Kevin Bentley is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Bentley in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bentley'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 | |||||
| 2002 | 22–23 | CLE | 10 | — | 32 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 23–24 | CLE | 16 | — | 72 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | CLE | 14 | — | 44 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | SEA | 8 | — | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | SEA | 5 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | SEA | 4 | — | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | HOU | 8 | — | 31 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | HOU | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30–31 | HOU | 11 | — | 38 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 78 | — | 260 | 150 | 110 | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
21 career value over replacement — #3052 all-time of 4,649. 2.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #101 (Rd 4) · CLE · 2002 · +13.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22–23 | CLE | 10 | — | 32 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2003 | 23–24 | CLE | 16 | — | 72 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | CLE | 14 | — | 44 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | SEA | 8 | — | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | SEA | 5 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | SEA | 4 | — | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | HOU | 8 | — | 31 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | HOU | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 30–31 | HOU | 11 | — | 38 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Career | 78 | 260 | 150 | 110 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32.7 |
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 49.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 89%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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