Mark Fields is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Fields in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Fields's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mark Fields
Height6'2"
Weight244 lb
BornNov 9, 1972
Age53
College
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context2x
Pro Bowls
A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 120 · #866 · High-ValueWorth 120 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 20% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
Career Value · VORP
120 career value over replacement — #866 all-time of 4,649. 15/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #13 (Rd 1) · NO · 1995 · +5.8 vs expected KV-H
66actual
60.2 expected · Δ+5.8
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