Wilber Marshall is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Marshall in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Marshall's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Wilber Marshall

3× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 20% all-time pass rushersIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight231 lb

BornApr 18, 1962

Age64

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

Rookie yr1984

Draft1984 · Rd 1, Pick 11 · CHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 123 · #846 · High-Value

Worth 123 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.2

Avg surplus

peak +20

11 seasons × ~11.2 surplus ≈ VORP 123

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													Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1984	—	CHI	15	—	20	19	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	—	CHI	16	—	60	58	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	4	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	CHI	16	—	72	67	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	5	9	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	CHI	12	—	61	54	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	3	2	—	—	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1988	—	WAS	16	—	63	55	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	3	8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	WAS	16	—	50	41	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	WAS	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	WAS	16	—	73	0	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	5	7	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	WAS	16	—	80	76	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	2	11	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	TEN	10	—	37	29	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	ARI	15	—	57	41	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	NYJ	15	—	32	25	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	179	—	605	465	—	—	—	45.0	45.0	23	51	19	0	—	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1987	25	CHI	12	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	7.6
Career			12		1	1	0	1.0	—	—	—	—	102.9

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1987	25	CHI	12	—	61	54	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	3	2	—	—	—
1984	22	CHI	15	—	20	19	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	23	CHI	16	—	60	58	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	4	6	2	—	—	—
1986	24	CHI	16	—	72	67	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	5	9	4	—	—	—
1988	26	WAS	16	—	63	55	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	3	8	1	—	—	—
1989	27	WAS	16	—	50	41	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	1	2	1	—	—	—
1990	28	WAS	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	1	0	0	—	—	—
1991	29	WAS	16	—	73	0	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	5	7	3	—	—	—
1992	30	WAS	16	—	80	76	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	2	11	3	—	—	—
1993	31	TEN	10	—	37	29	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	3	0	—	—	—
1994	32	ARI	15	—	57	41	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	0	0	2	—	—	—
1995	33	NYJ	15	—	32	25	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	2	1	—	—	—
Career			179		605	465	—	—	—	—	—	23	51	19	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 38.1

Availability 18.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1984bestavg 571995

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 23% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

23% of the all-time Sacks leader23

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: 85%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), 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.

1984 Draft Class· this player went #11

#1Irving FryarWR #1Steve YoungQB #3Carl BanksOLB #4Kenny JacksonWR #4Reggie WhiteDE #17Clyde DuncanWR #20David LewisTE #23Louis LippsWR #26Greg BellRB #28Brian BladosOT #37Jim SweeneyC #38Boomer EsiasonQB #39Glenn DennisonTE #41Eric RichardsonWR #47Pete MandleyWR #49Daryl TurnerWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Wilber inherited the Washington Commanders LB room from Kurt Gouveia (1987–1999), and handed it to Andre Collins (1990–1994).

Kurt Gouveia 1987–1999Wilber Marshall 1988–1992Andre Collins 1990–1994Marvcus Patton 1995–1998Derek M. Smith 1997–2000Shawn Barber

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1995team change
Joined NYJ (from ARI)
1995final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
1994team change
Joined ARI (from TEN)
1993team change
Joined TEN (from WAS)
1988team change
Joined WAS (from CHI)
1984draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 1, Pick 11

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 231 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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 66

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

C1984

B1985

B1986

C+1987

C+1988

C+1989

B1990

B1991

B1992

C+1993

C+1994

C+1995

Availability

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
1984	0	0	0	0
1985	6	0.4	4-2	0.2
1986	5.5	0.3	3-2.5	0.2
1987	5	0.4	3-2	0.2
1988	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1989	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1990	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
1991	5.5	0.3	4-1.5	0.2
1992	6	0.4	5-1	0.3
1993	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
1994	1	0.1	1	0.1
1995	1	0.1	1	0.1

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

123 career value over replacement — #846 all-time of 4,642. 10.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1984 · +4.6 vs expected KV-H

65actual

60.4 expected · Δ+4.6

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1984 Draft Class· this player went #11

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

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