Mike Peterson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Peterson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Peterson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mike Peterson
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 23 | IND | 14 | — | 70 | 49 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | IND | 16 | — | 120 | 66 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | IND | 9 | — | 46 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | IND | 16 | — | 100 | 67 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | JAX | 16 | — | 86 | 57 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | JAX | 16 | — | 102 | 69 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | JAX | 16 | — | 109 | 72 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | JAX | 5 | — | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31 | JAX | 10 | — | 60 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | JAX | 15 | — | 73 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 33 | ATL | 16 | — | 88 | 62 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 34 | ATL | 16 | — | 50 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 35 | ATL | 5 | — | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 36 | ATL | 5 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 175 | — | 962 | 647 | 315 | 34 | 14 | 20.5 | 68.5 | 19 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
79 career value over replacement — #1446 all-time of 4,649. 5.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #36 (Rd 2) · IND · 1999 · +4.2 vs expected KV-H
59actual
54.8 expected · Δ+4.2
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