Phillippi Sparks is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Sparks in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Sparks's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | 23 | NYG | 16 | — | 42 | 38 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24 | NYG | 5 | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 | NYG | 11 | — | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26 | NYG | 16 | — | 76 | 71 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27 | NYG | 14 | — | 59 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28 | NYG | 13 | — | 73 | 63 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29 | NYG | 13 | — | 71 | 64 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30 | NYG | 11 | — | 53 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | DAL | 16 | — | 52 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 115 | — | 484 | 435 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 26 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
122 career value over replacement — #852 all-time of 4,649. 15.3/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #41 (Rd 2) · NYG · 1992 · +17.5 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23 | NYG | 16 | — | 42 | 38 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.5 |
| 1993 | 24 | NYG | 5 | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.3 |
| 1994 | 25 | NYG | 11 | — | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 6.5 |
| 1995 | 26 | NYG | 16 | — | 76 | 71 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 10.8 |
| 1996 | 27 | NYG | 14 | — | 59 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 28 | NYG | 13 | — | 73 | 63 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 11.5 |
| 1998 | 29 | NYG | 13 | — | 71 | 64 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 9.5 |
| 1999 | 30 | NYG | 11 | — | 53 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 2000 | 31 | DAL | 16 | — | 52 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.3 |
| Career | 115 | 484 | 435 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67.5 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 68 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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