A defensive back who maximized value through exceptional availability β almost never missed time. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.
Worth 34 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety β top 55% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
6 seasons Γ ~5.7 surplus β VORP 34
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1991 | β | TB | 14 | β | 52 | 0 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | TB | 16 | β | 93 | 81 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | TB | 16 | β | 129 | 111 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | TB | 16 | β | 94 | 75 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | β | 1 | 21 | 0 | β | 21.0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | CHI | 16 | β | 93 | 78 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | CHI | 16 | β | 100 | 87 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | CHI | 15 | β | 97 | 71 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | CHI | 16 | β | 111 | 88 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 3 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | ATL | 11 | β | 73 | 43 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2000 | β | ATL | 16 | β | 94 | 64 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2001 | β | ATL | 9 | β | 21 | 13 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2001 | β | DET | 9 | β | 8 | 6 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 170 | β | 965 | 717 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | 13 | 41 | 12 | 0 | β | β | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | β | 21.0 | β | β | β | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 25 | TB | 16 | β | 94 | 75 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1991 | 22 | TB | 14 | β | 52 | 0 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | 23 | TB | 16 | β | 93 | 81 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | 24 | TB | 16 | β | 129 | 111 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | 26 | CHI | 16 | β | 93 | 78 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | 27 | CHI | 16 | β | 100 | 87 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | 28 | CHI | 15 | β | 97 | 71 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | 29 | CHI | 16 | β | 111 | 88 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 3 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | 30 | ATL | 11 | β | 73 | 43 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 2000 | 31 | ATL | 16 | β | 94 | 64 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 2001 | 32 | ATL | 9 | β | 21 | 13 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 2001 | 32 | DET | 9 | β | 8 | 6 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | 170 | 965 | 717 | β | β | β | β | β | 13 | 41 | 12 | 0 | β | β |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 55 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 55Β· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
Reached 6% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 91%.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Middle Tennessee 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Marty inherited the Chicago Bears DB room from Jeremy Lincoln (1993β1995), and handed it to Walt Harris (1996β2001).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with ATL
Joined ATL (from CHI)
Joined CHI (from TB)
Drafted by TAM β Round 8, Pick 207
Joined TB (from TAM)
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 8-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0.2 | 1-2 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0.1 | 0-2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0.2 | 1-2 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
34 career value over replacement β #2530 all-time of 4,642. 4.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #207 (Rd 8) Β· TAM Β· 1991 Β· +31.1 vs expected KV-H
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Marty opened the Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to John Lynch (1993β2003).
Marty inherited the Atlanta Falcons DB room from Ray Buchanan (1997β2003), and handed it to Gerald McBurrows (1999β2003).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (β₯4 seasons with the club) at the playerβs position group β a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
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Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 11 seasons (1991β2001) β a true nomad. The crest trail: