Mel Blount ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Blount in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Blount a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Mel Blount
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1970 | 22 | PIT | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1971 | 23 | PIT | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 24 | PIT | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1973 | 25 | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1974 | 26 | PIT | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 1975 | 27 | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 28 | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1977 | 29 | PIT | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1978 | 30 | PIT | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 31 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1980 | 32 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1981 | 33 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 34 | PIT | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 35 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Career | — | 189 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
260 career value over replacement — #196 all-time of 4,649. 18.6/season above a replacement-level CB.
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