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.

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Marcus Gilchrist

Top 22% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter

Height5'10"

Weight200 lb

BornDec 8, 1988

Age37

CollegeClemson See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 2, Pick 50 · LAC

Archetype Intelligence

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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 100 · #1123 · High-Value

Worth 100 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 25% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.3

Avg surplus

peak +22

7 seasons × ~14.3 surplus ≈ VORP 100

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	—	LAC	9	—	25	21	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	LAC	16	—	47	38	9	5	3	1.0	9.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	LAC	16	—	71	53	18	3	1	1.0	5.0	2	5	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	SD	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	987	99.4%	114	26.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	LAC	16	—	68	51	17	7	1	1.0	9.0	1	5	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SD	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	987	94.1%	37	14.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	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	—	NYJ	13	—	49	34	15	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	819	95.8%	45	14.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	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	—	LV	15	—	52	34	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	6	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	61	37	0.6	102.3	13.5	0	0	0	7	7	0.1
2018	—	OAK	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	871	83.9%	128	29.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	JAX	2	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	53	25.0%	19	34.0%	1	1	1.0	87.5	5.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
2020	—	BAL	1	—	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		—	168	—	450	336	114	17	5	4.0	26.0	14	39	5	1	0	0	—	0.0%	5,616	75.9%	535	23.7%	65	40	—	—	—	0	0	0	10	7	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2011	23	LAC	9	—	25	21	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	4	0	—	4.5
2012	24	LAC	16	—	47	38	9	5	3	1.0	9.0	0	3	0	—	4.9
2013	25	LAC	16	16*	71	53	18	3	1	1.0	5.0	2	5	1	1	8.1
2014	26	LAC	16	15*	68	51	17	7	1	1.0	9.0	1	5	2	—	8.2
2015	27	NYJ	16	16*	82	60	22	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	7	0	—	9.2
2016	28	NYJ	13	12*	49	34	15	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	3	1	—	6.8
2017	29	HOU	16	13*	51	40	11	1	0	1.0	2.0	1	6	1	—	7.3
2018	30	LV	15	13*	52	34	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	6	0	—	8
2019	31	JAX	2	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	—
2020	32	BAL	1	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	—
Career			120	85*	450	336	114	17	5	—	—	14	39	5	1	57

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	25	SD	16	16*	—	0.0%	987	99.4%	114	26.1%
2014	26	SD	16	15*	—	0.0%	987	94.1%	37	14.1%
2015	27	NYJ	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,044	99.6%	85	17.5%
2016	28	NYJ	13	12*	—	0.0%	819	95.8%	45	14.3%
2017	29	HOU	16	13*	—	0.0%	813	79.1%	86	17.3%
2018	30	OAK	16	13*	—	0.0%	871	83.9%	128	29.2%
2019	31	JAX	3	—	—	0.0%	53	25.0%	19	34.0%
2020	32	BAL	2	—	—	0.0%	42	30.5%	21	37.0%
Career			98	85*	—	—	5,616	—	535	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	30	LV	16	13*	61	37	0.6	102.3	13.5	7	7	0.1
2019	31	JAX	3	—	1	1	1.0	87.5	5.0	1	0	0.0
2020	32	BAL	2	—	3	2	0.7	93.7	8.3	2	0	0.0
Career			21	13*	65	40	—	—	—	10	7	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 41.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2011bestavg 60elite 702018

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Interceptions leader6

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.175See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.175Snap share75.9%Def snaps5,616ReliableCV 0.24

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2011

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2011 class

4.45s

40-Yard

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 86thClass Pos 66thClass All 85th

38.5"

Vertical

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 89thClass Pos 94thClass All 94th

119"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 28th pct

Pos 28thAll 60thClass Pos 43thClass All 67th

26 reps

Bench

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 79thClass Pos 96thClass All 75th

6.81s

3-Cone

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 90thClass Pos 58thClass All 80th

4.12s

Shuttle

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 86thClass Pos 47thClass All 80th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl12Solo10Ast2

College Stats

ClemsonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Clemson), 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.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #50

#42Brooks ReedLB #43Kyle RudolphTE #44Titus YoungWR #45Rahim MooreFS #46Orlando FranklinOT #47Lance KendricksTE #48Stefen WisniewskiG #49Ben IjalanaOT #51Da'Quan BowersDE #52Marvin AustinDT #53Stephen PaeaDT #54Jaiquawn JarrettFS #55Rodney HudsonC #56Shane VereenRB #57Mikel LeshoureRB #58Torrey SmithWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Marcus inherited the Los Angeles Chargers DB room from Antoine Cason (2008–2012), and handed it to Shareece Wright (2012–2014).

Darrien Gordon 1993–1996Dwayne Harper 1994–1998Rodney Harrison 1994–2002Terrance Shaw 1995–1999Greg Jackson 1997–2000Mike Dumas

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2020team change
Joined BAL (from JAX)
2020final season
Last recorded season with BAL
2019team change
Joined JAX (from LV)
2018team change
Joined LV (from HOU)
2017team change
Joined HOU (from NYJ)
2015team change
Joined NYJ (from LAC)
2011draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 2, Pick 50

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 200 lb

Frame

195 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

38.5" vert / 119" broad

Explosion

26 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	SD	0	W11Doubtful· HamstringW12Questionable· Hamstring

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 67

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

B2011

C2012

B2013

C+2014

B+2015

B2016

C+2017

B2018

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

77%

Era Translator

INT 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 INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2011	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2014	1	0.1	1	0
2015	3	0.2	3	0.2
2016	2	0.2	2	0.1
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	3	0.2	3	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

100 career value over replacement — #1123 all-time of 4,642. 12.5/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #50 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2011 · +14.1 vs expected KV-H

63actual

48.9 expected · Δ+14.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2011

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2011 Draft Class· this player went #50

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography