Melvin Ingram is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Ingram in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ingram's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Melvin Ingram
3× Pro BowlTop 34% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2016Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #279
Height6'2"
Weight250 lb
BornApr 26, 1989
Age37
College
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
3x
Pro Bowls
A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 20 · #3104 · Role PlayerWorth 20 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 68% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.7 on average.
Career Value · VORP
20 career value over replacement — #3104 all-time of 4,649. 2.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #18 (Rd 1) · LAC · 2012 · -4.7 vs expected KV-H
51actual
55.7 expected · Δ−4.7
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