Willie Brown is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Brown in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brown's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1963 | 22–23 | DEN | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 23–24 | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 24–25 | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 25–26 | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 26–27 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1968 | 27–28 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 28–29 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 29–30 | OAK | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 30–31 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 31–32 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1973 | 32–33 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 33–34 | OAK | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 34–35 | OAK | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 35–36 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 36–37 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 37–38 | OAK | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
140 career value over replacement — #729 all-time of 4,695. 8.8/season above a replacement-level CB.
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A defensive back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Worth 140 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 17% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 16 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
11 seasons × ~12.7 surplus ≈ VORP 140
Dainon Sidney
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86% match