Luther Elliss is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Elliss in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Elliss's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Luther Elliss
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | 22 | DET | 16 | — | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 23 | DET | 14 | — | 49 | 26 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | DET | 16 | — | 59 | 35 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | DET | 16 | — | 49 | 37 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | DET | 15 | — | 41 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | DET | 15 | — | 31 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | DET | 13 | — | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | DET | 13 | — | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | DEN | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 123 | — | 305 | 193 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 29.0 | 58.0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
97 career value over replacement — #1168 all-time of 4,649. 10.8/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #20 (Rd 1) · DET · 1995 · +6.3 vs expected KV-H
62actual
55.7 expected · Δ+6.3
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