Malcolm 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.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2014 | 24 | NE | 8 | — | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 184 | 24.2% | 52 | 17.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | NE | 16 | — | 65 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,080 | 98.9% | 117 | 23.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 26 | NE | 16 | — | 63 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,008 | 96.6% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 27 | NE | 16 | — | 57 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,037 | 97.9% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28 | TEN | 16 | — | 64 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 834 | 79.3% | 96 | 23.5% | 99 | 63 | 0.6 | 101.4 | 12.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 29 | TEN | 9 | — | 30 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 579 | 94.6% | 19 | 7.7% | 57 | 36 | 0.6 | 91.3 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 30 | TEN | 16 | — | 94 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,085 | 96.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 127 | 80 | 0.6 | 83.2 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 97 | — | 387 | 325 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,807 | 86.3% | 288 | 10.3% | 283 | 179 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 23 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
111 career value over replacement — #970 all-time of 4,649. 15.9/season above a replacement-level CB.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | NE | 8 | 0* | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | 25 | NE | 16 | 16* | 65 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2016 | 26 | NE | 16 | 15* | 63 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2017 | 27 | NE | 16 | 16* | 57 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.4 |
| 2018 | 28 | TEN | 16 | 13* | 64 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2019 | 29 | TEN | 9 | 9* | 30 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 30 | TEN | 16 | 16* | 94 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Career | 97 | 85* | 387 | 325 | 62 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 67.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | NE | 11 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 184 | 24.2% | 52 | 17.3% |
| 2015 | 25 | NE | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,080 | 98.9% | 117 | 23.8% |
| 2016 | 26 | NE | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 1,008 | 96.6% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 27 | NE | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,037 | 97.9% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | TEN | 16 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 834 | 79.3% | 96 | 23.5% |
| 2019 | 29 | TEN | 9 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 579 | 94.6% | 19 | 7.7% |
| 2020 | 30 | TEN | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,085 | 96.9% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Career | 100 | 85* | — | — | 5,807 | — | 288 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28 | TEN | 16 | 13* | 99 | 63 | 0.6 | 101.4 | 12.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 29 | TEN | 9 | 9* | 57 | 36 | 0.6 | 91.3 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 30 | TEN | 16 | 16* | 127 | 80 | 0.6 | 83.2 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Career | 41 | 38* | 283 | 179 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 23 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 68.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%
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