Marcus Jones is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Jones in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jones's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
47 career value over replacement — #2177 all-time of 4,695. 15.7/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #85 (Rd 3) · NE · 2022 · +18.5 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | ||||||
| 2022 | 23–24 | NE | 15 | — | 1.3 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2.1% | 370 | 34.9% | 164 | 38.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 78 | 1 | 100.0% | 19.5 | 19.5 | — | 3 |
| 2023 | 24–25 | NE | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 44 | 34.0% | 9 | 15.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 25–26 | NE | 14 | — | 0.0 | 54 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.6% | 586 | 65.0% | 55 | 15.0% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% | 18.0 | 18.0 | — | 1 |
| 2025 | 26–27 | NE | 17 | — | 6.6 | 62 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 721 | 70.8% | 67 | 15.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 27–28 | NE | 7 | — | 1.9 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 365 | 83.1% | 30 | 17.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 55 | — | 9.8 | 184 | 137 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 96 | 1 | 100.0% | 19.2 | 19.2 | — | 4 | |
A defensive back whose excellent per-snap efficiency stands out despite limited volume (above-average career overall). When on the field, they made it count — a specialist's profile.
Worth 47 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 47% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons × ~15.7 surplus ≈ VORP 47
Mike Minter
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88% match