← 1988 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R5 · #124 OVERALL · DB

Darrell Fullington

Drafted by MIN · GM Mike Lynn · Miami (FL)

All NFL teams

Full-career context

These totals follow Darrell Fullington across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played79
Games started26
Weighted career AV14
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons5

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

1988 · Round 5 · #124

MIN draft credit

GM Mike Lynn

Team games47
Team starts13
On-team AV9
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Excellent+0.71 contribution13th of 70 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

An Excellent pick

Darrell Fullington was Mike Lynn's 13th-best of 70 picks across his career.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is +0.71. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Mike Lynn's leaderboard composite θ.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
47
on drafting team · 79 full-career
Games started
13
on drafting team · 26 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
9
modeled; full weighted AV 14
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Mike Lynn's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Mike Lynn pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Darrell Fullington totals +0.71. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-4-20+2+4+6+8+10+12+1419. McDaniel#19 · Randall McDaniel · aggregate +15.21McDaniel +15.219. Browner#19 · Joey Browner · aggregate +9.16Browner +9.2186. Lee#186 · Carl Lee · aggregate +6.87Lee +6.9179. Jordan#179 · Steve Jordan · aggregate +6.16Jordan +6.24. Doleman#4 · Chris Doleman · aggregate +3.38Doleman +3.413. Millard#13 · Keith Millard · aggregate +3.27Millard +3.374. Irwin#74 · Tim Irwin · aggregate +2.34Irwin +2.372. Thomas#72 · Henry Thomas · aggregate +1.95120. Jones#120 · Hassan Jones · aggregate +1.8371. Noga#71 · Al Noga · aggregate +1.4392. Johnson#92 · Dennis Johnson · aggregate +1.4167. Anderson#67 · Alfred Anderson · aggregate +1.15124. Fullington#124 · Darrell Fullington · aggregate +0.71Fullington +0.739. Tausch#39 · Terry Tausch · aggregate +0.66108. Kalis#108 · Todd Kalis · aggregate +0.61100. Mustafaa#100 · Najee Mustafaa · aggregate +0.39140. Rice#140 · Allen Rice · aggregate +0.3630. Teal#30 · Willie Teal · aggregate +0.35179. Hilton#179 · Carl Hilton · aggregate +0.32159. Jones#159 · Mike Jones · aggregate +0.229. Martin#9 · Doug Martin · aggregate +0.2044. Berry#44 · Ray Berry · aggregate +0.09101. Swain#101 · John Swain · aggregate +0.06174. Johnson#174 · Henry Johnson · aggregate +0.01183. Beckman#183 · Brad Beckman · aggregate -0.07115. MacDonald#115 · Mark MacDonald · aggregate -0.07164. Newton#164 · Tim Newton · aggregate -0.07191. Roland#191 · Benji Roland · aggregate -0.12108. Ingram#108 · Darryl Ingram · aggregate -0.14180. Haines#180 · John Haines · aggregate -0.15154. Collins#154 · Dwight Collins · aggregate -0.1968. Boyd#68 · Brent Boyd · aggregate -0.26164. White#164 · Derrick White · aggregate -0.26148. Yakavonis#148 · Ray Yakavonis · aggregate -0.2759. Lowdermilk#59 · Kirk Lowdermilk · aggregate -0.31156. Richardson#156 · Greg Richardson · aggregate -0.33104. Hampton#104 · Alonzo Hampton · aggregate -0.33188. Levelis#188 · John Levelis · aggregate -0.3545. Sendlein#45 · Robin Sendlein · aggregate -0.39147. Rooks#147 · Thomas Rooks · aggregate -0.42184. Shaver#184 · Don Shaver · aggregate -0.4654. Jones#54 · Mike Jones · aggregate -0.46116. Thornton#116 · Reggie Thornton · aggregate -0.4685. Rhymes#85 · Buster Rhymes · aggregate -0.49106. Morrell#106 · Kyle Morrell · aggregate -0.49163. Mickel#163 · Jeff Mickel · aggregate -0.49196. Lewis#196 · Loyd Lewis · aggregate -0.50121. Paschal#121 · Doug Paschal · aggregate -0.51123. Ray#123 · Wendell Ray · aggregate -0.6274. Hobby#74 · Marion Hobby · aggregate -0.69127. Stewart#127 · Mark Stewart · aggregate -0.71122. Jones#122 · Paul Jones · aggregate -0.75100. Rush#100 · Mark Rush · aggregate -0.7630. Holt#30 · Issiac Holt · aggregate -0.7680. Hunter#80 · John Hunter · aggregate -0.9352. Redwine#52 · Jarvis Redwine · aggregate -0.9414. Dozier#14 · D.J. Dozier · aggregate -0.9473. Ashley#73 · Walker Lee Ashley · aggregate -1.05147. Storr#147 · Greg Storr · aggregate -1.0739. McDole#39 · Mardye McDole · aggregate -1.1060. Meamber#60 · Tim Meamber · aggregate -1.1266. Long#66 · Tim Long · aggregate -1.15131. Smith#131 · Cedric Smith · aggregate -1.3652. Braxton#52 · David Braxton · aggregate -1.4854. Edwards#54 · Brad Edwards · aggregate -2.01Edwards -2.07. Nelson#7 · Darrin Nelson · aggregate -2.38Nelson -2.492. Fahnhorst#92 · Jim Fahnhorst · aggregate -2.68Fahnhorst -2.714. Robinson#14 · Gerald Robinson · aggregate -3.24Robinson -3.293. Phillips#93 · Joe Phillips · aggregate -4.39Phillips -4.4142. Bono#142 · Steve Bono · aggregate -4.70Bono -4.7

Incremental contribution by season

-12-10-8-6-4-20+2+4+6+8+10+12+14+161980 · Dennis Johnson · incremental +0.101980 · Henry Johnson · incremental -0.121980 · Ray Yakavonis · incremental -0.221980 · Brent Boyd · incremental -0.301980 · Willie Teal · incremental -0.601980 · Doug Paschal · incremental -0.781980 · Paul Jones · incremental -1.221980 · Doug Martin · incremental -1.771981 · Henry Johnson · incremental +0.141981 · Dennis Johnson · incremental +0.201981 · Doug Martin · incremental +0.201981 · Willie Teal · incremental +0.231981 · Brent Boyd · incremental -0.031981 · Robin Sendlein · incremental -0.041981 · John Swain · incremental -0.091981 · Ray Yakavonis · incremental -0.201981 · Jarvis Redwine · incremental -0.661981 · Don Shaver · incremental -0.751981 · Mardye McDole · incremental -0.811981 · Wendell Ray · incremental -1.061981 · Tim Irwin · incremental -2.721982 · Brent Boyd · incremental +0.011982 · Robin Sendlein · incremental +0.021982 · John Swain · incremental +0.041982 · Henry Johnson · incremental +0.061982 · Willie Teal · incremental +0.171982 · Doug Martin · incremental +0.191982 · Tim Irwin · incremental +0.351982 · Dennis Johnson · incremental +0.441982 · Ray Yakavonis · incremental -0.011982 · Mardye McDole · incremental -0.021982 · Jarvis Redwine · incremental -0.071982 · Steve Jordan · incremental -0.121982 · Terry Tausch · incremental -0.471982 · Greg Storr · incremental -1.721982 · Jim Fahnhorst · incremental -4.251982 · Darrin Nelson · incremental -4.901983 · Darrin Nelson · incremental +0.011983 · Mike Jones · incremental +0.021983 · Brent Boyd · incremental +0.031983 · John Swain · incremental +0.051983 · Henry Johnson · incremental +0.051983 · Terry Tausch · incremental +0.061983 · Steve Jordan · incremental +0.211983 · Joey Browner · incremental +0.231983 · Willie Teal · incremental +0.241983 · Doug Martin · incremental +0.271983 · Carl Lee · incremental +0.311983 · Tim Irwin · incremental +0.501983 · Dennis Johnson · incremental +0.571983 · Ray Yakavonis · incremental -0.011983 · Robin Sendlein · incremental -0.031983 · Walker Lee Ashley · incremental -0.281983 · Mark Stewart · incremental -0.591983 · Jarvis Redwine · incremental -0.611983 · Mardye McDole · incremental -0.771983 · Mark Rush · incremental -1.241984 · Darrin Nelson · incremental +0.031984 · John Swain · incremental +0.031984 · Alfred Anderson · incremental +0.081984 · Willie Teal · incremental +0.091984 · Doug Martin · incremental +0.141984 · Mike Jones · incremental +0.201984 · Terry Tausch · incremental +0.291984 · Joey Browner · incremental +0.321984 · Steve Jordan · incremental +0.441984 · Tim Irwin · incremental +0.501984 · Dennis Johnson · incremental +0.511984 · Carl Lee · incremental +0.551984 · Allen Rice · incremental -0.011984 · John Haines · incremental -0.301984 · Dwight Collins · incremental -0.311984 · Robin Sendlein · incremental -0.411984 · Mark Stewart · incremental -0.561984 · Loyd Lewis · incremental -0.841984 · Walker Lee Ashley · incremental -0.981985 · Darrin Nelson · incremental +0.021985 · Allen Rice · incremental +0.151985 · Mike Jones · incremental +0.171985 · Chris Doleman · incremental +0.191985 · Willie Teal · incremental +0.231985 · Alfred Anderson · incremental +0.241985 · Doug Martin · incremental +0.251985 · Dennis Johnson · incremental +0.281985 · Terry Tausch · incremental +0.291985 · Carl Lee · incremental +0.361985 · Tim Irwin · incremental +0.521985 · Steve Jordan · incremental +0.561985 · Joey Browner · incremental +1.501985 · Keith Millard · incremental -0.011985 · Kyle Morrell · incremental -0.031985 · Tim Newton · incremental -0.131985 · Brent Boyd · incremental -0.131985 · Mark MacDonald · incremental -0.151985 · Issiac Holt · incremental -0.481985 · Buster Rhymes · incremental -0.711985 · Kirk Lowdermilk · incremental -1.351985 · Tim Meamber · incremental -1.771985 · Tim Long · incremental -1.841985 · Steve Bono · incremental -5.961986 · Brent Boyd · incremental +0.011986 · Kirk Lowdermilk · incremental +0.051986 · Keith Millard · incremental +0.051986 · Willie Teal · incremental +0.051986 · Allen Rice · incremental +0.061986 · Mark MacDonald · incremental +0.081986 · Chris Doleman · incremental +0.161986 · Doug Martin · incremental +0.261986 · Hassan Jones · incremental +0.301986 · Carl Hilton · incremental +0.321986 · Terry Tausch · incremental +0.331986 · Alfred Anderson · incremental +0.341986 · Tim Irwin · incremental +0.551986 · Carl Lee · incremental +0.691986 · Joey Browner · incremental +1.571986 · Steve Jordan · incremental +1.611986 · Tim Newton · incremental -0.011986 · Darrin Nelson · incremental -0.021986 · Buster Rhymes · incremental -0.041986 · Walker Lee Ashley · incremental -0.091986 · Issiac Holt · incremental -0.361986 · Thomas Rooks · incremental -0.721986 · Kyle Morrell · incremental -0.821986 · Steve Bono · incremental -1.191986 · Joe Phillips · incremental -3.611986 · Gerald Robinson · incremental -4.691987 · Mark MacDonald · incremental +0.021987 · Tim Newton · incremental +0.031987 · Carl Hilton · incremental +0.061987 · Keith Millard · incremental +0.091987 · Terry Tausch · incremental +0.101987 · Kirk Lowdermilk · incremental +0.101987 · Allen Rice · incremental +0.111987 · Doug Martin · incremental +0.201987 · Hassan Jones · incremental +0.201987 · Alfred Anderson · incremental +0.291987 · Tim Irwin · incremental +0.391987 · Carl Lee · incremental +0.471987 · Chris Doleman · incremental +0.531987 · Steve Jordan · incremental +1.431987 · Joey Browner · incremental +3.401987 · Darrin Nelson · incremental -0.001987 · Walker Lee Ashley · incremental -0.021987 · Issiac Holt · incremental -0.111987 · Ray Berry · incremental -0.121987 · Najee Mustafaa · incremental -0.211987 · Henry Thomas · incremental -0.261987 · Gerald Robinson · incremental -0.361987 · D.J. Dozier · incremental -0.531987 · Greg Richardson · incremental -0.571988 · Darrin Nelson · incremental +0.011988 · Tim Newton · incremental +0.041988 · Al Noga · incremental +0.051988 · Carl Hilton · incremental +0.091988 · Kirk Lowdermilk · incremental +0.101988 · Ray Berry · incremental +0.121988 · Allen Rice · incremental +0.141988 · Najee Mustafaa · incremental +0.151988 · Doug Martin · incremental +0.171988 · Darrell Fullington · incremental +0.251988 · Henry Thomas · incremental +0.281988 · Terry Tausch · incremental +0.301988 · Alfred Anderson · incremental +0.411988 · Tim Irwin · incremental +0.521988 · Randall McDaniel · incremental +0.521988 · Chris Doleman · incremental +0.561988 · Hassan Jones · incremental +0.601988 · Steve Jordan · incremental +1.581988 · Keith Millard · incremental +2.811988 · Joey Browner · incremental +3.631988 · Carl Lee · incremental +3.971988 · Todd Kalis · incremental -0.011988 · Walker Lee Ashley · incremental -0.091988 · D.J. Dozier · incremental -0.211988 · Issiac Holt · incremental -0.211988 · Brad Beckman · incremental -0.321988 · Derrick White · incremental -0.521988 · Brad Edwards · incremental -2.511989 · Carl Hilton · incremental +0.011989 · Tim Newton · incremental +0.011989 · Darrin Nelson · incremental +0.021989 · Allen Rice · incremental +0.041989 · Doug Martin · incremental +0.061989 · Ray Berry · incremental +0.061989 · Kirk Lowdermilk · incremental +0.141989 · Henry Thomas · incremental +0.241989 · Najee Mustafaa · incremental +0.251989 · Alfred Anderson · incremental +0.271989 · Darrell Fullington · incremental +0.311989 · Todd Kalis · incremental +0.311989 · Tim Irwin · incremental +0.501989 · Hassan Jones · incremental +0.541989 · Al Noga · incremental +0.561989 · Randall McDaniel · incremental +1.181989 · Chris Doleman · incremental +1.211989 · Steve Jordan · incremental +1.511989 · Joey Browner · incremental +1.601989 · Carl Lee · incremental +1.781989 · Keith Millard · incremental +2.801989 · Issiac Holt · incremental -0.041989 · Benji Roland · incremental -0.291989 · Darryl Ingram · incremental -0.351989 · D.J. Dozier · incremental -0.531989 · Brad Edwards · incremental -0.661989 · Jeff Mickel · incremental -0.831989 · John Hunter · incremental -1.501989 · David Braxton · incremental -2.101990 · Keith Millard · incremental +0.011990 · Walker Lee Ashley · incremental +0.021990 · Ray Berry · incremental +0.111990 · Kirk Lowdermilk · incremental +0.121990 · Allen Rice · incremental +0.171990 · Alfred Anderson · incremental +0.231990 · Najee Mustafaa · incremental +0.241990 · Henry Thomas · incremental +0.281990 · Todd Kalis · incremental +0.281990 · Tim Irwin · incremental +0.501990 · Hassan Jones · incremental +0.511990 · Darrell Fullington · incremental +0.561990 · Chris Doleman · incremental +0.561990 · Al Noga · incremental +0.621990 · Steve Jordan · incremental +1.561990 · Carl Lee · incremental +1.731990 · Randall McDaniel · incremental +3.271990 · Joey Browner · incremental +3.581990 · D.J. Dozier · incremental -0.071990 · David Braxton · incremental -0.231990 · Alonzo Hampton · incremental -0.601990 · John Levelis · incremental -0.611990 · Mike Jones · incremental -0.711990 · Reggie Thornton · incremental -0.811990 · Marion Hobby · incremental -1.171990 · Cedric Smith · incremental -2.091991 · Ray Berry · incremental +0.021991 · Darrin Nelson · incremental +0.081991 · Kirk Lowdermilk · incremental +0.141991 · Najee Mustafaa · incremental +0.181991 · Chris Doleman · incremental +0.221991 · Todd Kalis · incremental +0.241991 · Alfred Anderson · incremental +0.271991 · Al Noga · incremental +0.381991 · Hassan Jones · incremental +0.411991 · Joey Browner · incremental +0.441991 · Tim Irwin · incremental +0.521991 · Carl Lee · incremental +0.551991 · Henry Thomas · incremental +0.981991 · Randall McDaniel · incremental +1.391991 · Steve Jordan · incremental +1.581991 · Mike Jones · incremental -0.071992 · Ray Berry · incremental +0.061992 · Darrin Nelson · incremental +0.091992 · Kirk Lowdermilk · incremental +0.141992 · Hassan Jones · incremental +0.261992 · Steve Jordan · incremental +0.421992 · Tim Irwin · incremental +0.521992 · Al Noga · incremental +0.591992 · Carl Lee · incremental +0.641992 · Henry Thomas · incremental +0.991992 · Chris Doleman · incremental +1.241992 · Randall McDaniel · incremental +3.351993 · Todd Kalis · incremental +0.221993 · Henry Thomas · incremental +0.281993 · Steve Jordan · incremental +0.441993 · Tim Irwin · incremental +0.481993 · Chris Doleman · incremental +0.601993 · Carl Lee · incremental +0.671993 · Randall McDaniel · incremental +3.251994 · Steve Jordan · incremental +0.061994 · Henry Thomas · incremental +0.281994 · Randall McDaniel · incremental +2.541995 · Randall McDaniel · incremental +3.531996 · Randall McDaniel · incremental +2.541997 · Randall McDaniel · incremental +0.691998 · Randall McDaniel · incremental +2.701999 · Chris Doleman · incremental +0.181999 · Randall McDaniel · incremental +1.371999 · Joe Phillips · incremental -3.19Fahnhorst -4.3Nelson -4.9Bono -6.0Phillips -3.6Robinson -4.7Browner +3.4Fullington +0.2Browner +3.6Lee +4.0Fullington +0.3Fullington +0.6McDaniel +3.3Browner +3.6McDaniel +3.3McDaniel +3.519808 players198113 players198216 players198320 players198419 players198524 players198626 players198724 players198828 players198929 players199026 players199116 players199211 players19937 players19943 players19951 player19961 player19971 player19981 player19993 players
Above expectationBelow expectationDarrell FullingtonGM total +15.7Darrell Fullington by season +1.1

How much retained production did Darrell Fullington return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: DBs drafted within ±5 picks of Darrell Fullington since 2010 (17 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-0.50+0.5Model value above slot119. ConnerChamarri Conner · model value +0.6124. MustaphaMalik Mustapha · model value +0.4128. AllenCortez Allen · model value +0.3124. FullingtonDarrell Fullington · model value +0.3+0.3128. BostonTre Boston · model value +0.3119. ThomasPhillip Thomas · model value -0.1119. Armour-DavisJalyn Armour-Davis · model value -0.1126. Owusu-AnsahAkwasi Owusu-Ansah · model value -0.1127. CarmichaelRoc Carmichael · model value -0.1121. JonesJack Jones · model value -0.1124. BrooksRon Brooks · model value -0.2123. BoykinBrandon Boykin · model value -0.3122. HuffMarqueston Huff · model value -0.3127. DesirPierre Desir · model value -0.4125. AikensWalt Aikens · model value -0.4129. JohnsonDontae Johnson · model value -0.5123. McPhearsonZech McPhearson · model value -0.6121. ProsinskiChris Prosinski · model value -0.7
Darrell FullingtonSlot-similar peers (17)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'88'90'920713202601Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (5 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
1988MIN1502
1989MIN1622
1990MIN16115
1991NE, TB1601
1992TB16135

How to read this