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

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Marcus Buckley

Top 32% all-time linebackersReliable Starter

Height6'3"

Weight240 lb

BornFeb 3, 1971

Age55

CollegeTexas A&M See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 3, Pick 66 · NYG

Archetype Intelligence

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A linebacker with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 31 · #2639 · Role Player

Worth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 58% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+6.2

Avg surplus

peak +12

5 seasons × ~6.2 surplus ≈ VORP 31

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1993	—	NYG	16	—	18	15	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	—	NYG	16	—	24	18	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	1	—	—	—
1995	—	NYG	16	—	23	17	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
1996	—	NYG	15	—	26	16	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1997	—	NYG	12	—	17	12	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1998	—	NYG	14	—	53	38	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	1	1	0	—	—	—
1999	—	NYG	6	—	7	1	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	95	—	168	117	6	0	0	1.5	1.5	1	4	2	0	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1993	22	NYG	16	—	18	15	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	4.4
1994	23	NYG	16	—	24	18	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	1	—	—	—	7
1995	24	NYG	16	—	23	17	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—	5.2
1996	25	NYG	15	—	26	16	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	4.9
1997	26	NYG	12	—	17	12	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	3.4
1998	27	NYG	14	—	53	38	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	1	1	0	—	—	—	6.9
1999	28	NYG	6	—	7	1	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1.8
Career			95		168	117	6	0	0	—	—	1	4	2	0	0	0	33.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 52.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 33

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

1993bestavg 491999

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

1% of the all-time Sacks leader1

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: 90%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

Texas A&MCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M), 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.

1993 Draft Class· this player went #66

#56Vincent BrisbyWR #57John GerakG #58Billy Joe HobertQB #59Steve TovarLB #60Lamar ThomasWR #61Chris GedneyTE #63Ty PartenDT #65Ray BuchananFS #67Harold AlexanderP #68Mike ComptonG #70Jason ElamK #72James TrappCB #74Will ShieldsG #76Andre HastingsWR #78Terry KirbyRB #79Gilbert BrownNT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Marcus inherited the New York Giants LB room from Corey Widmer (1992–1999), and handed it to Jessie Armstead (1993–2001).

Gary Reasons 1984–1991Carl Banks 1984–1992Corey Miller 1991–1997Corey Widmer 1992–1999Marcus Buckley 1993–1999Jessie Armstead

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1999final season
Last recorded season with NYG
1993draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 3, Pick 66

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 240 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

C+1993

C+1994

C+1995

C+1996

C1997

C+1998

F1999

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

85%

Era Translator

Tackles 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 Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
1993	18	1.1	22+4	1.3
1994	24	1.5	27+3	1.6
1995	23	1.4	27+4	1.6
1996	26	1.7	38+12	2.2
1997	17	1.4	30+13	1.8
1998	53	3.8	64+11	3.8
1999	7	1.2	15+8	0.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

31 career value over replacement — #2639 all-time of 4,642. 4.4/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #66 (Rd 3) · NYG · 1993 · +6.6 vs expected KV-H

52actual

45.4 expected · Δ+6.6

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1993 Draft Class· this player went #66

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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