Marcus Buckley is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Buckley in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Buckley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Marcus Buckley
Top 34% all-time linebackersReliable Starter
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | 22–23 | NYG | 16 | — | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | NYG | 16 | — | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | NYG | 16 | — | 23 | 17 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | NYG | 15 | — | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | NYG | 12 | — | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | NYG | 14 | — | 53 | 38 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | NYG | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 95 | — | 168 | 117 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
27 career value over replacement — #2791 all-time of 4,649. 3.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #66 (Rd 3) · NYG · 1993 · +8.1 vs expected KV-H
51actual
42.9 expected · Δ+8.1
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