Keith Newman is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Newman in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Newman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Keith Newman
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 22–23 | BUF | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23–24 | BUF | 15 | — | 45 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | BUF | 16 | — | 65 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | BUF | 16 | — | 24 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | ATL | 12 | — | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | MIN | 14 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | MIN | 12 | — | 35 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 86 | — | 239 | 159 | 80 | 20 | 11 | 21.0 | 52.0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
18 career value over replacement — #3195 all-time of 4,649. 3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #119 (Rd 4) · BUF · 1999 · +18.4 vs expected KV-H
51actual
32.6 expected · Δ+18.4
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