Darius Butler is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Butler in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Butler's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Darius Butler
Top 21% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter
A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 110 · #977 · High-ValueWorth 110 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 22% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
3 replaced
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48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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Career Value · VORP
110 career value over replacement — #977 all-time of 4,649. 12.2/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #41 (Rd 2) · NE · 2009 · +12.5 vs expected KV-H
63actual
50.5 expected · Δ+12.5
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