Cornelius Bennett is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Bennett in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bennett's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Cornelius Bennett
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1987 | 22 | BUF | 8 | — | 55 | 37 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 23 | BUF | 16 | — | 88 | 71 | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24 | BUF | 12 | — | 48 | 32 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | 61 | 50 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26 | BUF | 16 | — | 102 | 0 | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27 | BUF | 15 | — | 62 | 52 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28 | BUF | 16 | — | 90 | 72 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29 | BUF | 16 | — | 77 | 58 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30 | BUF | 14 | — | 103 | 80 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31 | ATL | 13 | — | 59 | 51 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 32 | ATL | 16 | — | 89 | 66 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 33 | ATL | 16 | — | 92 | 69 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 34 | IND | 15 | — | 86 | 54 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | IND | 15 | — | 39 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 204 | — | 1,051 | 717 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 71.5 | 93.5 | 7 | 88 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
211 career value over replacement — #330 all-time of 4,649. 15.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #2 (Rd 1) · IND · 1987 · +9.6 vs expected KV-H
71actual
61.4 expected · Δ+9.6
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