Marvcus Patton ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Patton in the top 5% 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 4% all-time linebackersIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 1998

Height6'2"

Weight241 lb

BornMay 1, 1967

Age

Career Value · VORP

258 career value over replacement — #209 all-time of 4,695. 19.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #208 (Rd 8) · BUF · 1990 · +55.2 vs expected KV-H

74actual

18.8 expected · Δ+55.2

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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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	23	BUF	16	—	14	12	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	—	0	0	—	—	—
1991	24	BUF	16	—	12	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	25	BUF	16	—	27	23	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	2	0	—	—	—
1993	26	BUF	16	—	108	75	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	7	2	—	—	—
1994	27	BUF	16	—	97	64	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	—	—	—
1995	28	WAS	16	—	111	92	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	2	4	3	—	—	—
1996	29	WAS	16	—	115	96	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	2	4	0	—	—	—
1997	30	WAS	16	—	133	96	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	2	6	3	—	—	—
1998	31	WAS	16	—	143	116	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	4	0	—	—	—
1999	32	KC	16	—	91	72	19	16	7	6.5	29.5	1	4	1	3	0	0
2000	33	KC	15	—	89	66	23	6	1	1.0	8.0	2	6	1	—	1	0
2001	34	KC	16	—	92	77	15	13	2	3.0	18.0	2	5	2	—	0	0
2002	35	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

Career arc · VAL by season

13 seasons · peak 8.4 in 1997

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

3.0 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1997 · +0.6 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

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	—	—	—	0
1991	24	BUF	16	—	12	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	0
1992	25	BUF	16	—	27	23	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	2	0	—	—	—	1.1
1993	26	BUF	16	—	108	75	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	7	2	—	—	—	3.6
1994	27	BUF	16	—	97	64	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	—	—	—	2.3
1995	28	WAS	16	—	111	92	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	2	4	3	—	—	—	4.1
1996	29	WAS	16	—	115	96	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	2	4	0	—	—	—	4
1997	30	WAS	16	—	133	96	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	2	6	3	—	—	—	8.4
1998	31	WAS	16	—	143	116	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	4	0	—	—	—	2.4
1999	32	KC	16	—	91	72	19	16	7	6.5	29.5	1	4	1	3	0	0	4.2
2000	33	KC	15	—	89	66	23	6	1	1.0	8.0	2	6	1	—	1	0	2.1
2001	34	KC	16	—	92	77	15	13	2	3.0	18.0	2	5	2	—	0	0	4.2
2002	35	KC	16	—	71	50	21	8	2	2.0	12.0	2	4	1	2	0	0	2.1
Career			207		1,103	839	78	43	12	27.5	82.5	17	51	13	5	1	0	38.5

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