Mark Malone is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Malone in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Malone's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Postseason all-time ranks
A quality quarterback with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 98 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 26% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by on average.
Career Value · VORP
98 career value over replacement — #1150 all-time of 4,649. 16.3/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #28 (Rd 1) · PIT · 1980 · +0.2 vs expected KV-H
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Seasons above replacement
6 seasons × ~16.3 surplus ≈ VORP 98
Ryan Leaf
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85% match