Leodis McKelvin is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places McKelvin in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McKelvin's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Leodis McKelvin

Top 30% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2014

Height5'10"

Weight185 lb

BornSep 1, 1985

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Career Value · VORP

96 career value over replacement — #1216 all-time of 4,695. 12/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · BUF · 2008 · -2.5 vs expected KV-H

59actual

61.5 expected · Δ−2.5

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2008	23	BUF	10	—	28	23	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	5	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	24	BUF	3	—	10	7	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	25	BUF	15	—	50	42	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	11	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	26	BUF	12	—	31	23	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	8	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	27	BUF	8	—	19	18	1	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	28	BUF	15	—	61	49	12	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	19	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	928	86.3%	131	28.3%
2014	29	BUF	10	—	45	42	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	8	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	534	77.2%	89	29.6%
2015	30	BUF	9	—	29	22	7	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	9	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	388	66.6%	40	15.2%
2016	31	PHI	13	—	43	32	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	16	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	586	70.2%	41	11.5%
Career		—	95	—	316	258	58	4	1	0.0	5.0	15	80	4	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

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A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 96 · #1216 · High-Value

Worth 96 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 27% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12

Avg surplus

peak +39

8 seasons × ~12 surplus ≈ VORP 96