Percy Ellsworth is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Ellsworth in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ellsworth's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Percy Ellsworth
A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 104 · #1067 · High-ValueWorth 104 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+17.3
Avg surplus
peak +38
6 seasons × ~17.3 surplus ≈ VORP 104
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | — | NYG | 14 | — | 47 | 37 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | NYG | 16 | — | 32 | 23 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | NYG | 16 | — | 69 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | NYG | 13 | — | 67 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | CLE | 15 | — | 54 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | 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 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22 | NYG | 14 | — | 47 | 37 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 7.1 |
| 1997 | 23 | NYG | 16 | — | 32 | 23 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 8.9 |
| 1998 | 24 | NYG | 16 | — | 69 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10.1 |
| 1999 | 25 | NYG | 13 | — | 67 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2000 | 26 | CLE | 15 | — | 54 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2001 | 27 | CLE | 10 | — | 38 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Career | 84 | 307 | 231 | 38 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47.2 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 70 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
66
Sustained
career value
×.6
76
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 70 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 66
On-field 48.1
Availability 17.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1996bestavg 65elite 702001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Interceptions leader9
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = 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 (Virginia), 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
Michael StrahanDE4yAmani ToomerWR4yJessie ArmsteadOLB4yKeith HamiltonDT4yHoward CrossTE4yBrad DaluisoK4yDavid PattenWR4yPhillippi SparksCB4yCorey WidmerMLB4yRobert HarrisDT4yMarcus BuckleyLB4yBernard HolseyDT4yCharles WayFB4yConrad HamiltonDB4yScott GalyonLB4yChris CallowayWR3yIke HilliardWR3yTiki BarberRB3yBrad MaynardP3yChad BratzkeDE3yTyrone WheatleyRB3yJason SehornDB3yChristian PeterDT3yTito WootenDB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterPercy inherited the New York Giants DB room from Conrad Hamilton (1996–1999), and handed it to Emmanuel McDaniel (1999–2001).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with CLE
- 2000team change
Joined CLE (from NYG)
- 1996signing
Entered the NFL with NYG
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 225 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 6-season peers. See all →
70
peak 76
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1996
B1997
B+1998
A1999
C+2000
C+2001
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
88%
Era Translator
INT 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 INT | INT/G | → 2025 INT | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0.3 | 2-2 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0.3 | 3-2 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0.5 | 5-1 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, 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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
104 career value over replacement — #1067 all-time of 4,642. 17.3/season above a replacement-level S.
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