Willie Williams is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Williams in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Williams's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
78 career value over replacement — #1507 all-time of 4,695. 13/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #162 (Rd 6) · PIT · 1993 · +42.9 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1999 | 28–29 | SEA | 13 | — | 5.7 | 64 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | SEA | 15 | — | 4.6 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30–31 | SEA | 14 | — | 5.1 | 63 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31–32 | SEA | 11 | — | 1.0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32–33 | SEA | 7 | — | 0.0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 33–34 | PIT | 13 | — | 1.6 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 34–35 | PIT | 3 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 76 | — | 18.0 | 267 | 217 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 15 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 78 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 33% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 seasons × ~15.6 surplus ≈
Darryll Lewis
CB
87% match
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