James Farrior ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Farrior in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Farrior a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
James Farrior
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 22–23 | NYJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23–24 | NYJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | NYJ | 15 | — | 28 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | NYJ | 15 | — | 44 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 102 | 66 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | PIT | 14 | — | 56 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | PIT | 16 | — | 114 | 71 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | PIT | 16 | — | 81 | 53 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | PIT | 14 | — | 95 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | PIT | 16 | — | 101 | 59 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32–33 | PIT | 16 | — | 78 | 48 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33–34 | PIT | 16 | — | 99 | 55 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34–35 | PIT | 16 | — | 89 | 55 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 35–36 | PIT | 16 | — | 80 | 51 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 6.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 36–37 | PIT | 14 | — | 65 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 228 | — | 1,032 | 638 | 394 | 53 | 48 | 36.0 | 137.0 | 11 | 68 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
228 career value over replacement — #275 all-time of 4,649. 17.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #8 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 1997 · +11.8 vs expected KV-H
72actual
60.2 expected · Δ+11.8
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