R.W. McQuarters is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places McQuarters in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McQuarters's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

CBNYG#25ACT

R.W. McQuarters

Top 34% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001

Height5'10"

Weight194 lb

BornDec 21, 1976

Age49

CollegeOklahoma State See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 1, Pick 28 · SF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

45thPlayoff Interceptions·3

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 60 · #1834 · Above Average

Worth 60 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 40% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.6

Avg surplus

peak +16

7 seasons × ~8.6 surplus ≈ VORP 60

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	—	SF	10	—	27	24	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	CHI	12	—	28	21	7	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	2	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	CHI	16	—	72	58	14	5	0	1.0	6.0	3	15	2	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	CHI	9	—	37	29	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	CHI	16	—	39	31	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	8	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2004	—	CHI	16	—	58	46	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	9	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2005	—	DET	16	—	51	40	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	10	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NYG	15	—	47	43	4	0	1	1.0	2.0	2	8	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NYG	10	—	12	11	1	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NYG	2	—	4	2	2	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	122	—	375	305	70	5	3	3.0	11.0	14	60	4	3	4	0	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
1999	23	SF	10	—	27	24	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	5	0	—	0	4.2
2000	24	CHI	12	—	28	21	7	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	2	1	—	1	5.9
2001	25	CHI	16	—	72	58	14	5	0	1.0	6.0	3	15	2	1	1	12.8
2002	26	CHI	9	—	37	29	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	1	0	3.6
2003	27	CHI	16	—	39	31	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	8	0	—	0	7
2004	28	CHI	16	—	58	46	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	9	0	1	1	8.8
2005	29	DET	16	—	51	40	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	10	0	—	0	8.1
2006	30	NYG	15	—	47	43	4	0	1	1.0	2.0	2	8	1	—	1	8.7
2007	31	NYG	10	—	12	11	1	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	2
2008	32	NYG	2	—	4	2	2	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
Career			122		375	305	70	5	3	—	—	14	60	4	3	4	61.1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2003	27	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

1999bestavg 552007

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Interceptions leader6

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl16Solo15Ast1TFL1Dis1.0Int3PD6

College Stats

Oklahoma StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma State), 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.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #28

#20Terry FairDB #21Randy MossWR #22Tebucky JonesDB #23Mo CollinsG #24Shaun WilliamsS #25Donovin DariusDB #26Alan FanecaG #27Victor RileyOT #29John AveryRB #30Marcus NashWR #32Jerome PathonWR #33Corey ChavousS #34Jacquez GreenWR #35Tony ParrishS #36Anthony ClementOT #37Robert HolcombeFB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

R.W. inherited the Chicago Bears DB room from Jerry Azumah (1999–2005), and handed it to Michael Green (2001–2005).

Jeremy Lincoln 1993–1995Marty Carter 1995–1998Walt Harris 1996–2001Tony Parrish 1998–2001Jerry Azumah 1999–2005R.W. McQuarters

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2008final season
Last recorded season with NYG
2006team change
Joined NYG (from DET)
2005team change
Joined DET (from CHI)
2000team change
Joined CHI (from SF)
1998draft
Drafted by SF — Round 1, Pick 28

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 194 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 61

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C1999

C+2000

B2001

C+2002

C+2003

C+2004

C+2005

B2006

C2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

76%

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
1999	1	0.1	1	0
2000	1	0.1	1	0
2001	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2002	1	0.1	1	0.1
2003	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2004	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2005	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2006	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2007	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

60 career value over replacement — #1834 all-time of 4,642. 6.7/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #28 (Rd 1) · SF · 1998 · +3.1 vs expected KV-H

58actual

54.9 expected · Δ+3.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #28

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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