Mark McMillian is a career quality starter β a defensive back whose body of work places McMillian in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McMillian's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mark McMillian
Top 18% all-time defensive backsIron Man
A high-end defensive back defined as much by exceptional availability β almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 91 Β· #1272 Β· High-ValueWorth 91 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback β top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+13
Avg surplus
peak +42
7 seasons Γ ~13 surplus β VORP 91
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | β | PHI | 16 | β | 26 | 23 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | PHI | 16 | β | 52 | 50 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | PHI | 16 | β | 49 | 44 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | PHI | 16 | β | 64 | 64 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | NO | 16 | β | 67 | 62 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | KC | 16 | β | 46 | 45 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 21 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | KC | 16 | β | 63 | 60 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | WAS | 14 | β | 46 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | β | 126 | β | 413 | 390 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 23 | 118 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22 | PHI | 16 | β | 26 | 23 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | β | β | β | 3.3 |
| 1993 | 23 | PHI | 16 | β | 52 | 50 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | β | β | β | 8.9 |
| 1994 | 24 | PHI | 16 | β | 49 | 44 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | β | β | β | 9.3 |
| 1995 | 25 | PHI | 16 | β | 64 | 64 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | β | β | β | 10.4 |
| 1996 | 26 | NO | 16 | β | 67 | 62 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.5 |
| 1997 | 27 | KC | 16 | β | 46 | 45 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 21 | 1 | β | β | β | 15.3 |
| 1998 | 28 | KC | 16 | β | 63 | 60 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | β | β | β | 10.2 |
| 1999 | 29 | WAS | 14 | β | 46 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Career | 126 | 413 | 390 | 4 | 3 | 1 | β | β | 23 | 118 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72.1 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 65 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
60
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
72
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 64.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 65Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 60
On-field 40.4
Availability 19.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1992bestavg 60elite 701999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position9
Depth
of 100
Reached 10% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
10% of the all-time Interceptions leader10
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl3Solo3
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama; Glendale Community College), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Eric AllenCB4yRandall CunninghamQB4yWilliam ThomasOLB4yCalvin WilliamsWR4yFred BarnettWR4yHerschel WalkerFB3yOtis SmithCB3yGreg JacksonDB3yTony GonzalezTE2yJeff FeaglesP2yClyde SimmonsDE2yBill RomanowskiOLB2yJames HastyDB2yDonnie EdwardsOLB2yKurt GouveiaLB2yAndre RisonWR2yJoe HornWR2yRich GannonQB2yTony RichardsonFB2yDale CarterCB2yDerrick ThomasOLB2yWilliam PerryDT2yCharlie GarnerRB2yGreg ManuskyLB2y
1992 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #272
#231Johnnie BarnesWR#232David DixonG#244Jay LeeuwenburgG#251Chris WalshWR#254Elijah AlexanderOLB#255Tim LesterRB#264Brad CulpepperDT#271Jerry OstroskiG#276Marcus DowdellWR#284Mazio RoysterRB#291Kendall GammonLS#292Nate SingletonWR#295Chuck EvansRB#301Anthony DavisLB#307Vince MarrowTE#311Klaus WilmsmeyerP
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMark inherited the Philadelphia Eagles DB room from Otis Smith (1991β1994), and handed it to Greg Jackson (1994β1995).
Terry Hoage 1986β1990Eric Allen 1988β1994Otis Smith 1991β1994Mark McMillian 1992β1995Greg Jackson 1994β1995Bobby Taylor
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined WAS (from KC)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 1997team change
Joined KC (from NO)
- 1996team change
Joined NO (from PHI)
- 1992draft
Drafted by PHI β Round 10, Pick 272
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'7" / 154 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 8-season peers. See all β
65
peak 72
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1992
C+1993
C+1994
B1995
C+1996
A+1997
B1998
C+1999
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
98%
Era Translator
INT translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | β 2025 INT | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0.1 | 0-2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0.1 | 0-2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0.2 | 1-2 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0.1 | 0-2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0.5 | 6-2 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
91 career value over replacement β #1272 all-time of 4,642. 11.4/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #272 (Rd 10) Β· PHI Β· 1992 Β· +57 vs expected KV-H
65actual
8 expected Β· Ξ+57
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