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.
Career Value · VORP
96 career value over replacement — #1216 all-time of 4,695. 12/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #11 (Rd 1) · BUF · 2008 · -2.5 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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8 seasons · peak 5.5 in 2014
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.
1.3 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2014 · +0.4 wins
Latest season · 2016 ·
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23 | BUF | 10 | — | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 1.2 |
| 2011 | 26 | BUF | 12 | — | 31 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 27 | BUF | 8 | — | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2013 | 28 | BUF | 15 | 13* | 61 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 29 | BUF | 10 | 8* | 45 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2015 | 30 | BUF | 9 | 6* | 29 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 31 | PHI | 13 | 9* | 43 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Career | 95 | 316 | 258 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 15 | 80 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17.1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28 | BUF | 15 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 928 | 86.3% | 131 | 28.3% |
| 2014 | 29 | BUF | 10 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 534 | 77.2% | 89 | 29.6% |
| 2015 | 30 | BUF | 9 | 6* | — | 0.0% | 388 | 66.6% | 40 | 15.2% |
| 2016 | 31 | PHI | 13 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 586 | 70.2% | 41 | 11.5% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 59.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%
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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.
#331 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)