Eli Apple is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Apple in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Apple's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Eli Apple
A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 41 · #2304 · Above AverageWorth 41 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 51% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
2 replaced
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49
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Career Value · VORP
41 career value over replacement — #2304 all-time of 4,649. 5.9/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #10 (Rd 1) · NYG · 2016 · -3.2 vs expected KV-H
57actual
60.2 expected · Δ−3.2
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