Greg Favors is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Favors in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Favors's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Greg Favors
Top 35% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Height6'1"
Weight244 lb
BornSep 30, 1974
Age51
Rookie yr1998
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | 23–24 | KC | 4 | — | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2000 | 25–26 | TEN | 14 | — | 34 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | TEN | 14 | — | 40 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | CAR | 16 | — | 67 | 47 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | JAX | 13 | — | 32 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | JAX | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 62 | — | 198 | 135 | 61 | 17 | 8 | 13.0 | 38.0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
16 career value over replacement — #3299 all-time of 4,649. 3.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #120 (Rd 4) · KC · 1998 · +17.4 vs expected KV-H
50actual
32.6 expected · Δ+17.4
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