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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All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 21% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

21% of the all-time Interceptions leader21

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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: 91%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

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Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

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Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

Methodology · Trust Center

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

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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.

Top Teammates

Bruce SmithDE5y Pete MetzelaarsTE5y Andre ReedWR5y Cornelius BennettOLB5y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Marvcus inherited the Washington Commanders LB room from Ken Harvey (1994–1998), and handed it to LaVar Arrington (2000–2005).

Chris Hanburger 1965–1976Kurt Gouveia 1987–1999Wilber Marshall 1988–1992Andre Collins 1990–1994Ken Harvey 1994–1998Marvcus Patton

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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

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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

A1997

A1998

B1999

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Era Translator

Tackles translated to the 2025 NFL — 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	26+12	1.5
1991	12	0.8	20+8	1.2
1992	27	1.7	34+7	2
1993	108	6.8	101-7	5.9
1994	97	6.1	86-11	5.1
1995	111	6.9	100-11	5.9
1996	115	7.2	112-3	6.6
1997	133	8.3	134+1	7.9
1998	143	8.9	152+9	8.9
1999	91	5.7	93+2	5.5
2000	89	5.9	97+8	5.7
2001	92	5.8	90-2	5.3
2002	71	4.4	60-11	3.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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 8/31/2026