Phillippi Sparks is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Sparks in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Sparks's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Phillippi Sparks
Height5'11"
Weight195 lb
BornApr 15, 1969
Age57
Rookie yr
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | 23 | NYG | 16 | — | 42 | 38 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24 | NYG | 5 | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 | NYG | 11 | — | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26 | NYG | 16 | — | 76 | 71 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27 | NYG | 14 | — | 59 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28 | NYG | 13 | — | 73 | 63 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29 | NYG | 13 | — | 71 | 64 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30 | NYG | 11 | — | 53 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | DAL | 16 | — | 52 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 115 | — | 484 | 435 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 26 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
121 career value over replacement — #892 all-time of 4,695. 15.1/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #41 (Rd 2) · NYG · 1992 · +17.3 vs expected KV-H
68actual
50.7 expected · Δ+17.3
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