Eric Barton is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Barton in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Barton's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Eric Barton
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 21–22 | OAK | 3 | — | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22–23 | OAK | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23–24 | OAK | 11 | — | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24–25 | OAK | 16 | — | 102 | 73 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 6.0 | 25.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25–26 | OAK | 16 | — | 108 | 74 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26–27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 77 | 47 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27–28 | NYJ | 3 | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28–29 | NYJ | 16 | — | 69 | 41 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29–30 | NYJ | 16 | — | 52 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30–31 | NYJ | 16 | — | 82 | 56 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 31–32 | CLE | 8 | — | 44 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 32–33 | CLE | 16 | — | 46 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 140 | — | 641 | 410 | 231 | 30 | 20 | 20.0 | 70.0 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
124 career value over replacement — #818 all-time of 4,649. 13.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #146 (Rd 5) · LV · 1999 · +34.4 vs expected KV-H
65actual
30.6 expected · Δ+34.4
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