Percy Ellsworth ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Ellsworth in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ellsworth a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 21–22 | NYG | 14 | — | 47 | 37 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 22–23 | NYG | 16 | — | 32 | 23 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23–24 | NYG | 16 | — | 69 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | NYG | 13 | — | 67 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | CLE | 15 | — | 54 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | CLE | 10 | — | 38 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 84 | — | 307 | 231 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
104 career value over replacement — #1101 all-time of 4,695. 17.3/season above a replacement-level S.
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