Marcus Trufant is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Trufant in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Trufant's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Marcus Trufant

1× Pro BowlTop 16% all-time defensive backsIron Man⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2007

Height5'11"

Weight197 lb

BornDec 25, 1980

Age45

CollegeWashington State See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 1, Pick 11 · SEA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 107 · #1024 · High-Value

Worth 107 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 23% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.4

Avg surplus

peak +43

8 seasons × ~13.4 surplus ≈ VORP 107

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2003	—	SEA	16	—	64	55	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	20	0	1	0	0
2004	—	SEA	16	—	73	63	10	0	0	1.0	1.0	5	20	0	—	0	0
2005	—	SEA	15	—	59	50	9	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	14	1	—	0	0
2006	—	SEA	15	—	59	51	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	11	2	—	0	0
2007	—	SEA	16	—	77	70	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	7	15	0	—	1	0
2008	—	SEA	15	—	56	52	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	13	0	3	0	0
2009	—	SEA	10	—	47	41	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	6	0	—	0	0
2010	—	SEA	16	—	69	54	15	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	8	1	2	1	0
2011	—	SEA	4	—	22	19	3	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	0	0
2012	—	SEA	12	—	32	22	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	1	1	0	0
Career		—	135	—	558	477	81	2	0	2.0	4.0	21	112	5	7	2	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2003	23	SEA	16	—	64	55	9	0	0.0	0.0	2	20	0	1	0	10.3
2004	24	SEA	16	—	73	63	10	0	1.0	1.0	5	20	0	—	0	12.5
2005	25	SEA	15	—	59	50	9	0	1.0	1.0	1	14	1	—	0	9.2
2006	26	SEA	15	—	59	51	8	0	0.0	0.0	1	11	2	—	0	9
2007	27	SEA	16	—	77	70	7	0	0.0	0.0	7	15	0	—	1	13.4
2008	28	SEA	15	—	56	52	4	0	0.0	0.0	1	13	0	3	0	8.3
2009	29	SEA	10	—	47	41	6	0	0.0	0.0	2	6	0	—	0	5.8
2010	30	SEA	16	—	69	54	15	1	0.0	1.0	1	8	1	2	1	8.8
2011	31	SEA	4	—	22	19	3	1	0.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	0	2.6
2012	32	SEA	12	—	32	22	10	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	1	1	0	4.4
Career			135		558	477	81	2	—	—	21	112	5	7	2	84.3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 41.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 57elite 702012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Interceptions leader10

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: 93%.

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 · 2003

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

DB · 2003 class

4.38s

40-Yard

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 95thClass Pos 90thClass All 97th

39"

Vertical

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 91thClass Pos 89thClass All 94th

127"

Broad Jump

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 91thClass Pos 78thClass All 91th

11 reps

Bench

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 5thClass Pos 14thClass All 3th

6.87s

3-Cone

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 85thClass Pos 86thClass All 92th

4.32s

Shuttle

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 53thClass Pos 2thClass All 49th

Postseason Career

11 playoff games

Defense

Tkl38Solo34Ast4QBHits1Dis1.0Int1PD9FR1TD1

College Stats

Washington StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Washington State), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #11

#2Charles RogersWR #3Andre JohnsonWR #4Dewayne RobertsonDT #5Terence NewmanCB #6Johnathan SullivanDT #7Byron LeftwichQB #8Jordan GrossOT #10Terrell SuggsOLB #12Jimmy KennedyDT #13Ty WarrenDT #15Jerome McDougleDE #16Troy PolamaluS #17Bryant JohnsonWR #18Calvin PaceOLB #19Kyle BollerQB #20George FosterOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Marcus inherited the Seattle Seahawks DB room from Ken Hamlin (2003–2006), and handed it to Michael Boulware (2004–2006).

Dwayne Harper 1988–1993Carlton Gray 1993–1996Jay Bellamy 1994–2000Darryl Williams 1996–1999Shawn Springs 1997–2003Willie Williams

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with SEA
2003draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 1, Pick 11

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 197 lb

Frame

199 lb at 4.38s

Size-speed

39" vert / 127" broad

Explosion

11 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	SEA	2	W5Questionable· BackW13Doubtful· HamstringW14Out· HamstringW15Out· HamstringW16Questionable· Hamstring
2011	SEA	0	W5Questionable· Back
2010	SEA	0	W4Questionable· Ankle

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 75

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

C+2003

B+2004

C+2005

C+2006

A+2007

C+2008

B2009

C+2010

D2011

C2012

Availability

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

84%

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
2003	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2004	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2005	1	0.1	0-1	0
2006	1	0.1	0-1	0
2007	7	0.4	6-1	0.3
2008	1	0.1	0-1	0
2009	2	0.2	2	0.1
2010	1	0.1	0-1	0
2011	1	0.3	3+2	0.2
2012	0	0	0	0

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

Career Value · VORP

107 career value over replacement — #1024 all-time of 4,642. 10.7/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · SEA · 2003 · +5.6 vs expected KV-H

66actual

60.4 expected · Δ+5.6

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #11

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography