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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16 seasons · peak 9.4 in 1964
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
4.7 career wins over 16 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1964 · +0.7 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#243 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 22–23 | DEN | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
| 1964 | 23–24 | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 9.4 |
| 1965 | 24–25 | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 2.1 |
| 1966 | 25–26 | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| 1967 | 26–27 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7.6 |
| 1968 | 27–28 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 2.4 |
| 1969 | 28–29 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| 1970 | 29–30 | OAK | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| 1971 | 30–31 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1.7 |
| 1972 | 31–32 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7.9 |
| 1973 | 32–33 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| 1974 | 33–34 | OAK | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1975 | 34–35 | OAK | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 3.8 |
| 1976 | 35–36 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| 1977 | 36–37 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| 1978 | 37–38 | OAK | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 61.6 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 16 scored seasons.
Blend 62.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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