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 totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| 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% | |||||
| 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 | — | |
8 seasons · peak 13.0 in 2015
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
3.9 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2015 · +1.0 wins
Latest season · 2023 ·
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22–23 | KC | 16 | 15* | 60 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 26 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2016 | 23–24 | KC | 15 | 14* | 45 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2017 | 24–25 | KC | 14 | 14* | 44 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 25–26 | LAR | 14 | 14* | 42 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 26–27 | All teams | 16 | — | 51 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2020 | 27–28 | BAL | 14 | 13* | 50 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2022 | 29–30 | BAL | 13 | 12* | 44 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 30–31 | LV | 10 | 10* | 41 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 112 | 377 | 300 | 77 | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 33 | 97 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 51.5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22–23 | KC | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 1,036 | 95.5% | 5 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 23–24 | KC | 15 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 1,007 | 96.6% | 6 | 1.3% |
| 2017 | 24–25 | KC | 14 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 967 | 99.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 25–26 | LAR | 16 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 915 | 89.3% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 26–27 | All teams | 16 | — | — | — | 986 | — | 3 | — |
| 2020 | 27–28 | BAL | 14 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 913 | 95.9% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2022 | 29–30 | BAL | 13 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 736 | 92.4% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 30–31 | LV | 12 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 732 | 90.8% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 116 | — | 0.0% | 7,292 | 94.3% | 16 | 0.5% |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25–26 | LAR | 16 | 14* | 78 | 50 | 0.6 | 104.2 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 26–27 | All teams* | 16 | — | 90 | 50 | 0.6 | 71.4 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 27–28 | BAL | 14 | 13* | 86 | 55 | 0.6 | 78.0 | 10.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 29–30 | BAL | 13 | 12* | 84 | 54 | 0.6 | 113.7 | 9.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 30–31 | LV | 12 | 11* | 65 | 42 | 0.6 | 100.9 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.2 |
| Career | 71 | 403 | 251 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 47 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All teams* — this source provides a season total only; team splits are unavailable in this table.
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 83 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 81.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 83· confidence 100%
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VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#16 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)