Darrell Fullington is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Fullington in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Fullington's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Darrell Fullington
Height6'1"
Weight185 lb
BornApr 17, 1964
Age62
CollegeMiamiSee College Stats
Rookie yr1988
Draft1988 · Rd 5, Pick 124 · MIN
A defensive back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 27 · #2777 · Role PlayerWorth 27 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 61% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+5.4
Avg surplus
peak +12
5 seasons × ~5.4 surplus ≈ VORP 27
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1988 | — | MIN | 15 | — | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | NE | 16 | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | TB | 16 | — | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | TB | 16 | — | 76 | 61 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 95 | — | 150 | 86 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | |
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 55 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
53
Sustained
career value
×.6
56
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 54.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 53
On-field 33.4
Availability 19.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1988bestavg 531992
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 88%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.
Top Teammates
Chris DolemanDE3yHenry ThomasNT3ySteve JordanTE3yAnthony CarterWR3yJesse SolomonLB3yWade WilsonQB3yAlfred AndersonRB3yHassan JonesWR3yAllen RiceRB3yRick FenneyRB3yD.J. DozierRB3yVinny TestaverdeQB2yHerschel WalkerFB2yMark CarrierWR2yMarty CarterS2yDarrin NelsonRB2yRich GannonQB2yWillie DrewreyWR2yRon HallTE2yJessie ClarkFB2yReggie CobbRB2yLawrence DawseyWR2yBucky ScribnerP2yCris CarterWR1y
1988 Draft Class· this player went #124
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1992team change
Joined TB (from NE)
- 1992final season
Last recorded season with TB
- 1991team change
Joined NE (from MIN)
- 1988draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 5, Pick 124
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 185 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
55
peak 56
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1988
C1989
C1990
C+1991
B1992
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
99%
Era Translator
INT 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 INT | INT/G | → 2025 INT | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3 | 0.2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0.1 | 0-2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0.2 | 1-2 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
27 career value over replacement — #2777 all-time of 4,642. 5.4/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #124 (Rd 5) · MIN · 1988 · +21.5 vs expected KV-H
55actual
33.5 expected · Δ+21.5
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