Eugene Wilson is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Wilson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wilson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
81 career value over replacement — #1444 all-time of 4,695. 10.1/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #36 (Rd 2) · NE · 2003 · +6.2 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2003 | 23 | NE | 16 | — | 54 | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24 | NE | 15 | — | 58 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25 | NE | 16 | — | 55 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26 | NE | 4 | — | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | NE | 10 | — | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | HOU | 12 | — | 52 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29 | HOU | 8 | — | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30 | HOU | 13 | — | 53 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 94 | — | 337 | 252 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
8 seasons · peak 4.6 in 2004
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
1.0 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2004 · +0.3 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23 | NE | 16 | — | 54 | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | 24 | NE | 15 | — | 58 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | 25 | NE | 16 | — | 55 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2006 | 26 | NE | 4 | — | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | NE | 10 | — | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | 28 | HOU | 12 | — | 52 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2009 | 29 | HOU | 8 | — | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2010 | 30 | HOU | 13 | — | 53 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 94 | 337 | 252 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13.3 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 60.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 94%
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Latest season · 2010 · −0.2 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#277 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)