Marcus Gilchrist is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Gilchrist in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gilchrist's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Marcus Gilchrist
Top 24% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter
Height5'10"
Weight200 lb
BornDec 8, 1988
Age37
CollegeClemsonSee College Stats
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2011 | 22–23 | SD | 9 | — | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23–24 | SD | 16 | — | 47 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 987 | 99.4% | 114 | 26.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25–26 | SD | 16 | — | 68 | 51 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 987 | 94.1% | 37 | 8.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26–27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 82 | 60 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,044 | 99.6% | 85 | 17.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27–28 | NYJ | 13 | — | 49 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 819 | 95.8% | 45 | 12.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28–29 | HOU | 16 | — | 51 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 813 | 79.1% | 86 | 17.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29–30 | OAK | 16 | — | 52 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 871 | 83.9% | 128 | 29.2% | 61 | 37 | 0.6 | 102.3 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 30–31 | JAX | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 53 | 25.0% | 19 | 22.7% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 87.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 31–32 | BAL | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 42 | 30.5% | 21 | 37.0% | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 93.7 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 123 | — | 379 | 283 | 96 | 14 | 4 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 12 | 34 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 40 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
84 career value over replacement — #1410 all-time of 4,695. 12/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #50 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2011 · +14.4 vs expected KV-H
62actual
47.6 expected · Δ+14.4
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