Marvcus Patton ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Patton in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Patton a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Marvcus Patton

Top 3% all-time linebackersIron Legend

Height6'2"

Weight241 lb

BornMay 1, 1967

Age59

CollegeUCLA See College Stats

Rookie yr1990

Draft1990 · Rd 8, Pick 208 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber linebacker (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 260 · #206 · Elite

Worth 260 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20

Avg surplus

peak +36

13 seasons × ~20 surplus ≈ VORP 260

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
1990	—	BUF	16	—	14	12	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	—	0	0	—	—	—
1991	—	BUF	16	—	12	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	BUF	16	—	27	23	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	2	0	—	—	—
1993	—	BUF	16	—	108	75	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	7	2	—	—	—
1994	—	BUF	16	—	97	64	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	—	—	—
1995	—	WAS	16	—	111	92	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	2	4	3	—	—	—
1996	—	WAS	16	—	115	96	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	2	4	0	—	—	—
1997	—	WAS	16	—	133	96	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	2	6	3	—	—	—
1998	—	WAS	16	—	143	116	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	4	0	—	—	—
1999	—	KC	16	—	91	72	19	16	7	6.5	29.5	1	4	1	3	0	0
2000	—	KC	15	—	89	66	23	6	1	1.0	8.0	2	6	1	—	1	0
2001	—	KC	16	—	92	77	15	13	2	3.0	18.0	2	5	2	—	0	0
2002	—	KC	16	—	71	50	21	8	2	2.0	12.0	2	4	1	2	0	0
Career		—	207	—	1,103	839	78	43	12	27.5	82.5	17	51	13	5	1	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1990	23	BUF	16	—	14	12	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	—	0	0	—	—	—	7.1
1991	24	BUF	16	—	12	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	4.3
1992	25	BUF	16	—	27	23	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	2	0	—	—	—	7.7
1993	26	BUF	16	—	108	75	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	7	2	—	—	—	13.4
1994	27	BUF	16	—	97	64	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	—	—	—	8.8
1995	28	WAS	16	—	111	92	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	2	4	3	—	—	—	11.3
1996	29	WAS	16	—	115	96	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	2	4	0	—	—	—	10.2
1997	30	WAS	16	—	133	96	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	2	6	3	—	—	—	13.7
1998	31	WAS	16	—	143	116	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	4	0	—	—	—	11.5
1999	32	KC	16	—	91	72	19	16	7	6.5	29.5	1	4	1	3	0	0	13.3
2000	33	KC	15	—	89	66	23	6	1	1.0	8.0	2	6	1	—	1	0	11.1
2001	34	KC	16	—	92	77	15	13	2	3.0	18.0	2	5	2	—	0	0	12.1
2002	35	KC	16	—	71	50	21	8	2	2.0	12.0	2	4	1	2	0	0	11.1
Career			207		1,103	839	78	43	12	—	—	17	51	13	5	1	0	135.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 74 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 71.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 47.1

Availability 19.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1990bestavg 67elite 702002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Sacks leader14

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: 92%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

UCLACollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCLA), 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.

1990 Draft Class· this player went #208

#187Nate LewisWR #192Shannon SharpeTE #194Willie GreenWR #196Roger DuffyG #200James RouseRB #203Roman FortinOT #204Doug WellsandtTE #206Ken ClarkRB #223Dale DawkinsWR #228Johnny BaileyRB #237Pat ColemanWR #241Terry AllenRB #249Pat NewmanWR #265Mike LodishDT #276Martin HarrisonDE #281Terry AnthonyWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Marvcus inherited the Buffalo Bills LB room from Cornelius Bennett (1987–1995), and handed it to Mark Maddox (1992–1997).

Cornelius Bennett 1987–1995Marvcus Patton 1990–1994Mark Maddox 1992–1997Marlo Perry 1994–1999Sam Rogers 1994–2000Bryce Paup

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002final season
Last recorded season with KC
1999team change
Joined KC (from WAS)
1995team change
Joined WAS (from BUF)
1990draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 8, Pick 208

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 241 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 13-season peers. See all →

peak 79

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

C+1990

C+1991

C+1992

B+1993

B1994

B+1995

B+1996

B+1997

A1998

B+1999

B2000

B2001

B2002

Era Translator

Tackles 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 Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
1990	14	0.9	27+13	1.6
1991	12	0.8	19+7	1.1
1992	27	1.7	35+8	2
1993	108	6.8	102-6	6
1994	97	6.1	89-8	5.3
1995	111	6.9	104-7	6.1
1996	115	7.2	115	6.7
1997	133	8.3	133	7.8
1998	143	8.9	149+6	8.8
1999	91	5.7	96+5	5.7
2000	89	5.9	99+10	5.8
2001	92	5.8	90-2	5.3
2002	71	4.4	62-9	3.7

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), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

260 career value over replacement — #206 all-time of 4,642. 20/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #208 (Rd 8) · BUF · 1990 · +50.1 vs expected KV-H

74actual

23.9 expected · Δ+50.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1990 Draft Class· this player went #208

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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