John Mobley is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Mobley in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mobley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 22–23 | DEN | 16 | — | 64 | 52 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | DEN | 16 | — | 136 | 97 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | DEN | 16 | — | 117 | 98 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25–26 | DEN | 2 | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | DEN | 15 | — | 74 | 58 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | DEN | 16 | — | 79 | 66 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | DEN | 16 | — | 80 | 53 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | DEN | 7 | — | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 576 | 444 | 62 | 27 | 3 | 10.5 | 40.5 | 5 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
44 career value over replacement — #2227 all-time of 4,649. 6.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · DEN · 1996 · -2.9 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22–23 | DEN | 16 | — | 64 | 52 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 8.1 |
| 1997 | 23–24 | DEN | 16 | — | 136 | 97 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 12.1 |
| 1998 | 24–25 | DEN | 16 | — | 117 | 98 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 10.5 |
| 1999 | 25–26 | DEN | 2 | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 26–27 | DEN | 15 | — | 74 | 58 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | DEN | 16 | — | 79 | 66 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | DEN | 16 | — | 80 | 53 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | DEN | 7 | — | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Career | 104 | 576 | 444 | 62 | 27 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 |
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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