John Thierry is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Thierry in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Thierry's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
John Thierry
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | 22–23 | CHI | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 23–24 | CHI | 7 | — | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | CHI | 2 | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | CHI | 9 | — | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | CHI | 9 | — | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | CLE | 15 | — | 34 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | GB | 14 | — | 32 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | GB | 11 | — | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | ATL | 11 | — | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 79 | — | 191 | 142 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 33.5 | 82.5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
109 career value over replacement — #993 all-time of 4,649. 15.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #11 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1994 · +4.8 vs expected KV-H
65actual
60.2 expected · Δ+4.8
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