Marcus Gilchrist is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Gilchrist in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gilchrist's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Marcus Gilchrist
Top 28% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter
Height5'10"
Weight200 lb
BornDec 8, 1988
Age37
CollegeClemsonSee College Stats
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2011
A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 58 · #1875 · Above AverageWorth 58 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 41% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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Career Value · VORP
58 career value over replacement — #1875 all-time of 4,649. 11.6/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #50 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2011 · +12.6 vs expected KV-H
60actual
47.4 expected · Δ+12.6
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