Marcus Peters ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Peters in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Peters a career score of 83, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
211 career value over replacement — #343 all-time of 4,695. 26.4/season above a replacement-level CB.
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Pick #18 (Rd 1) · KC · 2015 · +26.3 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | |||||
| 2015 | 22–23 | KC | 16 | — | 60 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 26 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,036 | 95.5% | 5 | 1.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 23–24 | KC | 15 | — | 45 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,007 | 96.6% | 6 | 1.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24–25 | KC | 14 | — | 44 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 967 | 99.3% | 1 | 0.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 25–26 | LAR | 16 | — | 42 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 915 | 89.3% | — | 0.0% | 78 | 50 | 0.6 | 104.2 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 26–27 | BAL / LAR | 16 | — | 51 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 986 | — | 3 | — | 90 | 50 | 0.6 | 71.4 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 27–28 | BAL | 14 | — | 50 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 913 | 95.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 86 | 55 | 0.6 | 78.0 | 10.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 29–30 | BAL | 13 | — | 44 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 736 | 92.4% | — | 0.0% | 84 | 54 | 0.6 | 113.7 | 9.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 30–31 | LV | 12 | — | 41 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 732 | 90.8% | — | 0.0% | 65 | 42 | 0.6 | 100.9 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.2 |
| Career | — | 116 | — | 377 | 300 | 77 | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 33 | 97 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 7,292 | 94.3% | 16 | 0.5% | 403 | 251 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 47 | — | |
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An all-time caliber defensive back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 211 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 8% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~26.4 surplus ≈ VORP 211
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