Marcellus Wiley is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Wiley in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wiley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 22–23 | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23–24 | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | BUF | 14 | — | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | BUF | 15 | — | 52 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 9.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | SD | 14 | — | 41 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | SD | 14 | — | 30 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | SD | 16 | — | 44 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | DAL | 14 | — | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | JAX | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | JAX | 8 | — | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 131 | — | 239 | 170 | 69 | 33 | 29 | 43.0 | 105.0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
130 career value over replacement — #772 all-time of 4,649. 13/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #52 (Rd 2) · BUF · 1997 · +23.6 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22–23 | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 |
| 1998 | 23–24 | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 |
| 1999 | 24–25 | BUF | 14 | — | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | BUF | 15 | — | 52 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 9.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | SD | 14 | — | 41 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 18.4 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | SD | 14 | — | 30 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | SD | 16 | — | 44 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | DAL | 14 | — | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | JAX | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | JAX | 8 | — | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Career | 131 | 239 | 170 | 69 | 33 | 29 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92.2 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 70.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 95%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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