Lofa Tatupu is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Tatupu in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Tatupu's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Lofa Tatupu
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context3x
Pro Bowls
1x
All-Pro
A high-end linebacker defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 95 · #1200 · High-ValueWorth 95 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 27% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
Career Value · VORP
95 career value over replacement — #1200 all-time of 4,649. 15.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #45 (Rd 2) · SEA · 2005 · +16.6 vs expected KV-H
66actual
49.4 expected · Δ+16.6
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