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
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | |||||
| 2011 | 22–23 | SD | 9 | — | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23–24 | SD | 16 | — | 47 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 987 | 99.4% | 114 | 26.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25–26 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 987 | 94.1% | 37 | 8.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26–27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 82 | 60 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,044 | 99.6% | 85 | 17.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27–28 | NYJ | 13 | — | 49 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 819 | 95.8% | 45 | 12.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28–29 | HOU | 16 | — | 51 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 813 | 79.1% | 86 | 17.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29–30 | OAK | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 871 | 83.9% | 128 | 29.2% | 61 | 37 | 0.6 | 102.3 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 30–31 | JAX | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 53 | 25.0% | 19 | 22.7% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 87.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 31–32 | BAL | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 42 | 30.5% | 21 | 37.0% | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 93.7 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 121 | — | 259 | 198 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 8 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,616 | 88.5% | 535 | 19.2% | 65 | 40 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | — | |
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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