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.
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 | |||||
| 1993 | 22–23 | NYG | 16 | — | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | NYG | 16 | — | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | NYG | 16 | — | 23 | 17 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | NYG | 15 | — | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | NYG | 12 | — | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | NYG | 14 | — | 53 | 38 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
25 career value over replacement — #2932 all-time of 4,695. 3.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #66 (Rd 3) · NYG · 1993 · +8 vs expected KV-H
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7 seasons · peak 2.4 in 1998
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.
0.2 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1998 · +0.2 wins
Latest season · 1999 · −0.1 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.
#334 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22–23 | NYG | 16 | — | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1994 | 23–24 | NYG | 16 | — | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1995 | 24–25 | NYG | 16 | — | 23 | 17 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1996 | 25–26 | NYG | 15 | — | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1997 | 26–27 | NYG | 12 | — | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1998 | 27–28 | NYG | 14 | — | 53 | 38 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2.4 |
| 1999 | 28–29 | NYG | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 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 | 2.4 |
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 50.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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