%	32.5	24.8
Logan Ryan	18	3527	0.51%	197%	148%	93%	100%	32.8	24.7
Bob Smith	33	2102	1.57%	67%	83%	121%	74%	19.7	24.6
Otto Schnellbacher	34	1329	2.56%	66%	83%	125%	70%	19.5	24.6
Nick Buoniconti	32	4721	0.68%	83%	92%	108%	76%	21.8	24.1
Bill Baird	34	3091	1.10%	82%	91%	107%	73%	21.6	24.0
Jason McCourty	18	4626	0.39%	186%	143%	93%	100%	31.3	24.0
Malcolm Butler	17	3543	0.48%	205%	153%	92%	100%	32.2	23.9
Lowell Wagner	32	2058	1.55%	66%	83%	123%	73%	18.9	23.9
Corey Graham	18	5261	0.34%	185%	143%	93%	100%	30.9	23.8
Irv Comp	34	1739	1.96%	52%	76%	151%	61%	16.3	23.8
Fred Williamson	36	3057	1.18%	78%	89%	107%	69%	20.8	23.7
Tre'Davious White	16	2721	0.59%	207%	154%	96%	100%	31.8	23.6
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	16	3303	0.48%	202%	151%	95%	100%	30.9	23.1
Bashaud Breeland	16	4497	0.36%	203%	152%	94%	100%	30.7	22.9
Rodney McLeod	16	4502	0.36%	200%	150%	94%	100%	30.3	22.7
Josh Norman	16	4551	0.35%	200%	150%	94%	100%	30.0	22.5
Willie West	30	3339	0.90%	81%	91%	110%	72%	19.2	21.4
Sammy Baugh	31	1320	2.35%	48%	74%	164%	57%	13.8	21.3
Cliff Lewis	30	1883	1.59%	66%	83%	130%	66%	17.0	21.3
Ron Hall	30	3582	0.84%	80%	90%	106%	70%	17.8	20.1
Don Hutson	30	1430	2.10%	50%	75%	155%	56%	13.0	19.6
Fred Glick	30	2692	1.11%	78%	89%	106%	68%	16.7	19.1

Using the actual historical average as a baseline appears to be a bit much, going by the numbers it produces. I think having Charles Woodson, Ed Reed, Rod Woodson, a serial rapist, and Aeneas Williams as the top five (by ModTot) is fine; giving Chuck credit for 101 interceptions is a bit much for me. Moving the all time leader in picks, Paul Krause, down to ninth also feels a tad harsh as well. Sure, I think he tends to be overrated by people who look at one number and base their entire evaluation on that single data point, but I also think having such a commanding lead over any modern player should count for something. For this reason, I think the SoftTot column produces results with greater face validity.

The last column gives us a top ten of seven Hall of Famers, one senior candidate who will likely get the necessary votes soon, possibly the best safety of the 1990s who would be in Canton already if he played for Dallas or San Francisco, and a a vile monster who was good at picking off passes and not really much else.

Let’s Be Reasonable

The wacky looking career totals form the table above convinced me to try using a new baseline. I decided to use the last 40 years of football, which incorporates nearly the entire period of open offense football. ^[2]I refer to football in the wake of the Mel Blount Rule and rules enabling offensive linemen to extend their hands to block in 1978, as well as the subsequent offensive revolution heralded by the … Continue reading When I looked at that timeframe, the historical baseline moved from 4.80% to 3.16%. because of that, I have dubbed the new baseline the Austin Percentage. Having a lower baseline means that fewer players will see their totals go up, and only the most recent players will their totals go up significantly.

The table below is sorted by the last column, but you can sort by any of the headings. Using Krause as our example, read the table thus: Krause picked off 81 passes against 5623 attempts at a 1.44% rate. His volume adjustment is worth 117%, and his league strength multiplier is worth 88%. His Austin figure is 60%, which comes to 80% when the effect is halved. ^[3]Recall from the first table that his Mod and Soft were 91% and 96% because of the highest baseline. If we apply the Mid, LSM, and Austin modifiers to Krause’s 81 actual interceptions, his total plummets to 49.9, which ranks tenth on the career list. If we replace the Austin modifier with the softened version, Krause’s number falls to just 66.4, which allows him to maintain his place atop the interception mountain. ^[4]To arrive at the numbers in the Austin column, we use: 81 * 117% * 88% * 60%. To find the results for the HalfTot column, we use: 81 * 117% * 88% * 80%. These figures are rounded and will produce … Continue reading

Name	Int	oPass	Int%	Mid	LSM	Austin%	Half%	Austin	HalfTot
Paul Krause	81	5623	1.44%	117%	88%	60%	80%	49.9	66.4
Rod Woodson	71	8401	0.85%	98%	99%	93%	96%	63.8	66.3
Charles Woodson	65	9752	0.67%	96%	100%	107%	103%	66.6	64.5
Ed Reed	64	6404	1.00%	97%	100%	106%	103%	65.5	63.7
Darren Sharper	63	6761	0.93%	94%	100%	100%	100%	59.6	59.5
Emlen Tunnell	79	4315	1.83%	125%	79%	45%	73%	35.4	57.0
Ken Riley	65	6045	1.08%	112%	92%	64%	82%	42.5	54.6
Aeneas Williams	55	6313	0.87%	101%	100%	96%	98%	53.6	54.6
Ronnie Lott	63	6632	0.95%	99%	97%	81%	90%	48.7	54.6
Dave Brown	62	6386	0.97%	105%	95%	72%	86%	44.9	53.4
Eugene Robinson	57	8235	0.69%	99%	99%	90%	95%	50.1	52.8
Champ Bailey	52	7231	0.72%	98%	100%	103%	101%	52.5	51.8
Night Train Lane	68	4466	1.52%	123%	82%	50%	75%	34.1	51.3
Deion Sanders	53	7048	0.75%	100%	99%	95%	97%	49.8	51.2
Ty Law	53	7572	0.70%	96%	100%	99%	100%	50.7	50.8
Eric Allen	54	7288	0.74%	98%	99%	93%	96%	48.8	50.7
Asante Samuel	51	5953	0.86%	96%	100%	106%	103%	52.1	50.6
Everson Walls	57	5328	1.07%	102%	96%	79%	90%	44.3	50.1
Lem Barney	56	3700	1.51%	124%	89%	60%	80%	36.7	49.2
Darrell Green	54	9839	0.55%	98%	98%	89%	94%	46.1	49.1
Dick LeBeau	62	4273	1.45%	120%	83%	57%	79%	35.6	48.7
Terrell Buckley	50	6907	0.72%	97%	100%	97%	99%	47.1	47.8
Mel Blount	57	5810	0.98%	110%	92%	64%	82%	37.2	47.6
Ronde Barber	47	7117	0.66%	99%	100%	102%	101%	47.5	47.1
Ray Buchanan	47	6232	0.75%	98%	100%	98%	99%	45.1	45.6
Emmitt Thomas	58	4673	1.24%	114%	87%	58%	79%	33.5	45.4
Troy Vincent	47	7404	0.63%	97%	100%	97%	99%	44.4	45.0
Pat Fischer	56	5747	0.97%	115%	86%	59%	80%	32.9	44.2
Donnie Shell	51	6255	0.82%	106%	95%	70%	85%	35.6	43.3
DeAngelo Hall	43	5332	0.81%	97%	100%	107%	104%	44.6	43.1
Bobby Bryant	51	4565	1.12%	116%	90%	61%	81%	32.8	43.1
Terence Newman	42	8192	0.51%	96%	100%	113%	107%	45.6	42.9
Bobby Boyd	57	3415	1.67%	116%	82%	57%	79%	31.0	42.7
John Harris	50	5188	0.96%	103%	95%	73%	87%	36.0	42.5
Deron Cherry	50	5146	0.97%	99%	96%	79%	89%	37.5	42.5
Dre' Bly	43	5720	0.75%	98%	100%	100%	100%	42.3	42.2
James Hasty	45	6239	0.72%	98%	99%	92%	96%	40.4	42.1
Jack Butler	52	2389	2.18%	134%	83%	46%	73%	26.4	41.9
Jake Scott	49	3326	1.47%	118%	90%	60%	80%	31.1	41.6
Dave Waymer	48	4590	1.05%	99%	97%	80%	90%	36.8	41.4
Sammy Knight	42	5650	0.74%	99%	100%	99%	99%	41.0	41.2
Lemar Parrish	47	4534	1.04%	116%	92%	63%	82%	31.8	41.1
Bobby Dillon	52	2524	2.06%	129%	83%	46%	73%	26.0	41.0
Cris Dishman	43	6131	0.70%	99%	99%	94%	97%	39.7	41.0
Ashley Ambrose	42	5749	0.73%	98%	100%	98%	99%	40.3	40.7
Mel Renfro	52	5665	0.92%	112%	87%	60%	80%	30.3	40.4
Jimmy Patton	52	4123	1.26%	123%	83%	53%	77%	28.0	40.4
Richard Sherman	37	5513	0.67%	95%	100%	129%	114%	45.4	40.3
Aaron Glenn	41	6755	0.61%	98%	100%	99%	99%	39.7	40.0
Reggie Nelson	38	6040	0.63%	96%	100%	120%	110%	43.6	40.0
Mike Haynes	46	5808	0.79%	106%	95%	71%	86%	33.1	39.7
Larry Wilson	52	4994	1.04%	115%	84%	58%	79%	28.9	39.5
Willie Brown	54	6398	0.84%	113%	82%	57%	79%	28.6	39.3
Ken Houston	49	4696	1.04%	114%	88%	59%	80%	29.1	39.0
Thom Darden	45	3624	1.24%	112%	93%	64%	82%	29.9	38.4
Don Burroughs	50	3133	1.60%	122%	82%	51%	76%	25.8	38.0
Yale Lary	50	3821	1.31%	122%	82%	50%	75%	25.3	37.7
Willie Wood	48	3984	1.20%	119%	83%	58%	79%	27.7	37.7
Tim McDonald	40	6252	0.64%	98%	99%	93%	96%	36.1	37.5
Albert Lewis	42	6572	0.64%	99%	97%	85%	92%	34.3	37.5
Tory James	39	4825	0.81%	97%	100%	99%	99%	37.2	37.4
Charles Tillman	38	6312	0.60%	94%	100%	110%	105%	39.0	37.3
Sam Madison	38	5706	0.67%	98%	100%	99%	100%	37.1	37.2
Herb Adderley	48	4082	1.18%	117%	83%	58%	79%	27.3	37.2
Aqib Talib	35	5945	0.59%	96%	100%	120%	110%	40.6	37.1
Donnie Abraham	38	4657	0.82%	98%	100%	98%	99%	36.5	36.9
Patrick Surtain	37	5517	0.67%	100%	100%	100%	100%	36.8	36.8
Richie Petitbon	48	4524	1.06%	116%	84%	57%	78%	26.6	36.6
Jimmy Johnson	47	5945	0.79%	113%	86%	59%	80%	27.0	36.3
Brian Dawkins	37	7852	0.47%	98%	100%	100%	100%	36.3	36.2
Gill Byrd	42	4665	0.90%	98%	97%	81%	90%	32.2	36.0
Nate Clements	36	6275	0.57%	98%	100%	104%	102%	36.6	35.9
Tramon Williams	34	6591	0.52%	96%	100%	119%	110%	38.7	35.6
LeRoy Butler	38	5985	0.63%	96%	99%	95%	97%	34.4	35.4
Steve Foley	44	4987	0.88%	100%	94%	70%	85%	29.1	35.4
Eric Davis	38	6078	0.63%	95%	100%	96%	98%	34.5	35.3
Todd Lyght	37	6315	0.59%	98%	100%	96%	98%	34.6	35.3
Eddie Meador	46	4508	1.02%	117%	83%	57%	79%	25.5	35.1
Johnny Robinson	57	4454	1.28%	106%	75%	55%	77%	24.7	35.0
Dave Whitsell	46	3808	1.21%	116%	83%	57%	79%	25.4	34.8
Brent Grimes	33	4961	0.67%	95%	100%	119%	110%	37.5	34.5
Eugene Daniel	38	6694	0.57%	99%	98%	88%	94%	32.3	34.5
Jack Christiansen	46	2678	1.72%	125%	82%	45%	73%	21.3	34.2
Spider Lockhart	41	3928	1.04%	120%	87%	60%	80%	25.5	34.1
Walt Harris	35	6295	0.56%	98%	100%	99%	100%	34.0	34.1
Marcus Peters	31	3455	0.90%	93%	100%	135%	117%	39.1	34.0
Charlie Waters	41	4464	0.92%	112%	92%	62%	81%	26.1	34.0
Clarence Scott	39	4749	0.82%	113%	93%	65%	82%	26.7	33.9
Lionel Washington	37	6438	0.57%	100%	98%	87%	93%	31.5	33.9
Darren Perry	35	4133	0.85%	98%	100%	97%	98%	33.2	33.7
Kevin Ross	38	6928	0.55%	97%	98%	87%	94%	31.4	33.7
Johnathan Joseph	32	7171	0.45%	95%	100%	121%	111%	36.9	33.7
Donnell Woolford	36	4703	0.77%	98%	99%	93%	97%	32.5	33.7
Warren Lahr	44	3387	1.30%	131%	80%	45%	73%	21.0	33.7
Erich Barnes	45	4687	0.96%	114%	84%	57%	78%	24.4	33.7
Tyrone Braxton	36	5744	0.63%	98%	99%	93%	96%	32.4	33.7
Gary Barbaro	39	2953	1.32%	109%	95%	66%	83%	26.8	33.6
Ray Crockett	36	7020	0.51%	96%	99%	94%	97%	32.4	33.5
Terry McDaniel	35	4603	0.76%	99%	99%	94%	97%	32.5	33.4
Deltha O'Neal	34	4184	0.81%	98%	100%	101%	100%	33.5	33.4
Tony Greene	37	2770	1.34%	122%	92%	61%	80%	25.2	33.4
Ray Brown	38	3718	1.02%	117%	92%	62%	81%	25.3	33.1
Rolland Lawrence	39	3218	1.21%	112%	93%	63%	81%	25.6	33.1
Rashean Mathis	32	5669	0.56%	99%	100%	109%	104%	34.2	32.9
Devin McCourty	31	6942	0.45%	93%	100%	127%	113%	36.6	32.7
Joey Browner	37	4339	0.85%	102%	96%	80%	90%	29.1	32.7
Mike Harden	38	4945	0.77%	101%	96%	78%	89%	28.5	32.6
Gary Fencik	38	4501	0.84%	106%	95%	71%	85%	26.9	32.5
Vencie Glenn	35	5015	0.70%	100%	99%	88%	94%	30.3	32.4
Lester Hayes	39	4773	0.82%	102%	95%	71%	85%	26.8	32.4
Roger Wehrli	40	5147	0.78%	108%	92%	63%	81%	24.9	32.3
Mike Prior	35	5738	0.61%	98%	99%	91%	95%	30.7	32.3
Earl Thomas	30	5452	0.55%	96%	100%	125%	112%	35.8	32.3
Bill Thompson	40	5051	0.79%	109%	91%	62%	81%	24.6	32.2
Rodney Harrison	34	7194	0.47%	95%	100%	99%	100%	32.1	32.2
Glen Edwards	39	4646	0.84%	109%	92%	63%	81%	24.8	32.1
Troy Polamalu	32	4858	0.66%	96%	100%	107%	104%	33.1	32.0
Shawn Springs	33	6982	0.47%	97%	100%	100%	100%	31.8	31.8
Kermit Alexander	43	3732	1.15%	110%	84%	60%	80%	23.8	31.8
Mike Adams	30	5890	0.51%	97%	100%	119%	109%	34.5	31.7
Dwayne Woodruff	37	5352	0.69%	101%	96%	76%	88%	27.4	31.7
Raymond Clayborn	36	4972	0.72%	105%	96%	74%	87%	27.0	31.6
Joe Haden	29	4947	0.59%	95%	100%	127%	113%	35.0	31.4
Antonio Cromartie	31	4391	0.71%	96%	100%	112%	106%	33.0	31.3
Ron Bolton	35	3453	1.01%	115%	94%	65%	82%	24.6	31.2
Patrick Peterson	29	6266	0.46%	94%	100%	129%	115%	35.1	31.2
Harrison Smith	29	5181	0.56%	93%	100%	130%	115%	35.3	31.2
Greg Jackson	32	4442	0.72%	101%	99%	95%	97%	30.3	31.2
Ed Sharockman	40	3735	1.07%	117%	84%	59%	79%	23.1	31.1
Tom Myers	36	3906	0.92%	114%	93%	63%	82%	24.1	31.1
Nolan Cromwell	37	4796	0.77%	102%	95%	73%	86%	26.2	31.1
Jack Tatum	37	3971	0.93%	113%	92%	62%	81%	23.7	31.0
Rick Volk	38	4236	0.90%	115%	89%	59%	80%	23.0	30.9
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	30	4532	0.66%	94%	100%	118%	109%	33.4	30.8
Mark Carrier	32	4575	0.70%	99%	99%	95%	97%	29.9	30.8
Anthony Henry	31	4667	0.66%	98%	100%	102%	101%	30.9	30.7
Xavien Howard	27	2734	0.99%	96%	100%	137%	118%	35.3	30.6
Darrelle Revis	29	4811	0.60%	97%	100%	117%	109%	32.9	30.5
Ken Reaves	37	4461	0.83%	117%	88%	59%	80%	22.7	30.5
Merton Hanks	33	4524	0.73%	94%	100%	97%	98%	29.9	30.5
Darryll Lewis	32	4746	0.67%	97%	100%	96%	98%	29.8	30.4
Stan White	34	3783	0.90%	116%	94%	64%	82%	23.8	30.4
Lyle Blackwood	35	4753	0.74%	108%	95%	70%	85%	25.1	30.4
Samari Rolle	31	5266	0.59%	97%	100%	100%	100%	30.1	30.2
Bill Simpson	34	3097	1.10%	115%	94%	64%	82%	23.6	30.1
Eric Weddle	29	5447	0.53%	96%	100%	116%	108%	32.3	30.1
Brock Marion	31	4665	0.66%	98%	100%	98%	99%	29.7	30.0
Lindon Crow	38	2945	1.29%	126%	83%	51%	75%	20.2	30.0
Dennis Thurman	36	3785	0.95%	103%	95%	71%	86%	24.9	30.0
Tim McKyer	33	5173	0.64%	98%	99%	87%	94%	27.9	30.0
Michael Downs	35	4454	0.79%	101%	96%	77%	89%	26.0	29.9
Ray Lewis	31	7601	0.41%	96%	100%	101%	100%	30.0	29.9
Dexter McCleon	31	5301	0.58%	97%	100%	98%	99%	29.6	29.8
Bob Howard	37	4336	0.85%	113%	89%	60%	80%	22.2	29.8
Dewayne Washington	31	5841	0.53%	97%	100%	98%	99%	29.5	29.8
Tashaun Gipson	27	5472	0.49%	96%	100%	130%	115%	33.7	29.7
Ryan McNeil	31	4761	0.65%	97%	100%	98%	99%	29.4	29.7
Stephon Gilmore	27	5509	0.49%	95%	100%	131%	115%	33.6	29.7
Darryl Williams	31	5256	0.59%	98%	100%	97%	98%	29.2	29.7
Keith Lyle	31	4861	0.64%	96%	100%	98%	99%	29.2	29.5
Deon Grant	30	5886	0.51%	97%	100%	103%	102%	29.9	29.5
Mike Wagner	36	3740	0.96%	110%	92%	62%	81%	22.5	29.5
Janoris Jenkins	27	5703	0.47%	94%	100%	131%	115%	33.2	29.3
Willie Williams	35	2791	1.25%	122%	86%	60%	80%	21.8	29.2
LeRoy Irvin	35	5317	0.66%	97%	96%	78%	89%	25.3	29.0
Johnny Sample	41	3504	1.17%	114%	79%	56%	78%	20.6	28.9
Dave Grayson	48	4311	1.11%	108%	72%	54%	77%	20.1	28.8
Tony Parrish	30	4303	0.70%	96%	100%	98%	99%	28.4	28.7
Kurt Schulz	30	3742	0.80%	97%	100%	98%	99%	28.3	28.6
Nate Wright	34	3932	0.86%	114%	91%	62%	81%	21.7	28.5
J.C. Jackson	25	2173	1.15%	96%	100%	137%	119%	32.9	28.4
Tom Keane	40	2046	1.96%	123%	80%	43%	72%	17.2	28.4
Brig Owens	36	3953	0.91%	113%	87%	59%	80%	21.1	28.3
Eric Turner	30	4261	0.70%	97%	100%	95%	98%	27.6	28.3
Dick Lynch	37	2859	1.29%	120%	82%	55%	77%	20.0	28.2
Mark Lee	32	5252	0.61%	102%	96%	79%	89%	24.9	28.2
Herm Edwards	33	3995	0.83%	106%	94%	70%	85%	23.2	28.2
Louis Breeden	33	4229	0.78%	103%	95%	74%	87%	23.8	28.1
Jerry Norton	35	2798	1.25%	130%	83%	49%	74%	18.4	28.1
Tyrann Mathieu	26	5231	0.50%	93%	100%	132%	116%	32.0	28.1
Don Shinnick	37	4471	0.83%	117%	83%	55%	78%	19.9	28.0
Carl Lee	31	5884	0.53%	101%	97%	84%	92%	25.5	28.0
David Fulcher	31	3494	0.89%	100%	98%	84%	92%	25.4	27.9
Joe Lavender	33	3315	1.00%	110%	94%	64%	82%	21.8	27.9
Don Paul	34	2278	1.49%	138%	82%	45%	73%	17.3	27.9
Jim David	36	2592	1.39%	127%	83%	46%	73%	17.6	27.8
Norm Thompson	33	3091	1.07%	115%	91%	60%	80%	20.9	27.8
Kenny Easley	32	3266	0.98%	104%	95%	76%	88%	23.9	27.7
Dick Anderson	34	2901	1.17%	119%	87%	58%	79%	20.4	27.7
Mark Kelso	30	2914	1.03%	101%	98%	85%	92%	25.3	27.6
Gary Green	33	4192	0.79%	104%	94%	70%	85%	22.7	27.5
W.K. Hicks	40	3568	1.12%	113%	78%	56%	78%	19.7	27.5
Scott Case	30	4419	0.68%	101%	98%	85%	92%	25.1	27.4
Bill Bradley	34	2801	1.21%	112%	89%	60%	80%	20.5	27.3
Don Doll	41	2191	1.87%	118%	78%	43%	71%	16.2	27.0
Jimmy Allen	31	2442	1.27%	111%	94%	65%	83%	21.3	27.0
Vann McElroy	31	3840	0.81%	102%	96%	78%	89%	23.5	26.9
Jack Ham	32	4970	0.64%	110%	93%	64%	82%	20.8	26.8
Wes Hopkins	30	3561	0.84%	99%	97%	84%	92%	24.3	26.6
Dwight Hicks	32	3931	0.81%	101%	95%	73%	87%	22.5	26.6
Casey Hayward	24	3849	0.62%	95%	100%	132%	116%	30.1	26.5
Rod Perry	30	3323	0.90%	110%	94%	68%	84%	21.3	26.3
Goose Gonsoulin	46	2936	1.57%	110%	69%	52%	76%	17.9	26.2
Dennis Smith	30	6018	0.50%	100%	97%	81%	90%	23.4	26.2
Terry Kinard	31	4164	0.74%	98%	96%	79%	90%	23.1	26.1
Jerry Logan	34	3970	0.86%	113%	85%	59%	80%	19.3	25.9
Butch Byrd	40	2905	1.38%	110%	75%	55%	78%	18.3	25.7
Burgess Owens	30	3789	0.79%	109%	94%	65%	83%	20.2	25.5
Andy Nelson	33	2444	1.35%	122%	83%	53%	76%	17.6	25.5
Cornell Green	34	4205	0.81%	109%	85%	59%	80%	18.8	25.3
Charlie Stukes	32	3121	1.03%	114%	87%	59%	80%	18.8	25.3
Miller Farr	35	3478	1.01%	115%	80%	57%	78%	18.3	25.2
Ray Ramsey	35	1963	1.78%	139%	72%	43%	72%	15.2	25.1
Rosey Taylor	32	4098	0.78%	117%	84%	59%	79%	18.6	25.0
Bobby Hunt	42	3548	1.18%	106%	72%	54%	77%	17.3	24.7
Jim Norton	45	4069	1.11%	105%	68%	52%	76%	16.9	24.6
Ken Konz	30	2111	1.42%	133%	84%	47%	73%	15.6	24.5
Lee Roy Jordan	32	4881	0.66%	111%	86%	59%	80%	18.2	24.5
Mike Bass	30	2715	1.10%	114%	88%	60%	80%	18.1	24.3
Dick Alban	30	2439	1.23%	132%	83%	46%	73%	15.3	24.1
George Atkinson	30	3416	0.88%	116%	87%	58%	79%	17.7	24.0
Frank Reagan	35	1672	2.09%	140%	69%	40%	70%	13.4	23.7
Sam Huff	30	4611	0.65%	120%	83%	55%	77%	16.5	23.3
Bert Rechichar	31	2319	1.34%	125%	82%	46%	73%	14.6	23.2
Tommy James	34	2642	1.29%	126%	75%	44%	72%	14.2	23.2
Bernie Parrish	31	2592	1.20%	118%	80%	55%	78%	16.2	22.7
Jim Cason	34	2374	1.43%	124%	75%	44%	72%	13.8	22.6
Tom Landry	32	2417	1.32%	122%	78%	44%	72%	13.4	21.9
Otto Schnellbacher	34	1329	2.56%	125%	70%	43%	72%	12.9	21.3
Irv Comp	34	1739	1.96%	151%	61%	36%	68%	11.2	21.2
Bob Smith	33	2102	1.57%	121%	74%	43%	72%	12.8	21.2
Lowell Wagner	32	2058	1.55%	123%	73%	44%	72%	12.5	20.7
Bill Baird	34	3091	1.10%	107%	73%	54%	77%	14.4	20.4
Fred Williamson	36	3057	1.18%	107%	69%	53%	76%	14.0	20.3
Nick Buoniconti	32	4721	0.68%	108%	76%	55%	77%	14.4	20.3
Sammy Baugh	31	1320	2.35%	164%	57%	33%	67%	9.6	19.1
Cliff Lewis	30	1883	1.59%	130%	66%	43%	72%	11.0	18.3
Willie West	30	3339	0.90%	110%	72%	53%	76%	12.5	18.1
Don Hutson	30	1430	2.10%	155%	56%	33%	66%	8.6	17.4
Ron Hall	30	3582	0.84%	106%	70%	52%	76%	11.7	17.0
Fred Glick	30	2692	1.11%	106%	68%	52%	76%	11.1	16.3

If you earnestly believe older players relied too much on archaic passing to glean their big interception totals, the Austin column might be for you. Before we find Krause at number ten, only Rod Woodson and Eugene Robinson had any action prior to 1990. Recent ball hawk Richard Sherman is in a fourteen-way tie for 104th place in career interceptions, with 37. However, when Austin 3.16 comes around, Sherman jumps to 18th, which does feel more appropriate for one of the premier turnover artists of recent vintage. In fact, his 8.4 interception boost is the highest number of any player, just beating out the bonuses of 8.3 and 8.1 for fellow playmakers Xavien Howard and Marcus Peters. Wandering mercenary Aqib Talib finds himself pretty high on the career list when looking at the Austin total.

While some recent players saw modest gains, older players saw their totals fall off a cliff with the lower baseline. Emlen Tunnell, a real life hero who picked off 79 passes—but did most of his damage in the 1950s—suffers a reduction of 43.6 from his total. He goes from ranking second on the official list to 54th on the Austin list. That seems a little steep, even to a noted old school player hater like I am. Night Train Lane and Johnny Robinson join Krause and Tunnell as the only other players to lose at least 30 from their totals. Turn-of-the-century players like Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain see almost no change in their career numbers.

I think the last column makes the most sense at first glace. Tunnell, Robinson, and Jim Norton all lose more than 20 from their real numbers, and no one gains more than 3.6. Krause loses 14.6, but because Tunnell lost 22 and his lead over anyone else was huge, he remains in first place. Rod Woodson loses 4.7 from his total, while Charles Woodson and Ed Reed each lose about half a pick, resulting in the three ending pretty clustered, and all close to Krause at the top. While Tunnell has a large reduction, his actual number of interceptions was so high to begin with that he still ranks sixth here.

I am often interested to see where Ken Riley and Dave Brown will fall, relative to one another. Riley has 65 interceptions to Brown’s 62. The Austin adjustment puts Brown ahead, while my preferred adjustment leaves the Bengals legend with a 54.6 to 53.4 lead. Riley never made a Pro Bowl, but he earned first team all pro honors once and second team honors twice. Brown made one Pro Bowl and one all pro second team. Given how close together these two are in terms of actual production, the gap in their public perception is pretty interesting to me. When you consider the fact that Brown was his team’s top corner, while Lemar Parrish was the top corner in Cincinnati until 1977, the issue is further muddled.

I will leave further commentary to the FP faithful, if any remain.