Ben Leber is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Leber in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Leber's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | 23–24 | SD | 16 | — | 42 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | 64 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25–26 | SD | 15 | — | 47 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26–27 | SD | 7 | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27–28 | MIN | 15 | — | 41 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28–29 | MIN | 16 | — | 60 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29–30 | MIN | 16 | — | 52 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30–31 | MIN | 15 | — | 41 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 31–32 | MIN | 16 | — | 36 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32–33 | STL | 5 | — | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 137 | — | 412 | 311 | 101 | 19 | 21 | 23.0 | 63.0 | 5 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
88 career value over replacement — #1308 all-time of 4,649. 8.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #71 (Rd 3) · LAC · 2002 · +16.1 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23–24 | SD | 16 | — | 42 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2003 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | 64 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2004 | 25–26 | SD | 15 | — | 47 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 26–27 | SD | 7 | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | 27–28 | MIN | 15 | — | 41 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.7 |
| 2007 | 28–29 | MIN | 16 | — | 60 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2008 | 29–30 | MIN | 16 | — | 52 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2009 | 30–31 | MIN | 15 | — | 41 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2010 | 31–32 | MIN | 16 | — | 36 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2011 | 32–33 | STL | 5 | — | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Career | 137 | 412 | 311 | 101 | 19 | 21 | — | — | 5 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 73.6 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 59.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 95%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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