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 yr2011
A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 84 · #1381 · High-ValueWorth 84 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 31% of all 4,666 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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Career Value · VORP
84 career value over replacement — #1381 all-time of 4,666. 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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