Willie Brown is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Brown in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brown's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Willie Brown
Top 22% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1963 | 22–23 | DEN | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 23–24 | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 24–25 | DEN | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 25–26 | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 26–27 | OAK | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1968 | 27–28 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 28–29 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 29–30 | OAK | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 30–31 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 31–32 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1973 | 32–33 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 33–34 | OAK | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 34–35 | OAK | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 35–36 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 36–37 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 37–38 | OAK | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | 185 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
136 career value over replacement — #728 all-time of 4,649. 10.5/season above a replacement-level CB.
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