Dwayne Rudd is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Rudd in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rudd's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Dwayne Rudd
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 21–22 | MIN | 2 | — | 46 | 31 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 22–23 | MIN | 15 | — | 93 | 79 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 1999 | 23–24 | MIN | 16 | — | 98 | 71 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24–25 | MIN | 14 | — | 59 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25–26 | CLE | 16 | — | 75 | 48 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26–27 | CLE | 15 | — | 50 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27–28 | TB | 4 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 82 | — | 432 | 316 | 87 | 23 | 3 | 10.5 | 36.5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
79 career value over replacement — #1436 all-time of 4,649. 13.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #20 (Rd 1) · MIN · 1997 · +7.3 vs expected KV-H
63actual
55.7 expected · Δ+7.3
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