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Cecil Martin

Durable Contributor

Height6'0"

Weight235 lb

BornJul 8, 1975

Age51

CollegeWisconsin See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 6, Pick 172 · PHI

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A running back who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 6 · #3832 · Role Player

Worth 6 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 84% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

1 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +5

2 seasons × ~3 surplus ≈ VORP 6

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	—	PHI	8	—	3	3	0	1.0	0.0	1	33.3	0	16	11	22	0	68.8%	2.0	1.4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.2	-6.7	0	0
2000	—	PHI	16	—	13	77	0	5.9	0.0	2	15.4	1	39	31	219	0	79.5%	7.1	5.6	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6	3.9	0	0
2001	—	PHI	15	—	9	27	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	34	24	124	2	70.6%	5.2	3.6	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5	-4.5	0	0
2002	—	PHI	13	—	1	-4	0	-4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	22	15	126	0	68.2%	8.4	5.7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.7	-5.7	0	0
Career		—	55	—	26	103	0	4.0	0.0	3	11.5	1	111	81	491	2	73.0%	6.1	4.4	—	23	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-9.1	-13.0	0	0

Career EPA-22.1·-9 rushing · -13 receiving·-5.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1999	24	PHI	8	—	3	3	1.0	0.0	1	33.3	0	3.1
2000	25	PHI	16	—	13	77	5.9	0.0	2	15.4	1	8
2001	26	PHI	15	—	9	27	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	8.5
2002	27	PHI	13	—	1	-4	-4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	5.7
Career			52		26	103	4.0	—	3	—	1	25.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1999	24	PHI	8	—	16	11	22	0	68.8%	2.0	1.4	—	1
2000	25	PHI	16	—	39	31	219	0	79.5%	7.1	5.6	—	13
2001	26	PHI	15	—	34	24	124	2	70.6%	5.2	3.6	—	6
2002	27	PHI	13	—	22	15	126	0	68.2%	8.4	5.7	—	3
Career			52		111	81	491	2	73.0%	6.1	4.4	—	23

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	24	—	—	—	—	-1.2	-6.7
2000	25	—	—	—	—	-3.6	3.9
2001	26	—	—	—	—	-2.5	-4.5
2002	27	—	—	—	—	-1.7	-5.7
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 44 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 44 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 50.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 44· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 33.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

1999bestavg 502001

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Receptions leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-5.52 EPA/season over 4 seasons48

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt15Rec9Yds52TD1Ctch%60.0%Y/R5.8Y/Tgt3.51D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA0.8

College Stats

WisconsinCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wisconsin), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #172

#153Rod ColemanDT #156Jay ForemanLB #157Terry JacksonRB #158David BowensILB #159De'Mond ParkerRB #160Jason CraftDB #164Eugene BakerWR #171Tai StreetsWR #173Kelly GreggNT #174Marcus SpriggsDT #176Lionel BarnesDE #177Clint KriewaldtLB #179Desmond ClarkTE #182Emarlos LeroyDT #184Rashard CookDB #185Talance SawyerDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Cecil inherited the Philadelphia Eagles RB room from Duce Staley (1997–2003), and handed it to Correll Buckhalter (2001–2008).

Perry Harrington 1980–1983Hubie Oliver 1981–1985Michael Haddix 1983–1988Junior Tautalatasi 1986–1988Anthony Toney 1986–1990Keith Byars

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2002final season
Last recorded season with PHI
1999draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 6, Pick 172

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 235 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

peak 50

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C1999

C+2000

C+2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

81%

19992002

1999 · cause not documented · 50%

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
1999	3	0.4	272+269	16
2000	77	4.8	303+226	17.8
2001	27	1.8	188+161	11.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

6 career value over replacement — #3832 all-time of 4,642. 2/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #172 (Rd 6) · PHI · 1999 · +16.8 vs expected KV-H

44actual

27.2 expected · Δ+16.8

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #172

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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